Hi Michael, list -
I see you list your Bessey Specks as frags.
(Your price of $25 seems very fair for Nakla specks,
but I already picked up Mars Bessey Specks for
childrens' gifts at Christmas from Hupe.)
Clearly, there is a need for a more elegant term than
Bessey Specks for these. Does
I'm relaying this message for someone who is not on the list. They received
meteorite samples labeled: Jason 1, 2, 3 (two pieces of Jason 1 and one piece
each of the others), two pieces of Fox 1, and one piece of Moss. These samples
are supposed to be turned into thin sections. However, the
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html
SPIRIT UPDATE: Spirit Studies Layers of Volcanic Rock - sol 982-987,
October 16, 2006:
As Spirit enters a period known as solar conjuction, when the sun
interferes with transmissions between Mars and Earth, mission planners
sent a complete set
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Hi Ed,
As for the use of the term, Bessey Speck - this was
discussed at great length on this list years ago. (See the list back
postings for review).
As far as your expressed opinion that
Clearly, there is a need for a more elegant term than Bessey Specks for
these.
My personal
The term micromount has been used for decades to describe this type of
specimen.
Micromount:
Micromount is term used by mineral collectors and rockhounds to describe
mineral specimens that are best appreciated using a binocular microscope.
Micromount specimen collecting has a number of
Hmm, but Bessey specks are smaller than an usual micromount.
If we don't want to call it nanomount or more colloquial Bessey Booger,
we could live with the original term now in use.
My linguistic prognosis is, that within 30 years the second component, the
speck will have been disappeared
and that
Hello Adam, Listees,
Bessey Speck
(1) A commercially marketed, submillimeter-sized, granular or irregular,
intentionally broken petreus meteoritical fragment which collectors prize as
a token possession of an expensive meteorite or of one with limited
distribution, typically used more as a
I remember a discussion about eight or nine years ago on this topic. It
sems like there was some agreement that a micromount was anything that fit
into a 1 x 1 inch case.
I have started using the term nanomount to refer to specks and dust.
-Walter
Dictionary Term: BESSEY SPECK (Pronouned Bess-ey
sp-ee-ch)
Term used to describe a special type of mineral
micromount that is made from a rare type of meteorite
- usually from the Moon or Mars but other rare or
rarely found types included also. Usually displayed in
a standard gem jar but sometimes
Doesn't sound like an out of line request, does it. Course, I use µ-micro to
abbreviate for the limited space provided in an ebay title and because my
offerings are not of Mars or Lunar origin.
Mark Ferguson
refamat on ebay
low man in company in Kentucky.
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From:
Doug and all,
This is closer - but to be truly a Bessey Speck a specimen
must be small enough to VERY, VERY EASILY fit in the smallest
sized gelatin capsule (they come in a variety of sizes) and should
be difficult or nearly difficult to see for anyone with less than 20/20
vision. Also
In other words, you need a Superconducting Super Collider Particle
Accelerator in order to study one of these specimens!
Adam
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Checking in, saw the following and wanted to provide a bit of proper
history:
The first person I know to have sold specks on a regular basis was
Blaine Reed who packaged exotic specimens in gelatin capsules. I was
inspired by Blaine's idea and took it one step further--
Hi folks,
Pictured at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/entropydave/inclusion.jpg
is a slice of Allende weighing in a 5g - (ie FOV about 2-3cms across)
Can anyone shed any light onto the odd inclusion? melt pocket? petrology? or
whatever. it's bugging me as I haven't seen this type of inclusion
In other words, you need a Superconducting Super
Collider Particle
Accelerator in order to study one of these
specimens!
Yes, Bessey specks are of such extreme importance that
governments spend billions of dollars building special
equipment for the sole purpose of studying them
Cheers
DEAN
Martin wrote:
My linguistic prognosis is, that within 30 years the second component,
the speck will have been disappeared and that we then will say only:
A Bessey.
1 Bsy = 0.001 g [CGS] or 0.000 001 kg [SI] respectively ???
Such a mass unit would not do justice to a man of our dear
Dean´s
Yep Alex,
your right. So we should use 1Bsy as a currency unit for stone meteorites:
1 Bessey is the retail price of 1kg unclassified W3 NWA-chondrite on the
summit of the desert rush in 2003. And he was always the cheapest.
People don't believe me, but nowadays the same material costs already
Hello,
Only one item up for auction , but it is a beauty. Better than the photos
show. Cheap Amphoterite .
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmaccers531QQhtZ-1
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Mike,
You have many beautiful meteorites for sale on your site. I know you are a
very busy guy , but, someday you should add a feature indicating what is new
on your sales page.
Thanks
Bob
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From: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Hi Doug -
You left out childrens gift from among the uses of
Bessey Specks - the wow effect of specks of Mars and
the Moon on them is pretty good -
good hunting -
Ed
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Hello Adam, Listees,
Bessey Speck
(1) A commercially marketed,
Hi Ron -
meteor impact? Didn't any one at NSF catch this?
Even given this, the header should have read More
Than One Meteor Likely Killed Dinosaurs 65 Million
Years Ago
quibble, quibble, quibble,
Ed
--- Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ed:
Makes sense to me. There was a giant meteor and when all of the dinosaurs
looked up at it they were blinded by the light. Made it difficult for them
to find food!
Larry
On Tue, October 17, 2006 4:25 pm, E.P. Grondine wrote:
Hi Ron -
meteor impact? Didn't any one at NSF catch this?
All of this brings to my mind the entire Bessey Speck issue. Back
then, nine or so years ago I took extreme objection to such.
Well in 2003 in the month of January, I came down with ADEM... I nearly
died.
But I recovered.
And I received from many of you messages wishing me well, from all over
Dear Steve all,
Well, now I am convinced you have experienced some sort of
liberation from your travails! You were SO anti Bessey Specks I
thought it was going to give you a stroke way back then. To be
feed up to enjoy them is a real blessing.
To fill in the history, it was a
Steve, Dean and list,
Thanks for this post Steve. It clearly shows that one
person showing empathy for another can overcome
mountainous differences. Occasionally we get these
brief glimpses of caring which transcend even our
great love for meteorites and within these moments we
begin to realize
Ed wrote:
You left out childrens gift from among the uses of
Bessey Specks - the wow effect of specks of Mars and
the Moon on them is pretty good - good hunting - Ed
No oversight intended, Ed, I think you're right on the money as being a
little kid with a little imagination in the appreciation
Hi List,
I remember when everyone used to tease Dean about his "Bessey Specks".
Now that's about all you see. How times have changed. Steve
E.P. Grondine wrote:
Hi Michael, list -
I see you list your Bessey Specks as "frags".
(Your price of $25 seems very fair for Nakla specks,
but I
Title: OT: Status of observatories on Mauna Kea
Hi All,
I'm sorry to report that the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope atop Mauna
Kea was definitely damaged by the earthquake. To what extent is still
being assessed, but there is a preliminary report with some non-telescope
dome images here:
Maybe Martin could offer up "Martin-specks" of beer! Micro pints of
Ale
DF
dean bessey wrote:
Dictionary Term: BESSEY SPECK (Pronouned Bess-ey
sp-ee-ch)
"Term used to describe a special type of mineral
micromount that is made from a rare type of meteorite
- usually from the Moon or
Hi, List - Thanks very much for your suggestions, on and off list, about the liquidation meteorites that might be CD. I saw the two masses today, and they definitely are irons, and look a whole lot like Canyon Diablo. One has a 2" long tubular hole through it! Both have spots of what looks like
And remember "A Zag for You"? The good old days. Steve
dean bessey wrote:
In other words, you need a Superconducting Super
Collider Particle
Accelerator in order to study one of these
specimens!
Yes, Bessey specks are of such extreme importance that
governments spend
Or what is A Zagami for you?
Dean, you have to tell us!
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