RE: [meteorite-list] Alien red rain not in Spain

2006-11-15 Thread mark ford
Alien Rain G!!! Don't get me started!! Last night on BBC 2 (uk) a program called Horizon was shown, it was all about whether we are descended from aliens (i.e. panspermia). It featured Prof Godfey Louis and Prof Chandra Wickramasinghe and the now famous 'Red rain'. I have to say I have

Re: [meteorite-list] Alien red rain not in Spain

2006-11-15 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, All, Not Again?! Alien Rain G!!! Algae G!!! Bat's blood? Everything fits to the last detail! It is clear from Geoffrey Louis's own micrographs that only one variety of material is present, that it is of only one geometric type, and that is of an erythrocyte (a red blood cell),

RE: [meteorite-list] Alien red rain not in Spain

2006-11-15 Thread mark ford
Hi, My problem with the bat blood theory is the bulk elemental composition doesn't seem to match what you would expect for a bunch red blood cells!? (Correct me if I'm wrong!) Certain elements are more abundant than you would expect, like more Aluminum than Iron in red blood??? The theory they

[meteorite-list] Ad - eBay auctions ending

2006-11-15 Thread star-bits
Greetings I have a number of auctions closing in a few hours including several different ancient meteorite coins, martian and lunar meteorites, a very nice 11.94 gram H4 unbid at a penny (listed elsewhere at $4/gm), a number of tatahouine including pieces with some crust, a dark phase

[meteorite-list] AD - New Lunar NWA 4472 - and other Auctions Ending

2006-11-15 Thread Greg Hupe
Dear List Members, Later this afternoon I have the last five available slices of my new and UNPAIRED Mare Basalt-Granitic Breccia lunar meteorite, NWA 4472, auctions ending on eBay under my seller name, NaturesVault. It has the very rare minerals tranquillityite and zircon, along with rare

[meteorite-list] Rhode Island meteorite?

2006-11-15 Thread Charlie Devine
Hello list, There has never been a recorded fall or find of a meteorite from my home state of Rhode Island. However, it was recently reported in our local press that a stone meteorite was discovered during a still ongoing archaeological excavation of the Newport Tower in Newport, R.I. This

[meteorite-list] 'red rain'

2006-11-15 Thread Dave Harris
Hi, begin rant I have also just watched the Horizon program that Mr Mark Ford alluded to and I totally agree. I emailed the BIMS list my following response: ..just watched it. Wicky, despite having a PhD and very expereinced is still a remarkably stupid and closed off man. Always thought

[meteorite-list] Observations of Double Asteroid Stress Arecibo Radar's Vital Role in Identifying Threats in Earth's Vicinity

2006-11-15 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov06/kw4.arecibo.html News from Chronicle Online Observations of double asteroid stress Arecibo radar's vital role in identifying threats in Earth's vicinity By Lauren Gold ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Chronicle Online November 15,2 006 Researchers using the

Re: [meteorite-list] 'red rain'

2006-11-15 Thread Rob McCafferty
WARNING! This e-mail, though including opinions and having some scientific and meteorite based content, is mostly designed to entertain. Unless you like TV shows like Pop Idol, X-Factor and Big Brother. In which case it is designed to offend, but you're probably too dumb to notice..or read.

[meteorite-list] FS: Martian Meteorites

2006-11-15 Thread Walter Branch
In my quest for a large telescope,I have placed five Martian meteorites up for auction on ebay. Search on seller id branchmeteorites to see what I am offering. Thanks very much. -Walter Branch __ Meteorite-list mailing

[meteorite-list] ad: Beauty and the Beast

2006-11-15 Thread tett
List, Another one of my slightly off the wall auctions. In two hours a small CR2 slice and a slice of Dimmit to be sold together. Dimmit is so ugly that I thought I would sweeten the auction with a really pretty companion piece.

Re: [meteorite-list] Rhode Island meteorite?

2006-11-15 Thread Charlie Devine
Hello list, A list member has kindly pointed out that the meteorite in question is indeed shown on the webpage I sent earlier, documenting the archaeological dig at the Newport Tower. Here are 2 photos, which can be found in the daily log entry for 10/18/06:

Re: [meteorite-list] ad: Beauty and the Beast

2006-11-15 Thread Sterling K. Webb
It's DIMMITT, dammit! Not DIMMIT. (I'm not angry; I just couldn't resist the euphony...) NHM Catalogue says: DIMMITT, Castro County, Texas, 1942. At least 21 stones, totalling 13.5kg, were found; the fall may perhaps be identical with Tulia ( q.v._ ), H.H. Nininger A.D. Nininger (1950).

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - November 16, 2006

2006-11-15 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
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Re: [meteorite-list] ad: Beauty and the Beast

2006-11-15 Thread Adam Hupe
Hi Tett and List, To clear things up, I claimed it as coming from a distinct fall because several meteorites were found in Castro County Texas. All meteorites come from falls. I was trying to say it was different from other meteorites found in the same vicinity, I never meant for anybody to

[meteorite-list] OT: Chi Steves mailing list

2006-11-15 Thread Bill
Hello everyone, I doubt I'm the first one to notice that Steve is compiling his own mailing list. It appears to consist of all met-list members. Steve, please remove me from your list. I don't appreciate the spam. Best wishes, Bill __

[meteorite-list] Beauty and the Beast, Tulia (a) +/- Dimmitt

2006-11-15 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Re: Dimmitt Another plentiful meteorite find from Castro County, Texas is Tulia (a). Tulia (a) is officially classified as an H3-4 stone chondrite. However there appears to have been a mix-up during classificatiopn with a specimen of Dimmitt, and Tulia (a) is believed by most, myself included,

Re: [meteorite-list] Beauty and the Beast, Tulia (a) +/- Dimmitt

2006-11-15 Thread MARK BOSTICK
More on Dimmitt I have a few pieces of Dimmitt. One is a fragment individual with a Nininger number and a second collection number. Could someone identify the second collection number for me? I've seen like collection numbers before. http://www.meteoritearticles.com/coldimmitt.html Also

Re: [meteorite-list] Beauty and the Beast, Tulia (a) +/- Dimmitt

2006-11-15 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Sorry for the multiple e-mails Breccia, contains H5 and LL-group clasts, A.E. Rubin et al. (1981). Or perhaps...or H3.7-5/LL? Maybe H3.7-5/LL5? How about H/LL3.7-5? What do other list members think? Maybe if Rubin is reading this (?) he could suggest a correct classiciation. Now,

[meteorite-list] Steve Arnold's Mailing List

2006-11-15 Thread Pelé Pierre-Marie
Hello Steve, remove me from your mailing list. I didn't give my approval to this mailing list so please keep me out of it. Pierre-Marie PELE ___ Découvrez une nouvelle façon d'obtenir