Re: [meteorite-list] Old/New Hammer

2007-04-28 Thread ensoramanda
Hi Mike, Interesting account...another meteorite to hit a tree. This brings back a discussion on the list when I called the Mokoia I acquired a hammer because it hit a tree. Several people on the list disagreed and thought that a hammer needed to hit a man made object/surface to qualify as

Re: [meteorite-list] Old/New Hammer

2007-04-28 Thread Mike Jensen
Hi Graham Yes you are correct I forgot that the definition of a hammer is just the HAMs. Oh well it is still pretty cool that it hit a tree branch. So an Axe it is. Oh yea it is also a fall not represented in many collections as well regardless of being a Hammer or not. Mike -- Mike Jensen

Re: [meteorite-list] OT New USPS international mail rates

2007-04-28 Thread Mike Jensen
Hi All Thought some of you might want to know about the upcoming changes for sending packages both from the perspective of making changes to Ebay auction listings as well as the costs for sending packages. Changes take affect May 14. The USPS has made major changes to international mailing rates.

Re: [meteorite-list] GAO 33,4g

2007-04-28 Thread Stefan Brandes
Hi, I know there are some Gao friends out there, but for more than 4$/g wow... http://cgi.ebay.com/Gao-Guenie-meteorite-33-4-grams-Individual-and-NR_W0QQitemZ110118037415 Greetings from a very sunny Austria, Stefan __ Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] Present the Worlds Largest Privately Owned Meteorite Sphere Collection

2007-04-28 Thread David Kitt Deyarmin
I feel pretty safe saying that since I'm probably the only oddball in this hobby that specifically collects meteorite spheres :) I have been collecting for about a year and so far I have managed to purchase or make 8 meteorite spheres and 3 equally cool but non-meteorite related spheres. I

Re: [meteorite-list] Present the Worlds Largest Privately OwnedMeteorite Sphere Collection

2007-04-28 Thread Rob Wesel
You got enough for a game of nine ball...rack em' up! Rob Wesel http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com -- We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 - Original Message - From: David Kitt Deyarmin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [meteorite-list] Present the Worlds Largest Privately Owned Meteorite Sphere Collection

2007-04-28 Thread Dave Carothers
That is one beautiful collection. Dave - Original Message - From: David Kitt Deyarmin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 10:05 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Present the Worlds Largest Privately Owned Meteorite Sphere Collection

Re: [meteorite-list] Present the Worlds Largest Privately Owned Meteorite Sphere Collection

2007-04-28 Thread Michael L Blood
I find your collecting style totally Kule, You also match the spheres with a 50X50 mm partslice, right? You undoubtedly have one of the more unique meteorite collections in the world! Congratulations. Michael on 4/28/07 6:34 PM, Dave Carothers at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That is

[meteorite-list] Present the Worlds Largest Privately

2007-04-28 Thread David Kitt Deyarmin
Actually, I used to buy a slice first to see if I like the way it looked before I committed to enough material to make a 50mm sphere. Once I had a slice, I would cut it down to 50mm x 50mm to get a better idea of how much detail would be in a sphere of that size. However, as I gained more