[meteorite-list] Impact material?

2008-06-28 Thread Larry Nichols
Hello Everyone, I'm looking for opinions and input on possible impact material or meteorwrongs I've collected from one specific location on my property here in Tennessee. They vary greatly in size from a few kgs to small metal and glassy (spherules?) To compare to meteorites, they resemble

Re: [meteorite-list] Impact material?

2008-06-28 Thread Moni Waiblinger
Good morning Larry and everyone, maybe you should take some of them or send them to this location: Planetary Geosciences Institute, Dept. Geological Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA. Interesting looking rocks! I would have them checked out. Wouldn't it be great to

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - June 28, 2008

2008-06-28 Thread Jerry
Slickensides develop at fault slippage zones. At what point in its history did Zag experience its unusual condition, prior to its ejection from its parent body? Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: Michael Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite List

[meteorite-list] Summer time slowdown

2008-06-28 Thread tett
Having a nice coffee on a slow Saturday morning while relaxing at my computer I began to contemplate meteorites and I picked up my gorgeous ~250gram Chergach individual (Thanks Roman!). I began to realize that summer time is a slow time for me when it comes to meteorites. Not that my love

Re: [meteorite-list] Summer time slowdown

2008-06-28 Thread Mike Miller
Hi Mike, I have my children for a time every summer this year it is a little short of a month. The rest of the time they live with their mother in Maine. So when they are here I hunt and work (on meteorites) as little as possible. Yes business is very slow this time of year, some of my friends

[meteorite-list] NWA 1685, THE BLACK NWA

2008-06-28 Thread steve arnold
Good afternoon list.I have been thinking lately about the black nwa,nwa 1685.To me it is one of the most beautiful meteorites I have ever seen.With it's black velvety crust and just beautiful inside.I was wondering if any info has come back on the classification.And as always,I am always

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 1685, THE BLACK NWA

2008-06-28 Thread Darren Garrison
On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:15:04 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: Good afternoon list.I have been thinking lately about the black nwa,nwa 1685.To me it is one of the most beautiful meteorites I have ever seen.With it's black velvety crust and just beautiful inside.I was wondering if any info has come back

Re: [meteorite-list] Summer time slowdown

2008-06-28 Thread wahlperry
Hi Mike, and all I know what you guys mean by summer time slowdown and it is only going to get hotter! I have been working on some web page updates and new formats. I should just hire a computer guy but that would take all the fun out of it and be to easy. But at this rate I should have it

Re: [meteorite-list] SOHO Discovers Its 1500th Comet

2008-06-28 Thread Del Waterbury
Congrats Rob! Del --- On Fri, 6/27/08, Rob Matson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Rob Matson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] SOHO Discovers Its 1500th Comet To: Meteorite Mailing List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Friday, June 27, 2008, 7:39 PM Hi All, Re:

[meteorite-list] Impact material?

2008-06-28 Thread bernd . pauli
http://s27.photobucket.com/albums/c172/TennesseeTreasures/ Hello Larry, Moni and List, These metallic objects sure look promising, especially in view of the fact that numerous, famous US meteoritic irons come from Tennessee! Have you already tried cutting one or some of them? This might reveal

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Books afor Sale

2008-06-28 Thread Walter Branch
Hello Everyone, I was admitted to the hospital for my 5th and final surgery last week and was discharged earlier this week. That means medical bills are coming due soon. I have decided to sell some meteorites and books. I will be listing some meteorites on ebay over the next several days

Re: [meteorite-list] Impact material?

2008-06-28 Thread Larry Nichols
Hello everyone, Thanks to all who replied. Sean, I haven't cut and polished any yet. Simon, I would be interested in letting you cut and polish a couple just to see whats inside. We could talk about it offlist if you're still interested. If we have a positive response from this, I will take

Re: [meteorite-list] Impact material?

2008-06-28 Thread Larry Nichols
Thanks Bernd, I've been hanging around here long enough to know you are highly respected, and it is well deserved! I highly value your opinion, and I fully intend to take your advise. Thanks again. Also summerly southern Tennessee, Larry --- On Sat, 6/28/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL

[meteorite-list] Impact material?

2008-06-28 Thread bernd . pauli
Hello Larry and Listees, Thank you for your nice compliment. If you can't cut and etch one of these masses, maybe someone with the proper equipment, well, like Mike Miller in Arizona, would be willing to cut and etch one of these specimens! Regards, Bernd

Re: [meteorite-list] Impact material?

2008-06-28 Thread Darren Garrison
On 28 Jun 2008 22:42:44 UT, you wrote: Thank you for your nice compliment. If you can't cut and etch one of these masses, maybe someone with the proper equipment, well, like Mike Miller in Arizona, would be willing to cut and etch one of these specimens! It'd be simple and cheap to do a quick

Re: [meteorite-list] Impact material?

2008-06-28 Thread Larry Nichols
Hello Carl, Thanks for your interest. I have posted this to the group as I beleive it is relevant to this topic. Randy also brought up the subject of streak tests. My opinion on this is that they cannot be very reliable since it is well known that ancient iron meteorites and pallasites