[meteorite-list] Nickel / Greetings

Hi, Can someone please confirm the five most nickel-rich meteorites by percentage of weight? Thanks so much. Belatedly wishing everyone a healthy and happy new year---and may the joys of the holiday season be with us all for many, many months to come. d.

Re: [meteorite-list] Incomparable Olivine Diogenite - NWA 5480 - AD

Hi Frank and List, Frank wrote, I'll also echo Bernd's enthusiasm for this meteorite (NWA 5480)...SPECTACULAR! Any chance you'd consider having thin sections made? I'm sure there are enough list members that would commit to purchasing one if they were available. In the past I have sent

Re: [meteorite-list] Nickel / Greetings

Darryl inquires: Can someone please confirm the five most nickel-rich meteorites by percentage of weight? Hello Darryl and List, Not sure if this is what you are looking for: Oktibbeha County - IAB-ungrouped - 60.1% Ni Lafayette (iron) - doubtful - 59.4% Ni Dermbach - ATAX - 42.1% Ni Santa

[meteorite-list] Fireball seen over Calgary

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=1144834 Fireball seen over Calgary Canwest News Service Published: Monday, January 05, 2009 CALGARY -- A fireball reportedly lit up the early morning sky south of Calgary early Monday. The Canadian Fireball Reporting Centre received

Re: [meteorite-list] Nickel / Greetings

It is and thank you so very much, Bernd. All best / Darryl On Jan 6, 2009, at 8:13 AM, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de wrote: Darryl inquires: Can someone please confirm the five most nickel-rich meteorites by percentage of weight? Hello Darryl and List, Not sure if this is what you are

Re: [meteorite-list] Incomparable Olivine Diogenite - NWA 5480 - AD

It's so great (and so unusual) when a meteorite is sufficiently visually engaging that folks on the list post their enthusiasm for the same. Reminds me of a recent story. This fellow called to let me know he had a meteorite for sale. When I asked him to describe it he said, It's got

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - January 6, 2009

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Re: [meteorite-list] Incomparable Olivine Diogenite - NWA 5480 - AD

Oh, I'll give you the colors of the rainbow! Greg has arranged for me to examine the thin section used to classify this OD. I'll post when the images are up. Speaking of Greg, he has provided me with the description (of a pairing NWA 4587) for this months Meteorite Times Micro Vision

Re: [meteorite-list] Incomparable Olivine Diogenite - NWA 5480 - AD

Looking forward! And I know you will.;-) On Jan 6, 2009, at 1:16 PM, starsandsco...@aol.com wrote: Oh, I'll give you the colors of the rainbow! Greg has arranged for me to examine the thin section used to classify this OD. I'll post when the images are up. Speaking of Greg,

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - January 4, 2009

Michael,Thomas; That meteorite deserves a rest in the easy chair after such a long trip to get to where it did on old mother earth.Thanks for sharing! Beautiful specimen. Best Regards;Herman Archer IMCA # 2770 **New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making

Re: [meteorite-list] Incomparable Olivine Diogenite - NWA 5480 - AD

I was lucky enough to aquire a few samples of this and I will add that I am very happy with it and do agree that the photos do not do this meteorite justice. To see it in person is simply amazing. There is an awesome swirled crystal structure and it makes an outstanding display piece. In my

[meteorite-list] PDF file of Article on Gunlock Meteorite Available

The Utah Geological Survey has published an article about the Gunlock Meteorite. It is: Laine, M., 2008, The Gunlock Meteorite Finds a New Home at the Utah Geological Survey. vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 9-10. Its PDF file can be found at: http://geology.utah.gov/surveynotes/snt40-2.pdf

[meteorite-list] Gunlock (L3.2) Meteorite Macrochondrule

Hi Paul and List, PRINZ M. et al. (1988) Gunlock, a new type 3 ordinary chondrite with a golfball-sized chondrule (Meteoritics 23-3, 1988, p. 297): A large black (metal-free) mass was found on the edge of the sample, with a beautifully curved contact with the chondrite host. It is rimmed by a

[meteorite-list] Moroccan High Atlas fall.

Hi list , After few days of searching there were few kilos found from the last fall on the atlas mountains..What is not good is that all the pieces that are found till now are fragments which have not much crust .. cheers   Said Haddany __

[meteorite-list] Newspaper reporter doesn't learn definition of meteor

http://www.barrheadleader.com/news/2009/0106/news2.htm 10 tonnes of flaming history By Kevin Ma Leader Staff Four billion years doesn’t feel like much when you hold it in your hand. It doesn’t look like much, either. It’s a coal-black lump of rock that’s just a few centimetres in diameter. It’s

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - January 7, 2009

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[meteorite-list] QMIG Update - there be metal in them tha rox

Listoids I've done a bit of an update to http://www.qmig.org I've updated the Weona, Winton 1 and Winton 2 webages that can be browsed from the Queensland Falls webapage If I feel excited I might even add some linx from the news webpage... maybe not I tried to keep a theme of showing how

[meteorite-list] Iz looking for a dummies guide on how to cut iron meteorites

Listoids Iz looking for a dummies guide on how to cut iron meteorites I have the opportunity to cut some museum grade very large specimens if I can show that I won't murder them Iz after as much info and photos as possible on types of continuous band saws incl teeth size - cutting speeds -