Re: [meteorite-list] Tamdaght Classification

2009-01-29 Thread Philippe Thomas
Hello all, I put on the Tamdakht page of my site a new macro photo of the matrix of this meteorite. It is the best image which I was able to make with my camera, we see numerous small chondrules there. The surface of this endcut was polished. The official classification is going to come very

Re: [meteorite-list] Cosmic Collisions on TV right now

2009-01-29 Thread ensoramanda
Hi Geoff, Any idea if this Discovery series will end up being screened in the UK or be available in any other form...would be keen to see it. Regretfully can't make it to Tucson this year, but sure will miss it...especially the break from the grim weather here. Planning on coming along next

Re: [meteorite-list] Hunting stick?

2009-01-29 Thread Mr EMan
And if you've any junk computer hard drives lying around, each contains two very strong magnets. You can't beat the price/shipping. I also recommend that any stick( I have an old golf club handle) be used with at least TWO balloons over the business end. Reason being is magnetite dust/

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - January 29, 2009

2009-01-29 Thread Michael Johnson
http://www.rocksfromspace.org/January_29_2009.html __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Meteor Shower Calendar for 2009

2009-01-29 Thread drtanuki
Dear List: I have posted the 2009 Meteor Shower Calendar at: http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/ Dark Skies with Lots of Stars, Keep Looking Up. Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo http://www.meteoritesjapan.com http://www.insekijapan.com __

Re: [meteorite-list] ADD Cottingham

2009-01-29 Thread Mike Groetz
Bill- Please quit grandstanding to the list and let Mike do as he wants. If you don'tike the ads- just delete them without opening and/or put Mike on your blocked senders list. As you have said- Art is owner of the list and it is his rule. When Art feels the ads become out of line- let

Re: [meteorite-list] Hunting stick?

2009-01-29 Thread Mike Groetz
Harry- I was going to mention the hard drive mangnets as Pete did. That is what I used. However- I did cut a circular piece of 1/8 plexiglass, mount it angular to end of the pole ( I used dowel rod from Lowes, Home Depot etc.)and mount the magnets to the top of the plexiglass (magnetic

[meteorite-list] paypal for cash

2009-01-29 Thread steve arnold
Hi all.I have a question.Is it easier to just use paypal for buying items in tucson or cash?I know it is the same thing,but I am wondering how easy it is to buy using paypal vs. cash.Would people who have the extra cash be willing to turn paypal money into cash.I need to know.   Steve

Re: [meteorite-list] paypal for cash

2009-01-29 Thread mail
Cash is king --Original Message-- From: steve arnold Sender: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Jan 29, 2009 7:59 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] paypal for cash Hi all.I have a question.Is it easier to just use paypal for buying items

Re: [meteorite-list] paypal for cash

2009-01-29 Thread Don Rawlings
I would assume that any dealer with a computer could send you a paypal invoice at the show. But they would have to absorb the paypal fees so cash would be better for you to bargain with. Wouldn't it have been easier for you to just save your money for the show instead of buying meteorites to

Re: [meteorite-list] Hunting stick?

2009-01-29 Thread John Gwilliam
If you use any of the epoxy adhesives that have iron powder as one of the ingredients, the glue will migrate to the poles of the magnet. I witnessed this myself when gluing some neodymium magnets to some wood dowels. Back about 10 years ago, Dave Andrews and I made a variety of magnetic canes

Re: [meteorite-list] paypal for cash

2009-01-29 Thread John Gwilliam
Why make life so complicated? Pull cash out of your Paypal account and take the green to Tucson. I don't know anyone who would prefer Paypal (especially in the Tucson environment) over cash. This is just common sense. John At 07:59 AM 1/29/2009, steve arnold wrote: Hi all.I have a

[meteorite-list] 2009 Tucson Information Page

2009-01-29 Thread Paul Harris
Greeting Everyone, Our Tucson Information Page is up to date. If you're going to Tucson please at least have a look as a few dealers had room / hotel changes from last year. To all posters: Please verify your information and let me know off list if I bungled anything. View

[meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - January 27, 2009

2009-01-29 Thread Ron Baalke
http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_1_27_09.asp Dawn Journal Dr. Marc Rayman January 27, 2009 Dear Dawncers, Dawn continues on course for its pas de deux with Mars on February 17. The planet's gravity will gracefully assist the spacecraft on its way to rendezvous with its intended

Re: [meteorite-list] paypal for cash

2009-01-29 Thread Michael Gilmer
Hi Steve, Get a PayPal debit card. It makes our PayPal account function like a checking account. (almost) You can use your PayPal debit card just like a regular debit card - you can even use it at an ATM to pull cash out of your PayPal account. (with no added fee for this BTW) The only

Re: [meteorite-list] Question Calcalong Creek Crust?

2009-01-29 Thread Randy Korotev
Adam: I like it! When you cut it, send me 100-200 mg! Several of those lunar meteorites that are regolith breccias have vesicular fusion crusts. http://meteorites.wustl.edu/lunar/stones/alha81005.htm http://meteorites.wustl.edu/lunar/stones/que93069.htm

[meteorite-list] Utterly useless meteorite trivia

2009-01-29 Thread Michael Gilmer
There is a NWA 1234 - http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php?code=17185 And there is a NWA 2345 - http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php?code=33012 And there is a NWA 4567 - http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php?code=44979 But, there is no NWA 3456. Why?

[meteorite-list] al haggonia

2009-01-29 Thread steve arnold
Hi list and thanks for the info on the paypal thing,but being crass and spiteful does not cut it.I was just asking for some info.Does anyone have a nice thick slice of the AL HAGGONIA EL3?I would like it to show the blue inside.I am not sure of the spelling,but I did see it that way once.  

[meteorite-list] Artifacts Embedded in Suevite Reported from Malaysia ?????

2009-01-29 Thread Paul
Does anyone know about this discovery? USM Archaeological discovery can change world history Article Released Thu-29th-January-2009 09:43 GMT Mohamad Abdullah Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Impact Structures in Sundaland ???

2009-01-29 Thread Paul
Does anyone know anything about these so-called impact structures? HC potential of meteorite impact structures, focus on Sundaland http://www.mail-archive.com/iagi-...@iagi.or.id/msg03653.html This talk states: Several impact structures have been recently discovered in pre-Tertiary Peninsular

[meteorite-list] ADS Cottingham

2009-01-29 Thread David Kitt Deyarmin
Just about EVERY retail store has a 30 day refund policy that states if the item you bough goes on sale within 30 days you can take the receipt in and get the difference refunded. ___ I don't see the

[meteorite-list] Younger Dryas mammoth-killing comet questioned

2009-01-29 Thread Paul
1. Mammoth-killing comet questioned BBC News, UK A study of wildfires after the last ice age has cast doubt on the theory that a giant comet impact wiped out woolly mammoths and prehistoric humans. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7854348.stm

Re: [meteorite-list] ADS Cottingham

2009-01-29 Thread mail
I know this, but I was using the analogy to make a point. Come on, we all know his stuff is usually on sale for 30 percent (or more) off the listed prices. So is it a big surprise that if you pay full price you MAY lose money? I thought meteorites were special and not investments, yet that is

[meteorite-list] AD : New meteorites

2009-01-29 Thread Abdelaziz Alhyane
Dear list members, I just got some new meteorites, Interesting material at good prices. contact me at : alhyane_abdela...@yahoo.com My best Aziz __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] ADS Cottingham

2009-01-29 Thread Mark Grossman
And here we are talking about meteorites that were purchased on one day, and a few days later - not a month later - but a few days later - were placed on sale with discounts of 10 to 20 percent or more. Under these circumstances, unless someone wants an item really, really badly, why would they

Re: [meteorite-list] ADS Cottingham

2009-01-29 Thread Mark Grossman
As far as all of us knowing the stuff is usually on sale for 30 percent (or more) off the listed prices: After two purchases, I know that now. Next time I wait. Mark Grossman - Original Message - From: m...@mhmeteorites.com To: David Kitt Deyarmin bobad...@ec.rr.com;

[meteorite-list] ADS Cottingham

2009-01-29 Thread Carl 's
I agree with you, Matt. Not all pieces and weights are the same for each meteorite. There may be only one piece of a certain weight that you want. Also the pic may show a nicer shape (with some crust or none) or with some interesting inclusion that the other pieces don't show. Tough to

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteor Shower Calendar for 2009

2009-01-29 Thread Ed Deckert
Very nice! Thanks for putting that up for us, Dirk. Ed Deckert IMCA #8911 - Original Message - From: drtanuki drtan...@yahoo.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 7:25 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteor Shower Calendar for 2009 Dear List:

[meteorite-list] Google books-- now with magazines.

2009-01-29 Thread Darren Garrison
Here's one that'll make this on-topic: http://books.google.com/books?id=nPuZMcLtXt8Cprintsec=frontcoverdq=popular+sciencesource=gbs_summary_rcad=0_0 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Off Topic; For Trekkies

2009-01-29 Thread Pete Pete
Off topic, but I think interesting for most of us... http://www.space.com/news/090127-majel-roddenberry-ashes-space.html http://www.space.com/news/090127-majel-roddenberry-ashes-space.html Ashes of 'Star Trek' Creator's Widow to Fly in Space By Tariq Malik Senior Editor posted: 27

Re: [meteorite-list] ADD Cottingham

2009-01-29 Thread bill kies
Mike, There can be no exceptions to the AD rule, that would make it pointless. You're implying that this person should have special consideration. This isn't just Art's rule. It's our rule. Art asked everyone to help create it. If Art wanted to spend time considering each seller on an

Re: [meteorite-list] paypal for cash

2009-01-29 Thread Bob Loeffler
Hi John, Just playing devil's advocate here: Many people don't like to carry too much cash around with them for obvious financial reasons. If you lose $1000 in cash, you are out $1000 in cash. If you lose a credit card and somebody else uses it, you will be out only a small amount (usually $50

Re: [meteorite-list] New Moroccan fall info.

2009-01-29 Thread Bob Loeffler
H... Is it possible to have a meteorite fall where some of the stones have absolutely no chondrites, yet some of the stones are chock-full of them? This sounds very fishy, especially after seeing the crater/pit pictures. Maybe Michael Farmer and a couple others in Tucson should compare their

Re: [meteorite-list] Question Calcalong Creek Crust?

2009-01-29 Thread Jeff Kuyken
Interesting post Randy. When you compare Adam's image with the one on your Calcalong page there are definitely similarities. http://themeteoritesite.com/Lunar-b.jpg http://meteorites.wustl.edu/lunar/stones/lm_calcr_1356l_rlk.jpg I've seen some unusual Millbillillie pieces with crust a