[meteorite-list] Ebay Auctions Ending Today, L3's - CR2....

2010-05-02 Thread Carsten Giessler
Dear List, i have some auctions at ebay ending today. There are some L3's, a slice of the new CR2 To view all the auctions please see here: http://shop.ebay.com/gipometeorites/m.html?LH_Auction=1_ipg=25_trksid=p3911.c0.m489 Many thanks for looking, have a nice sunday! Carsten --

[meteorite-list] AD - .99 auctions ending today

2010-05-02 Thread Greg Catterton
HI to all, hop everyone is doing good. I have some .99 auctions on ebay that end in about 8 hours or less. http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZwanderingstarmeteoritesQQhtZ-1 Greg Catterton www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com IMCA member 4682 On Ebay: http://stores.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites

[meteorite-list] AD: Flight Oriented WI Meteorite

2010-05-02 Thread eric
I'm taking offers on this gorgeous 18.3g Flight Oriented Wisconsin meteorite. http://www.meteoritesusa.com/wi-meteorite.html I may have only ONE other stone and some fragments available, so call 760-522-2152 or email me for details. The rest I'm keeping for my collection... Stones are

[meteorite-list] AD: NWA 6163 a new crazy desert iron

2010-05-02 Thread Mirko Graul
Dear List members, today i like to offer the only last 4 full slices from my new spectacular NWA iron. NWA 6163 a ungrouped iron with anomalous structure. The slices shows many holes,silicate and troilite inclusions. Also the slices shows a very thick reheated rim. A realy nice iron in perfect

[meteorite-list] AstroDay Mahalo

2010-05-02 Thread Gary Fujihara
Aloha listoids, After surviving my ninth AstroDay Festival, I thought I'd apprise you all on how our event went yesterday. Although several community events and picture perfect sunny Hawaiian weather conspired to keep many away, we still drew well over 8,000 visitors during the six hour event

[meteorite-list] Another WI meteor?

2010-05-02 Thread mlangen
Tried (unsuccessfully) to post this last night. No new information. Mark - Original Message - From: mlangen To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 10:38 PM Subject: Another WI meteor? FWIW: WKOW-TV (Madison, WI) just reported receiving telephone calls

[meteorite-list] Oriented stone question, was AD: Flight Oriented WI Meteorite

2010-05-02 Thread Frank Cressy
Hello Eric and all, Very nice stone, but it brings up a question I've had for several years about oriented stones that have clearly broken in flight and have secondary crust on the rear side surrounded by a nice rollover lip.  Unless there are good flow lines showing that this was the

Re: [meteorite-list] Another WI meteor?

2010-05-02 Thread GeoZay
FWIW: WKOW-TV (Madison, WI) just reported receiving telephone calls describing a bright meteor. Probably just an Eta Aquarid (or over-active imaginations), but who knows. No other details at the moment. About what time was the meteor seen? GeoZay

Re: [meteorite-list] Another WI meteor?

2010-05-02 Thread Joe Kerchner
I heard about it from an eye witness just after it fell. It was around 9:30 or so. Heard it flashed green and lit up the area. Best wishes Joe kerchner -Original Message- From: mlangen lmlangenf...@tds.net Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 12:08 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Another WI meteor?

2010-05-02 Thread GeoZay
I heard about it from an eye witness just after it fell. It was around 9:30 or so. Heard it flashed green and lit up the area. Best wishes Joe kerchner Then it's definitely not an Eta Aquarid...Too early for one of those. GeoZay __ Visit the

[meteorite-list] wisconsin fall

2010-05-02 Thread steve arnold
I went up there 2 weeks ago and found nothing. Now I see that most of the finds are coming in the nw of mifflin,se of mifflin and near mineral point, wi. I looked in and all around livingston. I even went to near  by rewey. Looking in livingston is a waist of time.Thats just the meeting place.

Re: [meteorite-list] Oriented stone question, was AD: Flight Oriented WI Meteorite

2010-05-02 Thread meteorhntr
Hello Frank, Good question. I think almost all crust on small pieces would be secodary unless part of a small rock is from the outside of the larger main meteoroid body when it comes in. If there is even a bit of a nose cone shape to a fragmented part, I would guess it might be easy for a

[meteorite-list] Last Wisconsin Stone for sale also small Canyon Diablo's

2010-05-02 Thread Ruben Garcia
Hi all, Eric is right - there are very few stones being found in Wisconsin. Just think, If great hunters like Rob Maston, Marc Fries and others came back empty handed you know the stones are few and far between. Although we all heard rumors that more was found they ended up being just that,

[meteorite-list] Hunting WI

2010-05-02 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi Jason - Just a little background for you before you write again. Joe has been hunting for strewn fields in farmers' fields in just to the south for years, and come up dry so far, except for his re-hunts of known strewn fields. Remember Manteno? Besides his two sons, Joe also has a wife. I

[meteorite-list] Note on obsserved rate of cometary impact with Jupiter

2010-05-02 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi all - http://news.discovery.com/space/new-and-old-observations-bolster-asteroid-worries.html good hunting, E.P. Grondine Man and Impact in the Americas __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html

Re: [meteorite-list] Oriented stone question, Flight Oriented WI Meteorite

2010-05-02 Thread Michael Blood
Hi Frank and all, My upcoming book, ASPECTS OF METEORITE ORIENTATION has a chapter on Lipping ( not all lipping Is roll over - some exquisite photos illustrate both roll over And other lipping - over 40 photos utilized as illustration of This point). As for the 18.3g specimen

[meteorite-list] Barwell logo

2010-05-02 Thread ensoramanda
Hi All, On a recent look around the Barwell strewnfield we recently noticed that the local council had paid tribute to the Barwell fall by incorporating an appropriate image into their newest logothought a few of you with pieces of one of the most famous hammers might be interested.

Re: [meteorite-list] PDF files [WAS Oriented stone question, Flight Oriented WI Meteorite]

2010-05-02 Thread Richard Kowalski
Michael, if your book is already in a format such as M$ Word or Open Office Writer, simply install CutePDF Writer. Once installed you print the file to it instead of a printer and it generates a PDF file. (Works great on web pages too.) It's free: http://www.cutepdf.com/ If you need

Re: [meteorite-list] Orientation Book Questions

2010-05-02 Thread Michael Blood
Hi All, People have been asking me off list if my book will be electronic Or a printed text. It will definitely be a printed text. However, my Publisher wants it submitted as a PDF file. Weird. Anyway, thanks to those that have sent me info on putting togeather A PDF file.

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: April 26-30 2010

2010-05-02 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES April 26-30 2010 o Auqakuh Vallis (26 April 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100426a o Daedalia Planum (27 April 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100427a o Ascraeus Mons (28 April 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100428a o Juventae Chasma (29 April 2010)

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Sees Distant Crater Rims on Horizon

2010-05-02 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-146 Mars Rover Sees Distant Crater Rims on Horizon Jet Propulsion Laboratory April 30, 2010 NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has captured a new view of the rim of Endeavour crater, the rover's destination in a multi-year traverse

Re: [meteorite-list] Hunting WI

2010-05-02 Thread bill kies
Darn right, Joe needed the dough and it's a godsend. Now he can really flex his meteorite muscles! Milk that cow for all it's worth Joe! Don't let anyone softsoap you. Bill Date: Sun, 2 May 2010 14:20:08 -0700 From: epgrond...@yahoo.com To:

[meteorite-list] Boy Scout meteorite display

2010-05-02 Thread debfred
Hello List, I just got the totals for my Meteorite Display at the Boy Scout day at Dinosaur Ridge in Denver. One Thousand and Eight Hundred (1,800) Cub and Boy Scouts with many of their family members came to work on their astronomy and geology merit badges. I didn't have a chance to talk to

[meteorite-list] WI Meteorites?

2010-05-02 Thread bill kies
There are plenty left, many are in the hands of locals. Many are still being picked up. Many more will be found in the next month. Now that meteorites have been introduced to the public, everyone young and old is out there having a blast! As in any reasonably large fall people have tripped

[meteorite-list] Wisconsin Meteorite Hunt.

2010-05-02 Thread wahlperry
Hi All, I just returned from my second hunt in Wisconsin. I hunted a total of 9 days in the field. I really enjoyed spending time with the other hunters and got to know some of the locals too. Without a doubt, Wisconsin is the friendliest state I have ever visited. Everyone would invite you

Re: [meteorite-list] Wisconsin Meteorite Hunt.

2010-05-02 Thread bill kies
Well, I just returned from my third trip with 12 days walking on cobbs and I have to say that the most pathetic display of rude bs was that of Sonny what's his name. The man pulled up his truck, looked through us like we were non-exixtant ignoring the fact, as we protested, that we had