Hello Folks,
Here is an interesting one - an NWA meteorite from the Mohave Desert!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/7690889/Pi
ctures-of-the-day-7-May-2010.html?image=17
A visit to Bonham's website confirmed that the name should read NWA 4857.
Even then I am a
Greetings List, I have merged my interests in meteorites and
herpetology and have commissioned an aerospace master machinist to
create a TITANIUM 1cm scale cube for both my hobbies.
To get these done I needed to commit to certain minimum quantities. I
have already sold some to my herpetological
Hi All,
Short opinion: manmade.
Reasoning: the inability to produce such a form purely through
atmospheric ablation. Just to remind everyone, all of the
so-called Franconia irons are nothing more than chondritic
iron that has separated from an H-chondrite fall -- either
during flight, or by
Michael Blood opined:
My understanding is that the naming of all meteorites is at
the sole discretion of the Nomenclature committee of the
Meteoritical Society.
This is not correct. While approval of submitted names is
certainly the responsibility of the Nomenclature Committee,
they don't
This is just a reminder that as part of the Lunar and Planetary Lab's 50th
Anniversary celebrations, we'll be hosting an open house at the observatories on
Mt. Lemmon, including the Catalina Sky Survey's 1.5-m (60) telescope at the peak.
While the event is free, due to limited parking space on
Hi Kieron, All,
Looks to me like one of the Martian individuals going around that can be
purchased at a much lower price because it has not been put through its paces
and properly classified and paired with that number or all the other numbers I
have seen. The presentation looks really crude
Hi Michael and all,
Actually you are wrong. Obviously the original submitter gets a say or else
how do they choose the name?! And yes... the Nom Com gets the final say but
they need the recommendations to start with and that comes from the
submitting party. I recommend you read Jeff
They've got a couple of other 'meteorites' available... the one from the
POD is out of the display box... the Zagami doesn't look like the other
slices I could find pictures of online... Of course it doesn't help that
there is no scale indicated There's also a slice of LA 002... The
only
Dear List members,
I updated my page on Holbrook with more text and pictures.
If you want to take a look:
http://www.thetricottetcollection.com/met_holbrook.html
Feedback is very welcome.
Also congratulations Svend for your great page on Mount Tazerzait. Very
informative, very well done as
Hi Rob,
That's rolly chair talk... ;) LOL
Best regards,
MikeG
PS - Sterling, you too!
On 5/9/10, Rob Matson mojave_meteori...@cox.net wrote:
Hi All,
Short opinion: manmade.
Reasoning: the inability to produce such a form purely through
atmospheric ablation. Just to remind
Dear Friends,
Looking through the various YouTube presentations
of the Nashville Flood, it looks like that it was far
more devastating than seen on the news. I hope our
listmembers in that area are OK.
A few of the many online videos about the flooding.
Ah yes-extemeophiles---also found in thje sulphur pits in Yosemite.
One extreme organism even survived underneath a panel on the Surveyor
unmanned space probe that landed on the Moon.
Kirk
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From: Melanie Matthews miss_meteor...@yahoo.ca
To:
Hi to all, hope everyone is doing well.
I have some nice meteorites listed on ebay and several .99 auctions that end
today. Between 5-12 hours are left on them.
Some good deals are available and as always, if you see something you like, I
will take 10% off the listed price if you buy it off of
On Sat, 8 May 2010 22:49:27 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
I watched this program on TV about the presence of life in extreme
environments - living things have been found thriving in places and in
substances never before considered possible, such as in crude oil in Panama
with little to no water or
Dear Listees,
i have some auctions at ebay ending today,
at the moment they are all with low bids. There is a L3,
LL6, CR2... It's worth to take a look:
http://shop.ebay.com/gipometeorites/m.html?LH_Auction=1_ipg=25_trksid=p3911.c0.m301
Many thanks for viewing, have a nice sunday!
Carsten
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Hi Rob, List,
I'd like to address a couple of points Rob made. I have great repect
for you Rob, you are one smart dude, no doubts here!
No disrespect intended to anyone out there, we all have opinions and
that's what makes it all so fun! (Sorry to Phil and Warren for my
full of it comment last
Larry, Rob,
Wow, I agree . this has been interesting.
I did not know the circumstances of these little irons. With Rob's usual
excellent explanation it is easy to see why you hunt these little treasures.
It also seems likely that whatever else is within the stony variety of this
fall may also be
Hi listees and fellow meteorite hunters in the field. I'm back from the
field and I'm compiling (unscientifically) some statistical data that
I've not yet seen anyone attempt to calculate in any way but a cursory
manner thus far. If you've hunted the WI meteorite fall, and have data
you'd like
Hi Eric...
Just wondering why food should be included for expenses. Don't people eat when
they're not on a hunting expedition? Sure, eating out may be more expensive,
but this isn't exactly fine dining were talking about here. - Standard fare.
Ryan
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Food is still an expense. As is entertainment while on a business
trip... All expenses should be included while on the road, as they are
still expenses. Many hunters don't have time to go to the grocery
store, so to save time they eat out, which adds to the total. Any money
spent on the
Just wanted to chime in on this...
When I went to PA looking for the fall, food cost more then 2x what we normally
would have spent. It cost more then travel costs.
In my opinion, food should be counted to an extent of above and beyond normal
costs.
Hope everyone is good!!
Greg C.
Sent on
Guidelines for travel expenses have been established by the IRS and are more
or less followed by corporate America...ok and academia also. While per diem
allowances established for government employees may seem ridiculous there is
really no reason to reinvent the wheel. Lodging, meals, travel,
Hi All,
I agree with Greg as far as how best to tally food expenses
while in the field.
When I went to PA looking for the fall, food cost more then
2x what we normally would have spent. It cost more (than)
travel costs. In my opinion, food should be counted to an
extent of above and beyond
List,
I'm not sure if this has been covered already or not, but I have a
question regarding this statement:
The largest chunk yet of a meteor that exploded over Wisconsin last
month has been found...and now have a 10.6-ounce (300-gram) chunk of
space rock
Wasn't Joe's stone 332 grams? /
I can see people who go and look for meteorites,wherever it is,being costly.
Like food,water,getting to the fields,flying or driving.Then paying out extra
money to hunt on private lands and then promising to pay the land owners
extra.It really helps to live near the strewnfiel like I do. 2.5
I disagree. Entertainment and food should NOT be counted as field expenses.
As Ryan mentioned, you have to eat food no matter whether you are out
collecting meteorites or staying at home watching TV. I would understand a
*percentage* of food costs should be allowed because the cost of food in
Aha..that's it! Water!
I knew I forgot a major expense! lol
(..just kidding Steve.)
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From: steve arnold stevenarnold60...@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 12:41:48
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject:
I tried to send this yesterday, but it seems to have not gotten through...
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There are many factors considered in naming a meteorite. It is rare for
the NomCom to pick its own name out of the blue. It usually serves as
more of a review panel than anything else. Some
I was wondering the same thing, it is NOT the largest, I also know of another
320g= stone that has been recovered. Kilgore must not follow the list much or
he would know his is not the largest, and if he doesnt follow, how would he
know that another larger piece be found. A kilo stone could
I would agree now that entertainment is not quite an expense and
debatable, I stand corrected on that. We could debate all day long over
the WHAT and WHY any costs should be considered an expense. In order
to alleviate some of this confusion I'll list the main expenses below,
minus any
Hope my specimens arrive in the mail before it gets officially
named/classified! Things have been kinda slow over the past couple of weeks
from the US into Canada..
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Melanie
IMCA: 2975
eBay: metmel2775
Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09
Unclassified meteorites are like a
Hi Jeff,
Do you know the type/classification yet, can you share?
Regards,
Eric
On 5/9/2010 2:49 PM, Melanie Matthews wrote:
But I know the classification has been done.
Jeff
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They're not my data to announce, and I don't even remember exactly.
Jeff
On 2010-05-09 5:53 PM, Meteorites USA wrote:
Hi Jeff,
Do you know the type/classification yet, can you share?
Regards,
Eric
On 5/9/2010 2:49 PM, Melanie Matthews wrote:
But I know the classification has been done.
Thanks Jeff... There are many people anxiously awaiting word on a class.
Thought I'd ask.
Regards,
Eric
On 5/9/2010 3:00 PM, Jeff Grossman wrote:
They're not my data to announce, and I don't even remember exactly.
Jeff
On 2010-05-09 5:53 PM, Meteorites USA wrote:
Hi Jeff,
Do you know the
Just be thankful you don't have to wait a year to get fresh meteorites from a
U.S. fall like we have to for Canadian material. Hey.. its true.
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From: Melanie Matthews miss_meteor...@yahoo.ca
Date: Sun, 9 May 2010
Without yet having the opportunity to hold, feel or test how strongly it
attracts to my rare earth magnets, I cannot say..
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Melanie
IMCA: 2975
eBay: metmel2775
Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09
Unclassified meteorites are like a box of chocolates... you never know what
Is there really much to be anxious about? I mean we've all known since
the first images that it's some kind of equilibrated ordinary
chondrite. How good could the classification be? Whether it's an L6,
H5, H6, or L5 (the four most probable groups in decreasing order, with N
falls = 259,
This is around a month old, but I don't remember seeing it here:
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100419/NATIONAL/704189948/1139
Really fresh looking chondrite in the photo.
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Hello Larry and all.
Here are more of the train wreck specimens I found a mile from the tracks in
the field. Will keep my fingers crossed for your yours.
Best regards.
Wayne
http://www.meteoritesrock.com/franconia%20irons.html
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To:
Meant to post this to the list...
The next fall here in Canada (whenever that will be) - I'll get out there, meet
some of you guys at the strewnfield, and do some hunting along with you!
Cheers
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Melanie
IMCA: 2975
eBay: metmel2775
Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09
It is a beautiful breccia, but we're still curious as to class. L6 is
very different than H5, and this meteorite sticks to a magnet like an
H. There are people who are eager to see if they guess right. The fact
that this meteorite is so gorgeously brecciated is wonderfully more
exciting than
Its my guess this will be H4-6 breccia.
I hope to have some nice information to offer to the list. I am providing a
sample to Appalachian State to be able to study and I am get very nice
documentation of the results. Once I get the report, I will make it public also.
Greg Catterton
Simple:
Tax laws were written by and for the wealthy - therefore,
entertainment is an expense IF it is taking place to woo a
Potential buyer, seller, etc, or as an defacto payment to employees
- also known as a perk or to simply build a trusting relationship
With other professionals.
I was told by a guy who has been involved, in sorts, in some of the
classification that it is not an H, he said that was all he can tell me. Maybe
that helps. I cant say who he is, but I can say I do believe what he said. I
thought it was an H, then he promised me its not an H, so now I dont
Apologies in advance, but some of the information in the emails below
is misleading.
If you are a professional meteorite hunter and running your meteorite
business as a business, the cost of food on a hunting trip is in fact
a legitimate line item expense---as can be
G'Day Michael, Eric and List
There is really no issue here. It costs money to hunt anything down.
Buried treasure from a hoist, as well as past pirates. Or maybe you just
nugget shoot, If you decide to hunt a meteorite, you take the
consequences; there's no difference. You could be frugal or you
I agree with a good deal of what johnno says.
I would also like to offer this thought as a collector...
We all know there is cost, I don't like the fact that ways we get by with the
IRS is being used as guidelines to get by on collectors.
We break everything down to the IRS to get more money
Ah yes-extemeophiles---also found in thje sulphur pits in Yosemite.
Funny...I just got back from Yosemite today a few minutes ago. We live
less than two hours from there and been there many many times. I have no idea
where any sulphur pits would be. How about a clue so I can find these.
Hello Listers,
Here is my guess from the Livingston WI meteorite fall. I would say it might be
a H4 breccia meteorite. What I have noticed from the samples is that there are
two distinctive colors from the matrix within the meteorite. On one side the
matrix is a medium gray and on the other
Heck, I just paid $.00/gr for an Almahatta Sitta!!!
(i.e. $40.00 for a 12mg frag or $3.33/mg x 1000 = $.00/gr)!!!
Stuart McDaniel
Lawndale, NC
Secr., CCAS
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From: Steve Witt stelo...@yahoo.com
To: Meteorite-list Meteoritecentral
You should have bought it from me!
$40.00 would get you a 0.03g fragment, 2 1/2 bigger.
And only $1333.33/g.
And it is not an ordinary chondrite!
Anne M. Black
_http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/)
_impact...@aol.com_ (mailto:impact...@aol.com)
Vice-President, I.M.C.A. Inc.
As for a name, what about LWI 001??
Stuart McDaniel
Lawndale, NC
Secr., CCAS
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From: Melanie Matthews miss_meteor...@yahoo.ca
To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] WI Meteorite Name?
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
May 3-7, 2010
o Coprates Crater (03 May 2010)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100503a
o Ganges Chasma (04 May 2010)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100504a
o Rhabon Vallis (05 May 2010)
http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20100505a
o Lava Flows (06 May 2010)
Eric,
Everyone has been discussing the food expense thing. I'd like to address a
different part of your original email. You asked for people to share
coordinates. Good luck with that one.
Did you get a lot of volunteers to step up and do some sharing?
Just curious.
Hi Dave and all,
That is my question too ( do Dia-Laser or Pro Slicer blades work well on
irons?). When the CBN blades first came out they were much better. I use to
cut multipal slices of irons. Something happened to the way they were making
them and your lucky to get through your first
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