Re: [meteorite-list] Gold and Iridium content of meteorites (especially irons)

2011-10-05 Thread MexicoDoug
Shawn wrote: "What its suppose to say is 1.49 μg/g Au and ug/g is a unit of mass equal to one millionth (1/100) of a gram (1 × 10−6), or 1/1000 of a milligram. So if I did my math right, the new answer would be .48g per 32kg?" Hi Mike and List, I gave the answer of 0.03

[meteorite-list] Gold and Iridium content of meteorites (especially irons)

2011-10-05 Thread Shawn Alan
Mike G and Listers, I would say we struck gold in those meteorites :). My understanding is I thought Melrose (a) had the highest gold content, but again there are always discoveries being made everyday. I am not sure who asked this but I was looking at a Melrose (a) slice and on the edge

Re: [meteorite-list] [!! SPAM] Re: Question specialist

2011-10-05 Thread Ingo Herkstroeter
Hello Aleksandr! This seems to be a typical terrestrial igneous rock called: porphyry. Have a look to the link below to compare it by your own. See how colorful they can be also. http://www.kristallin.de/s2/Dalarnateller.htm#Anker1 The fact, that it is poorly magnetic can be explained very easily

Re: [meteorite-list] Question specialist

2011-10-05 Thread Aleksandr V. Leonenko
Thanks for the answer! Stone poorly magnetic. Has made more detailed photos if it is necessary to grind the sample - tell to me, to a smog it to make in one week. Look here, please: http://s008.radikal.ru/i306/1110/06/1b600ee6275e.jpg http://s009.radikal.ru/i308/1110/a4/afd7d7fdf694.jpg http

[meteorite-list] MESSENGER Team Presents New Mercury Findings at Planetary Conference

2011-10-05 Thread Ron Baalke
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Office of Communications and Public Affairs Laurel, Maryland Media Contact: Paulette W. Campbell. JHU/APL (240) 228-6792; paulette.campb...@jhuapl.edu Anita Heward, European Planetology Press Officer +44 (0) 7756 034243; anita.hew...@europl

[meteorite-list] Space Observatory Provides Clues To Creation Of Earth's Oceans (Herschel/Comet Hartley 2)

2011-10-05 Thread Ron Baalke
Oct. 5, 2011 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.cla...@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-338 SPACE OBSERVATORY PROVIDES CLUES TO CREATION OF EARTH'S OCEANS WASHINGTON -- Astr

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2011-10-05 Thread valparint
Yelland http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpod.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list