[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2014-03-10 Thread valparint
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: NWA 2857 Contributed by: Don Skidmore http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread bill kies
I've noticed this list has shut it's collective mouth. I remember the outcry to stop ads and spam. I remember the honest and often rowdy interchange of info that was shared here on a daily basis. That was the main reason why people came here. It was ugly sometimes, fun other times but always

[meteorite-list] Korea Fireball Meteor Caught on Camera 09MAR2913

2014-03-10 Thread drtanuki
List, Korea Fireball Meteor Caught on Camera 09MAR2913 http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2014/03/korea-fireball-meteor-09mar2013.html Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing

[meteorite-list] Rosetta's Comet Wakes Up (67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko)

2014-03-10 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.mps.mpg.de/3261529/Rosetta_s-comet-wakes-up Rosetta's comet wakes up In new images recorded by ESO's Very Large Telescope comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko appears brighter than expected. Max Planck Institute March 10, 2014 It's back! After comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko had

[meteorite-list] Be an Asteroid Hunter in NASA's First Asteroid Grand Challenge Contest Series

2014-03-10 Thread Ron Baalke
March 10, 2014 RELEASE 14-071 Be an Asteroid Hunter in NASA's First Asteroid Grand Challenge Contest Series NASA's Asteroid Data Hunter contest series will offer $35,000 in awards over the next six months to citizen scientists who develop improved algorithms that can be used to

[meteorite-list] Test

2014-03-10 Thread thetop...@aol.com
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Re: [meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread Ruben Garcia
Click on the link to see The LIST response to Bill's comments http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk_-XWpUFmU Just Kidding, Of course, I agree with Bill.. It seems that every meteorite forum known to mankind is more active that the Met-list. Including (but not limited to) NuggetShooter.com, Club

Re: [meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread Ruben Garcia
Click on the link to see The LIST response to Bill's comments http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk_-XWpUFmU Just Kidding, Of course, I agree with Bill.. It seems that every meteorite forum known to mankind is more active that the Met-list. Including (but not limited to) NuggetShooter.com, Club

Re: [meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
Flakes like Bill K. are part of the reason people are not posting as much. When someone posts something and they get an inbox full psychotic hate-mail in response, it tends to leave them with a bad taste about the whole community. Bill, if you hate ads so much, do this : BLOCK THEM. Add a new

Re: [meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread Anne Black
I agree too, Ruben. And yes, anytime I post something, like announcing the Ivory Coast Tektites yesterday, I get responses too. So, yes, there are people around, hiding in the shadows, or being too shy to comment. So I would say to all those people: Don't be shy! Speak up! Post here, don't

[meteorite-list] [AD]: NWA 8276 - the NOT SO ordinary chondrite L3.00/W1 (and the start of an interesting discussion?)

2014-03-10 Thread Mendy Ouzillou
Hello everyone, The NWA desert continues to thrill us this with unique and amazing specimens. NWA 8276 is just such a meteorite. It is the second L3.00 and is possibly paired to NWA 7731. NWA 8276 features a rich, black crust and a yellowish matrix densely packed with chondrules. Extensive

[meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread Shawn Alan
Hello Listers My two cents The List went quite ish when Art did the over haul and personal I don't go to the website any more because the posts arent instant. Right now, if you go to Meteorite Central the latest post is from March 5th. In this day and age, people want their posts to be

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread Anne Black
Shawn, There have been quite a few postings on the MetList since March 5th. Paul announced the new issue of Meteorite-Times, I commented on the Tektites, Doug Ross announced several bright meteors, Ron Baalke sent several press-releases from NASA,.. etc. If you did not see any of these it

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread Anne Black
... and as you can see from this, posting is instantaneous. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Anne Black impact...@aol.com To: photophlow photoph...@yahoo.com; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, Mar 10, 2014

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread Shawn Alan
Anne   Go to Meteorite Central and .com and click on Click on list archives click on 2014 and click on march date and the last posting is march 5th so u see there has been many posting since then which are posted on the website, so it is Arts fault the way has done the new lay out. Before the

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread Shawn Alan
well yeah cause you have your setting set up as u get every email from meteorite central sent to your in box. But my statement isn't about the email system it about the website and the website isn't instant, take a look and see for your self ...  

Re: [meteorite-list] [AD]: NWA 8276 - the NOT SO ordinary chondrite L3.00/W1 (and the start of an interesting discussion?)

2014-03-10 Thread Mendy Ouzillou
If you contact Adam directly for a purchase, please let me know so I can mark it as sold on the website. Mendy Ouzillou On Mar 10, 2014, at 12:34 PM, Mendy Ouzillou ouzil...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello everyone, The NWA desert continues to thrill us this with unique and amazing specimens. NWA

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread Martin Goff
Anne, I think Shawn is referring to the list archives, I also used to use this method rather than getting every message by email as it came through. I would have this webpage permanently open on mt laptop and on my phone and refresh it to see the latest posts. As the number of posts has reduced

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread Bob Loeffler
In this day and age, people want their posts to be instant, how it was on meteorite central before the over haul. Hi Shawn, In this day and age, posts via EMAIL are pretty much instantaneous. I have never gone to the website to read or post messages for this list. Is there a reason why you do

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
Every now and then, one of the scientists will post something very interesting and educational. Some of the best planetary-scientists in the world lurk on this List and they occasionally post some really fascinating stuff. I think what we are experiencing here, in part, is a drain of posts going

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread karmaka
And lets keep The Olde Liste that Art Jones has kindly provided all these years going and flourishing. Yes, let's do that! Facebook is a great resource, but it will never replace the Met-List. I agree! Serious meteorite-related discussions and exchange require texts, no 'thumbs up'

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread PolandMET
And lets keep The Olde Liste that Art Jones has kindly provided all these years going and flourishing. Yes, let's do that! Facebook is a great resource, but it will never replace the Met-List. I agree! Serious meteorite-related discussions and exchange require texts, no 'thumbs up' !

Re: [meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread Graham Ensor
Yes Anne...let's keep it alive...I always try and contribute to discussions if I have something to say that I think is useful. Perhaps I should start a new topic...I have a question. Graham On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 7:03 PM, Anne Black impact...@aol.com wrote: I agree too, Ruben. And yes,

[meteorite-list] Buying meteorites abroad?

2014-03-10 Thread Graham Ensor
Questionhas anybody got any advice about the best way to make payments around the world to areas that will not take Paypal...eg online with Western Union or similar? Graham __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com

Re: [meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
I miss Sterling Webb. His posts were always interesting. He doesn't seem to post much any more. If we want to make things interesting on the List, let's invite Goran Lindfors to participate. The List will get very busy then... ;) --

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread Carl Agee
What the list misses is Facebook's Like button. That was a brilliant idea of FB that allows people to semi-lurk, especially if they don't have time to write a long comment -- which also sometimes can be a blessing! I'm sure there are many 'likes' of list posts, we just never get to see them -- and

Re: [meteorite-list] Buying meteorites abroad?

2014-03-10 Thread PolandMET
Questionhas anybody got any advice about the best way to make payments around the world to areas that will not take Paypal...eg online with Western Union or similar? Graham Hello Graham and List If You think about purchasing something from Morocco, then Western Union or bank transfer. For

[meteorite-list] AD: The Very Best Oriented Chelyabinsk Meteorites on the Internet!

2014-03-10 Thread Ruben Garcia
Seriously, just look! http://www.mrmeteorite.com/orientedchelyabinsk.htm -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia http://www.MrMeteorite.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread Graham Ensor
Like ;-) On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 10:44 PM, Carl Agee a...@unm.edu wrote: What the list misses is Facebook's Like button. That was a brilliant idea of FB that allows people to semi-lurk, especially if they don't have time to write a long comment -- which also sometimes can be a blessing! I'm

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: The Very Best Oriented Chelyabinsk Meteorites on the Internet!

2014-03-10 Thread Steve Witt
Like!! Steve Witt IMCA #9020 http://imca.cc/ From: Ruben Garcia rubengarcia85...@gmail.com To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 5:49 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] AD: The Very Best

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: The Very Best Oriented Chelyabinsk Meteorites on the Internet!

2014-03-10 Thread Ruben Garcia
Told You! I ALSO LIKE! On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Steve Witt stelo...@yahoo.com wrote: Like!! Steve Witt IMCA #9020 http://imca.cc/ From: Ruben Garcia rubengarcia85...@gmail.com To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread PolandMET
What the list misses is Facebook's Like button. That was a brilliant idea of FB that allows people to semi-lurk, especially if they don't have time to write a long comment -- which also sometimes can be a blessing! I'm sure there are many 'likes' of list posts, we just never get to see them --

Re: [meteorite-list] Buying meteorites abroad?

2014-03-10 Thread Graham Ensor
Thanks Marcin...and all the others who have replied offlist with advice (lots)any other suggestions gratefully received. Cheers, Graham On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 10:45 PM, PolandMET mar...@polandmet.com wrote: Questionhas anybody got any advice about the best way to make payments around

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: The Very Best Oriented ChelyabinskMeteorites on the Internet!

2014-03-10 Thread PolandMET
well I wait for LIKE from Art now :) Like!! Steve Witt IMCA #9020 http://imca.cc/ From: Ruben Garcia rubengarcia85...@gmail.com To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 5:49 PM Subject:

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread almitt2
Greetings all, One problem in my opinion, is having too many areas (websites) for the meteorite subject considering the amount of people who are actually involved in Meteorites. It would be different if there were an active million people wanting to discuss the subject. I also think some of

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: The Very Best Oriented Chelyabinsk Meteorites on the Internet!

2014-03-10 Thread Ruben Garcia
I LIKE Anne, because she is so honest! Like that? On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 4:38 PM, Anne Black impact...@aol.com wrote: Very nice Chelyabinsks Ruben, great variety of clear orientation features. And no, I don't like that like button idea, because it means nothing. If you like something take a

[meteorite-list] FW: Ad/ Forwarded from Larry Atkins!

2014-03-10 Thread la...@copperwired.com
thetopr...@aol.com Hello List, I have a couple slices of a meteorite I found in 2012. It's from the fairly new Arizona strewn field that has been classified but is not yet published as field work continues. I also have a 27.6 g complete stone from Indian Butte with no reserve and it's

Re: [meteorite-list] [AD]: NWA 8276 - the NOT SO ordinary chondrite L3.00/W1 (and the start of an interesting discussion?)

2014-03-10 Thread Mendy Ouzillou
John, That is a great question and one that deserves an educated response. I will do my best, but hopefully Carl can chime in. We went back and forth on listing the shock for this stone and ultimately felt it would be confusing. Shock equals heat and this stone being a 3.00 has had no

Re: [meteorite-list] [AD]: NWA 8276 - the NOT SO ordinary chondrite L3.00/W1 (and the start of an interesting discussion?)

2014-03-10 Thread Carl Agee
Probably none of my business, but I would have some thin sections made. We did that for NWA 7731 for research and they are spectacular. The porphyritic chondrules -- dazzling and crystal clear! Carl Agee * Carl B. Agee Director and Curator, Institute of

Re: [meteorite-list] [AD]: NWA 8276 - the NOT SO ordinary chondrite L3.00/W1 (and the start of an interesting discussion?)

2014-03-10 Thread Mendy Ouzillou
Carl, Your comments and questions are always welcome and I am already looking into it ... Can you comment on the shock question below?   Mendy Ouzillou - Original Message - From: Carl Agee a...@unm.edu To: Mendy Ouzillou ouzil...@yahoo.com Cc: kashuba mary.kash...@verizon.net;

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread rickmont
Hi LIST! Okay, this'll spark, I'm sure. How did Gujba form? Richard Rick Bob Montgomery -Original Message- From: almi...@localnet.com Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 4:34 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: The Very Best Oriented Chelyabinsk Meteorites on the Internet!

2014-03-10 Thread Jim
Those are pretty spectacular oriented stones. Ruben Garcia rubengarcia85...@gmail.com wrote: Seriously, just look! http://www.mrmeteorite.com/orientedchelyabinsk.htm -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia http://www.MrMeteorite.com __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] New Chilean Meteorites - where are they?

2014-03-10 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
Hi List, I have noticed an uptick in meteorites from Chile being approved. There seems to be quite a few meteorites coming out of the Atacama now - mostly OC's, but occasionally something interesting like a CO or achondrite. Where do those meteorites end up? Have any ever made it onto the

Re: [meteorite-list] New Chilean Meteorites - where are they?

2014-03-10 Thread Ruben Garcia
Hi, A friend, list member, and all round nice guy is the finder and holder of most of these specimens... Maybe he'll come forward and talk about them? On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 5:55 PM, Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com wrote: Hi List, I have noticed an uptick in meteorites

[meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread valparint
Please excuse my prior post. My fingers are fat today. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread valparint
Looks like till 31 march I can send email to the list like this: I have new classified CK5 NWA 8214 for sale but from 1st aprill... I have new classified CK5 NWA 8214 in my collection Is that correct ? :) -[ MARCIN CIMALA ] __ Visit the

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread PolandMET
damn, You just won prize for Best question of the month ! -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]- http://www.Meteoryty.pl marcin(at)meteoryty.pl http://www.PolandMET.com marcin(at)polandmet.com http://www.Gao-Guenie.com GSM: +48 (793) 567667 [ Member of

Re: [meteorite-list] [AD]: NWA 8276 - the NOT SO ordinary chondrite L3.00/W1 (and the start of an interesting discussion?)

2014-03-10 Thread kashuba
Mendy, Adam, List, Congratulations on discovering this special rock. I saw it in Adam's room in Tucson and we talked about it. A 3.00 calls to every collector. But there was no shock rating so I was reluctant to buy. There was another valuable stone at another dealer that I passed on for the

Re: [meteorite-list] New Chilean Meteorites - where are they?

2014-03-10 Thread Graham Ensor
Possibly Rodrigo? http://www.thisischile.cl/8541/2/meteorite-museum-in-northern-chile-takes-you-out-on-the-hunt/News.aspx Anyone fancy a trip? ;-) Graham On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 12:58 AM, Ruben Garcia rubengarcia85...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, A friend, list member, and all round nice guy is the

Re: [meteorite-list] New Chilean Meteorites - where are they?

2014-03-10 Thread PolandMET
Hi Here is the website where most (all?) Atacama main masses found new home. http://www.museodelmeteorito.cl/index.php?option=com_contentview=articleid=18Itemid=24 To bad its in spanish :( -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]- http://www.Meteoryty.pl

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread Mike Tettenborn
A quick google search yielded Eric Twelker’s site which, in turn, references a great intro to Gujba article. See: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2002/pdf/1551.pdf Cheers! Mike Tettenborn Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada t...@rogers.com On Mar 10, 2014, at 8:14 PM, rickm...@earthlink.net

Re: [meteorite-list] [AD]: NWA 8276 - the NOT SO ordinary chondrite L3.00/W1 (and the start of an interesting discussion?)

2014-03-10 Thread Carl Agee
Yes, I think you are hung-up on shock! Please take a look at the MetBull entry if you want see an example of highest quality write-up (JMHO). We literally included the kitchen sink on this one, publication quality data set -- mainly because a 3.00 doesn't come along every day. Best regards, Carl

Re: [meteorite-list] [AD]: NWA 8276 - the NOT SO ordinary chondrite L3.00/W1 (and the start of an interesting discussion?)

2014-03-10 Thread Carl Agee
Hi John, NWA 8276 was analyzed completely independently of NWA 7731, although we also did that one. Each one has its own data set. Carl * Carl B. Agee Director and Curator, Institute of Meteoritics Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences MSC03 2050 University

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread Jim Wooddell
Hi all! I have posted specific and not so specific meteorite related questions here where Melinda Hutson, Alan Rubin and Carl Agee have answered my questions privately and here on this list. I absolutely appreciate this. I do this because I do have questions and I want good answers, which I

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorite-list] List is getting torpid

2014-03-10 Thread John Cabassi
Well said Jim and I'll give you a like. Traditions are changing. I was very adamant at first and held back from social media but it was the only way that I could keep in contact with my family. And yes, the days of forums are slowly dying unless you incorporate them into the social media, as

[meteorite-list] AD: OVER 100 NEW SPECIMENS At 60% OFF!

2014-03-10 Thread michael cottingham
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