Re: [meteorite-list] Breaking News- Major Bolide Reported over Tabatinga, Brasil 6JUL2011

Hello Dirk, I've seen this on TV here in Brasil but they aren't giving so much attention to this. As I think you notice, it seems to be a re-entry of some rocket piece launched in French Guyana. I haven't found any information yet, but this isn't the first time that a bolide like this is seen

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - June 26, 2011

Hello everybody! Very nice this meteorite super trump! Early this year I was trying to create one on my own, but I was without time to continue searching the informations to put on it... Is anybody selling it on the internet? It'll probably make success among the meteorite collectors! Thanks for

[meteorite-list] One more offcial meteorite from 2010.

Hello list I just want to share with everybody this information. These days, one more meteorite from 2010 was accept in the Meteoritical Bulletin: the Varre-Sai meteorite. This L5 from Brazil brings to 3 the number of official falls from 2010 (along with Mifflin and Lorton). (link: 

[meteorite-list] Uruaçu shield shape.

Hello list, I'm a meteorite collector from Brazil and I've already had oportunity to see many fragments from the Uruaçu fall. Talking, this week, with a friend that also have some big Uruaçus, we realize that many of the bigger fragments (more than 1 kg) usually have a shield shape, more

[meteorite-list] AD: 3 meteorites for exchange.

Hello, I'm offering to exchange three small meteorites. They are from a friend of mine, but I'll be the intermediary in the exchange. The pieces offered are: - Cerro Mesa (approx. 0,3 g) - NWA 4533 (approx. 0,2 g) - Santa Vitoria do Palmar (approx. 1 g) Any offer, question or request for photo 

Re: [meteorite-list] 2008 - A busy year for Falls (Nine) - Any other busy years?

Hello, Nice page Mike. I can say that you could include one more meteorite in this list. Here in Brazil we had a fall after a fireball of June 19. The fisrt fragment was found in the city of Varre-Sai (Rio de Janeiro state), and other fragments were found since then (I think that the total

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite 20 Questions - Answer and Share if you Dare. :)

1) When did you start collecting? (how long ago) Around 4 or 5 years ago. 2) What first interested you about meteorites? My mom teach me to love astronomy, but I've always looked for something more tangible in it. Once, in a meteor shower, I've realised that meteorites could be a way. Then,

[meteorite-list] Marília Meteorite.

Hello Everybody,   My name is Gabriel and I'm new here in this list. I'm meteorite collector from Brazil and I'm looking for a piece or a fragment of the Marília Meteorite, a low TKW Brazilian meteorite.   Please, you have something to offer of this meteorite, contact me in the follow e-mail: