[meteorite-list] This day in meteorite history

2008-11-17 Thread Greg Catterton
This day in meteorite history... [b]Chiang Khan meteorite fall[/b] On November 17, 1981 after a bright fireball and detonations, 31 pieces were recovered from the town of Chiang Khan, on the Thailand-Laos border. The largest fragment weighed 51.3 g. The meteorite was later classified as a H6

[meteorite-list] question on overseas purchases - Morocco

2008-11-16 Thread Greg Catterton
I have been offered some real nice material from a person in Morocco, I am really interested in purchasing from him, but I am unsure of the method he wants paid with... wire transfer. I have never paid with wire transfer, is it safe? can paypal really not work for payments to Africa? Is this a

[meteorite-list] This day in meteorite history

2008-11-15 Thread Greg Catterton
This day in meteorite history... Dhofar 850 find One stone weighing 208g was found on November 15, 2002 in the Dhofar region of сеntral Oman. It was classified as a LLS and the main mass is with the anonymous finder. Dhofar 732 find A small brownish stone weighing 17 g was found in the Dhofar

[meteorite-list] This day in meteorite history

2008-11-14 Thread Greg Catterton
This day in meteorite history... Juromenha Meteorite fall On November 14, 1968 about 3 km from the village of Juromenha, Alandroal, Portugal a meteorite fall was witnessed by countryman who was at 30 m from the place of the fall. He heard an enormous noise accompanied by a great glow similar

[meteorite-list] This day in meteorite history...

2008-11-10 Thread Greg Catterton
on this day in meteorite history... Dhofar 950 On November 11, 2003 a gray stone weighing 21.7 g was found in the Dhofar region of Oman. It was Classified as a Lunar feldspathic impact melt breccia. The main mass is held by an anonymous finder. The meteorite may be paired with Dhofar 302, 303,

[meteorite-list] This day in meteorite history...

2008-11-09 Thread Greg Catterton
This day in meteorite history... Dhofar 735 find Two stones weighing 304 g and 77 g were found on November 9, 2002 in the Dhofar region of Oman. The meteorite was later classified as a CM2 Carbonaceous chondrite. Dhofar 730 find A light-grey stone weighing 108 g was found in the Dhofar

[meteorite-list] this day in meteorite history

2008-11-08 Thread Greg Catterton
This day in meteorite history... [b]Orlando meteorite impact[/b] On Monday, November 8, 2004, around 6:15 pm in Orange County, Florida, Ms. Donna Shuford was startled by the noise of something hitting the side of her house. She discovered that something had hit the top of her car and ricocheted

[meteorite-list] this day in meteorite history

2008-11-07 Thread Greg Catterton
On this day in meteorite history... Kingia meteorite impact On November 7, 1967 a meteorite fell in Sudan. The sample which apparently fell as one piece, was reported to have weighed about one pound (450 g) and is thought to have been destroyed by the locals, leaving only a fragment weighing

[meteorite-list] Classification question

2008-11-05 Thread Greg Catterton
I have some material I would like to get officially classified and given a name, can someone direct me to the right person/place? It is really interesting material and all my previous posts about this here have gone unreplied to... Thanks, Greg

Re: [meteorite-list] Classification question

2008-11-05 Thread Greg Catterton
-recon.com - Original Message - From: Greg Catterton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 7:05 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Classification question I have some material I would like to get officially classified and given

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteor(ite) crater discovered

2008-11-05 Thread Greg Catterton
I would have to agree... if you find a gold mine would you tell everyone about it before your had a chance to secure it? --- On Wed, 11/5/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteor(ite) crater discovered To:

Re: [meteorite-list] Unusual new lunar or hokum?

2008-11-03 Thread Greg Catterton
I recieved a sample of his Lunar for me to have tested - I told him I would buy it after I had it tested it IS NOT LUNAR. I even forwarded my test results to ebay who keeps allowing the clown to list it. Ebay is downright dirty and is boardering of contributing to fraud and this guys

[meteorite-list] advise needed on classification

2008-11-03 Thread Greg Catterton
I have come across some very interesting material I would like to get formally classified. can anyone point me in the right direction for doing this? I have had testing done on it and so far, it seems to be an LL3 with mesosiderite inclusions. How would I go about submitting it? Images of the

[meteorite-list] Space junk - marine life - shame on NASA

2008-11-03 Thread Greg Catterton
The junk was a tank full of ammonia coolant on the international space station that was no longer needed. Astronaut Clayton Anderson threw it overboard during a spacewalk in July 2007. Space station program manager Mike Suffredini said Monday that the debris splashed down somewhere between

Re: [meteorite-list] Space junk - marine life - shame on NASA

2008-11-03 Thread Greg Catterton
- From: Greg Catterton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 11:41 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Space junk - marine life - shame on NASA The junk was a tank full of ammonia coolant on the international space station that was no longer

Re: [meteorite-list] Space junk - marine life - shame on NASA

2008-11-03 Thread Greg Catterton
here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault - Original Message - From: Greg Catterton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 1:41 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Space junk - marine life

Re: [meteorite-list] Space junk - marine life - shame on NASA

2008-11-03 Thread Greg Catterton
and cheapest way to go. Of course we could just let it stay up there and add to the many pieces of space junk already floating around putting astronauts lives in danger. Del --- On Mon, 11/3/08, Greg Catterton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Greg Catterton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re

Re: [meteorite-list] Space junk - marine life - shame on NASA

2008-11-03 Thread Greg Catterton
It is the first thing I was aware of, until reading more about it. I know what ifs are really meaningless, however... if it had landed on a school full of kids, Im sure the cost of returning to earth would have been very cheap compared to the loss of life. If it had impacted on a house or other

Re: [meteorite-list] Space junk - marine life - shame on NASA

2008-11-03 Thread Greg Catterton
no hip shot was intended. I was basing my opinions on reports I have read concerning this and as I have said before, I am not as experienced at these things as some of you are and the reports I read made it out to be a major health risk to people if it was a land impact. that said, I figured

Re: [meteorite-list] Space junk - marine life - shame on NASA

2008-11-03 Thread Greg Catterton
Observatory  http://www.cloudbait.com    - Original Message - From: Greg Catterton [EMAIL PROTECTED]  To: Chris Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED]  Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com  Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 12:30 PM  Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Space junk - marine life - shame

Re: [meteorite-list] Unusual new lunar or hokum?

2008-11-03 Thread Greg Catterton
If you are mitch minor, then you know very well that this IS NOT lunar material. I forwarded you test results from the material you sent me, which proved to be FAKE lunar material. I also contact the testing placves you provided that also basicly said you were full of it and would not accept

[meteorite-list] this day in meteorite history

2008-10-31 Thread Greg Catterton
On the haunted day in meteorite history Yanzhuang meteorite impact on this day in 1990 in Guangdong, China around 9:45 Beijing time the Yanzhuang meteorite fall was witnessed after a sonic boom was heard. Three stones were recovered by farmers between houses of Yanzhuang village and from a

[meteorite-list] What is going on? political related SPAM

2008-10-29 Thread Greg Catterton
What is going on with all the political spam to this list? I DO NOT want to be gettting this, and this list I feel is not the place for this! Politics is/should be a private matter and I for one do not care to mix it with this hobby. I hope I will be getting no more of these messages. Please

[meteorite-list] This day in meteorite history

2008-10-28 Thread Greg Catterton
This Day in meteorite History... 43.7g of the Sacramento Wash 005 meteorite was found by Jim Smaller on October 29, 2005. A very important find considering this meteorite has a total known weight of only 52.3 grams and is one of only five approved meteorites classified as an H-metal type

[meteorite-list] This day in meteorite history

2008-10-27 Thread Greg Catterton
The Canon City Meteorite On the evening of Oct. 27, 1973, a meteorite hurtled through the sky in Canon City, Colo. It landed on a garage, tearing a six-inch hole in the roof and leaving a two-inch gash in the garage’s cement floor. The meteorite, which weighed 1.4 kg at the time of impact, was

[meteorite-list] testing - delete

2008-10-26 Thread Greg Catterton
I like meteorites, yes I do... they are yummy with BBQ. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Ad? new forum

2008-10-26 Thread Greg Catterton
, pictures and whatever else I can gather - if you have a favorite meteorite, please feel free to add it. That said, please tkae the time to visit and join - even if you rarely post - I would still like to have the members from here join as I value your knowledge and input. Best to all, Greg

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