[meteorite-list] Ebay Item #2175659927

2003-05-30 Thread LabNEMS
List / All Due to the controversial nature of this auction our observations are being presented in an image-intensive format. To All, I think that this was a very interesting exercise and ultimately healthy to the community. It resulted in many thoughts on COA formats and procedures that should

[meteorite-list] Slickensides

2003-02-21 Thread LabNEMS
List: Slickensides photo, METEORITE!, February 1997, pg. 14. Regards to all, Russ K. NEMS www.meteorlab.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Esterville ?????

2003-02-02 Thread LabNEMS
Mark / Anyone interested: I don't believe this to be a sample of the Estherville mesosiderite. The metal distribution is wrong, the vugs are large and round while specimens of Estherville display small (1 to 4mm) angular cavities and a bi-modal distribution of metal. Additionally please note

Re: [meteorite-list] triolite inclusions

2003-01-28 Thread LabNEMS
/2003 -0500, you wrote: At 09:19 PM 1/27/2003 -0500, LabNEMS wrote: Steve: Troilite is FeS. A terrestrial analog is the mineral Pyrrhotite Fe(1)S. Any troilite cavities are probably what is referred to as vugs that may (or may not) have contained troilite but went from a solid to a gas from shock

Re: [meteorite-list] triolite inclusions

2003-01-27 Thread LabNEMS
Steve: Troilite is FeS. A terrestrial analog is the mineral Pyrrhotite Fe(1)S. Any troilite cavities are probably what is referred to as vugs that may (or may not) have contained troilite but went from a solid to a gas from shock. Evidence of this would be in the mineralogy of the vug's lining.

[meteorite-list] One too many hits on the helmet

2003-01-25 Thread LabNEMS
All: I played football in High School. My son plays now. We kid each other when I do something odd or out of character - one too many hits on the helmet Dad?. Well, to the List Purists and to the Meteorite Gods I'm sorry to have fallen clean off the table but I had just too much fun with this

Re: [meteorite-list] Oldest Collector

2003-01-21 Thread LabNEMS
Allan / List: My vote for the longest person - still running - would be my friend, that fine gentleman in Anacortes WA, David New. Many of the longer members of this list ( I just can't bring myself to say older :) know David. Although well-positioned in the diamond business he still dabbles in

Re: [meteorite-list] Another mag bites the dust!

2003-01-09 Thread LabNEMS
Jim, Paul, and List: I agree with Walter on this. It's a shame when people freely give to all in this manner and have their good-will treated with bad-will. There are so many ways to make contributions in this field. Jim and Paul found one and did an honorable job at it. Perhaps with

Re: [meteorite-list] stolen lunar meteorites

2003-01-06 Thread LabNEMS
John S./ List Members: I've been retained by the OIG and USAG on this case and am currently under a US Federal Subpoena to appear. We did the Appraisal on the samples contained within the safe stolen from JSC. (Sorry, OIG is the US Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General, USAG is

[meteorite-list] A fine line

2002-11-26 Thread LabNEMS
List: It's a fine line. Ok, no pun intended here on the description of the below offered meteorite. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=740832733 It appears that this person is presenting, what they believe is, a meteorite. The wording in their description seems to cover

Re: [meteorite-list] A fine line-an additional thought

2002-11-26 Thread LabNEMS
Steve / List: Thanks for the response. What caught my interest and concern was the definitive / declarative heading: South Texas Meteorite - 36+ kilograms in combination with the disclaimer in the description. This may be a foundational statement that will now show up with other specimens

Re: [meteorite-list] Anyone Seen Russ?

2002-11-21 Thread LabNEMS
Jay - All: Caution on this email. I'm here, no emails received, but this one had a virus attached. Try [EMAIL PROTECTED] Russ K., NEMS www.meteorlab.com Hi List, Has anyone been in conatct with Russ from NEMS recently? I been trying to e-mail him for a week but no replies. Take Care,

Re: [meteorite-list] loose chondrules needed

2002-10-04 Thread LabNEMS
Matt: If you're unable to find a source NEMS would be happy to donate the chondrules. Would you like them sectioned or complete? Best, Russ K., NEMS At 10:07 AM 10/04/2002 -0600, you wrote: Does anyone have about 15-20 loose chondrules they could donate to a local university here in CO, for

Re: [meteorite-list] Missing Ureilite.

2002-09-30 Thread LabNEMS
Steve: This one is right out of the Meteorite X-Files. The truth is out there but I doubt you'll see it in print. Allan T. did the work on it and is correct in that it was originally reported as Nuevo Mercurio (b). The confusion arose from conflicting reports of where it was found. We have

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Deliveries - on Earth

2002-08-30 Thread LabNEMS
List: My thanks for the kind words from so many on this and the thoughtful responses. Shipping and receiving specimens is problematic. It's like the Quarterback in football - he has control over the ball only up to the point when he puts it in the air. Overall the US Postal System has been,

[meteorite-list] Eagle Butte - One more time

2002-03-21 Thread LabNEMS
List: From a customer we received a sample of the material recently referred to and discussed on this list as Eagle Butte. Sample chemical analysis summary: The received material is porous and not homogeneous. There are varying proportions of FeO, MgO, Ca, Al, and Dolomite within clumps.

Re: [meteorite-list] Can Someone Explain the Mars Tubes?

2002-03-07 Thread LabNEMS
Kevin, All: The Hydrologic cycle of Mars is not well-understood - that's a major focus of continuing research. To venture a guess, I'd say that the tube formation has something to do with frost and some poorly understood sublimation process. I know that's like blaming everything we don't

Re: [meteorite-list] Searching Antarctic Ice for Meteorites

2002-03-01 Thread LabNEMS
List: National Geographic, February 2002 Very nice fold out map of Antarctica; Sea Ice movement, Wind Flow, Sea Ice Velocity, and the under-ice bedrock landscape. National Geographic, March 2002 Natural Diamonds, localities, the harsh Geo/Political nature of mining them. Revealing article.

Re: [meteorite-list] Science Fair Again. Sigh!!!!!

2002-02-16 Thread LabNEMS
Mike: Murchison, small fragments, how much do you need? I'll donate them for your son's project. Russ K., NEMS At 02:05 PM 02/16/2002 -0500, you wrote: Hello All, Once again my budding scientist son has decided to work with meteorites in his science fair. I am thrilled at this but I may

Re: [meteorite-list] CAIs

2002-02-10 Thread LabNEMS
All, With reference to the CAI discussion: http://www.meteorlab.com/METEORLAB2001dev/labphoto/CAI.htm Russ K., NEMS __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] New web site (Humor Alert!)

2002-01-17 Thread LabNEMS
Hi List: Come on now Bernd! Are you telling me that you missed the micro-meteorite information on the new site? Seriously, I enjoyed the new site. It was nice reading about collecting micro-meteorites in your back yard. Please see the paper: Numbers, types, and compositions of an unbiased