Re: [meteorite-list] Galileo's missing fingers found in jar

Don't laugh (and yes, OT): http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/23/mussolinis_brain/ M Mike Hankey wrote: can't wait till they hit ebay! On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 4:47 PM, Meteorites USA e...@meteoritesusa.com wrote: Related and morbid but interesting... ...(CNN) -- Two fingers cut from

Re: [meteorite-list] Kids find a meteor!

UFO Crash Lands? Dear dear... ;-) Darren Garrison wrote: http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/1351790?UserKey= __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Just meteorites, I'm afraid...

Lots of pictures of meteorites. No charge. No advertising or selling anything. No abuse, no limericks (although I think they may be worth a page...) Meh. Have a look. http://meteorites.cc/ Best, Mark -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - May 2, 2009

A good-sized specimen from the NHM London: http://meteorites.cc/nhm-images/bv/murch3.jpg M ensorama...@ntlworld.com wrote: Hi All, Murhison is listed as having a TKW of over 100kg and yet there is very little available for collectors...did most of it end up in labs or are collectors and

Re: [meteorite-list] ONE AD PER WEEK I have an idea!

Mike, I don't understand what point you're trying to make here. IMCA is IMCA, MetList is an open email forum (very lightly) moderated by Art. They are not in any way related, other than the obvious fact that the community is small, many IMCA members are list members, and vice versa. If

Re: [meteorite-list] cottingham

Bill, Get over yourself and try to find another outlet for your sad and misdirected bile. Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Mark michael cottingham wrote: Hello, http://stores.ebay.com/voyage-botanica-natural-history Great Deals Abound! Michael Cottingham On Apr 30, 2009, at 3:45 PM,

[meteorite-list] When is a fall...?

I read a definition of a fall as being where the meteor is 'usually seen as a fireball' before it lands and is recovered. Obviously, I thought, it needs to be seen burning up - that's the very definition of a fall. I then considered that the definition would strictly be 'observed' to fall.

Re: [meteorite-list] Dam Hammer

Actually, it would make a great name for a meteorite ;-) Carl 's wrote: I like the sound of Dam Hammer myself. It would make a great ebay name or TV series. -- Mark's Meteorite Pages: http://meteorites.cc __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Question on NY meteorite fall

Hey Carl, If you assume that the date range could easily be 5 years either side (your lady isn't a teenager!), MetBase lists 19 iron meteorites in the US between those. None were falls, and none were in NY. If you ignore irons and look at all falls in the US between 1923 and 1933, MetBase

Re: [meteorite-list] Bogus indochinites? Are they or aren't they?

Michael Gilmer wrote: I posted about some indochinites that I bought from a vendor in Hong Kong. After doing some research on the seller, I discovered that he had been red-flagged in the past for selling fake moldavite. Well, they arrived. And they are real. I don't want to sound

Re: [meteorite-list] AD Encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com website for sale

Whoa, Michael :) Pierre said he hoped it wouldn't be purchased by someone who would use the information for his business - which isn't the same as saying not to a dealer. In fact, in the original posting, he explicitly said he'd prefer to sell to an IMCA member or a well-known meteorite

[meteorite-list] Fun questions, or public FAQs

I was reflecting yesterday on the fun I get showing my collection to guests, and talking about meteorites to non-hobbyists. It got me thinking that there are some standard questions which come up time and again. * Where do you get them from? [One of the few opportunities to use the line 'I

Re: [meteorite-list] If you're Bored I need a Web Site Check

Try http://www.dead-links.com/ Mark David Kitt Deyarmin wrote: I had to migrate my web site to a new server and had to go into all of the pages associated with my site to change the URLS. If you are very good at surfing and have lots of time on you hands please verify that I don;t have

[meteorite-list] Meteorite impacts Scotland

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7795381.stm (OK, it was a little while back :) ) M -- Mark's Meteorite Pages: http://meteorites.cc __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Name?

When I started out, a wise man told me, I can only say two things about this hobby: it'll become an obsession, and your wife will never understand. :) Mark Greg Hupe wrote: Hi Harry, I think the name would be Passionate Obsessed *Nut* Meteoritophile Enthusiasts! Greg - Original

Re: [meteorite-list] IMCA Alternative Group

Michael Gilmer wrote: I will soon be starting a Yahoo discussion group to lay the groundwork for a new meteorite group. Why? -- Mark's Meteorite Pages: http://meteorites.cc __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Toolbox Meteorite

You so need to get out more, Mike ;-) Mike Bandli wrote: It also allows one to employ the ultimate geek pick-up line: Excuse me, Miss, allow me to open that Coors Light with my meteorite for you. -- Mark's Meteorite Pages: http://meteorites.cc

Re: [meteorite-list] Space Rocks POD - November 18, 2008

I click on the link, I get a brief image of Gujba, and then (without clicking anything) I get a full page of advertisments. Comment: Not for me. Michael Gilmer wrote: Installment #1 Nov, 18, 2008 - Comments and suggestions are welcome. -- Mark's Meteorite Pages: http://meteorites.cc

[meteorite-list] What did I see?

I got a note today from someone in N Texas who reckons she saw four fireballs last night. I'm sure list folks have had many such emails over the years. Rather than try to list all the possible things that it might/might not have been, does anyone have a link to a site with beginners' guide to

[meteorite-list] 2008 TC3 image

A picture of the train left behind by the above asteroid appears to have come to light: http://tinyurl.com/6bn4tq More details at today's http://www.spaceweather.com Mark * * -- Mark's Meteorite Pages: http://meteorites.cc __

Re: [meteorite-list] Bassikounou photographs

Very nice, I WANT that big one! :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fantastic! Thanks for sharing. Every body, Check It Out! Tom In a message dated 10/29/2008 12:09:00 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi List, Below some links to Bassikounou photographs I made. Thought

[meteorite-list] Graphical Impact Calculator

Saw this posted on a UK astro site, it's quite neat: http://down2earth.eu/impact_calculator/ M -- Mark's Meteorite Pages: http://meteorites.cc __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Fw: Bolide to enter over northern Sudan in less than 8 hours

So, I'm guessing this is the first time such an event has actually been predicted? Bizarre seeing the ephemeris just... stop! Sterling K. Webb wrote: Hi, All! Rob Matson asked to forward this to the list as he apparently cannot post it. A remarkable event, well... Read it. A shame it's not

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Semi-Famous Meteorites For Sale

So is the link broken, or removed on the back of Adam's reply? Mark Ruben Garcia wrote: Hi all, I have a few Semi-Famous Meteorites for sale. Take a look and email me of list. http://www.mr-meteorite.com/famousmeteorites4sale.htm Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona

[meteorite-list] ESA plans asteroid sample-return mission

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7623411.stm -- Mark's Meteorite Pages: http://meteorites.cc __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - September 18, 2008

From which NHM? Mark Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://www.rocksfromspace.org/September_18_2008.html __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Nice Bassikounou pics

Evening all, I received a really nice 100g Bass from Mike Jensen today, oriented, lovely crust and rollover lip. Here's a couple of images for those who're interested. http://meteorites.cc/bassroll.jpg http://meteorites.cc/bass-detail.jpg Cheers, Mark -- Mark's Meteorite Pages:

Re: [meteorite-list] Witnessed Falls Database

http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/ Check 'Falls', put '*' in search box and hit search. Mark RJP wrote: Does anyone know of a global database that lists every recorded witnessed fall with TKW info, ect? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Ryan

[meteorite-list] Amsterdam museum displays?

I'm going to be in Amsterdam this weekend, I wondered if any list members know of any museums with meteorites on display. I've checked with MetBase which suggests some exhibits are on display at the Zeiss Planetarium - can anyone confirm or suggest an alternative? If so pls contact me

[meteorite-list] Pictures from NHM London collection

Morning folks, Members of the British Irish Meterorite Society (BIMS) yesterday visited the meteorite collection at the Natural History Museum in London. I've posted a page with photos and a little background. http://meteorites.cc/ - first link at the top of the page Best, Mark

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteor or supernova tonight?

Yup, have a look at Heavens Above (http://www.heavens-above.com) and check back previous 48 hours for your location. Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That sounds an awful lot like an Iridium flare. Mark Bob Loeffler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, About 1 hour ago (somewhere

Re: [meteorite-list] Just Another Question

A related question I pondered a while back: How big does an object need to be to be a 'parent body'? Is the meteorite ever the full remnant of the PB? In other words, can something be big and coherent enough to survive passage through the atmosphere and produce a meteorite, which hasn't

Re: [meteorite-list] West Australian Perth Museum Pictures plus AD

Great pictures Desmond. Those big irons, in particular, are beautiful. Mark Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi all, Please see the link below of my recent visit to the Western Australian Museum while I was back home in Perth. __

Re: [meteorite-list] Observed lunar meteorite impacts hit 100

I don't, personally, see it as a hard distinction. The labels are more for convenience - comets tend to be 'wetter and oilier', and more often are in eccentric orbits. Asteroids tend not to exhibit coma/tail because in a more stable orbits, they would either have lost most of their

[meteorite-list] Observed lunar meteorite impacts hit 100

http://tinyurl.com/4kwbvm http://tinyurl.com/4kwbvm Includes very cool impact video. Mark -- Mark's Meteorite Pages: http://meteorites.cc __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Observed lunar meteorite impacts hit 100

This got me thinking... some of the lunar impacts are being attributed to well-known meteor showers. Are there any good candidates for (earthly) meteorites which may be part of such showers, and therefore potentially once part of the presumed parent body? I guess candidate criteria would be

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite offered (NOT an ad)

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I also believe it to be exactly the same kind as what the air force described to be an alien space craft which crashed in roswell, New mexico in 1967, I believe.[...] They also reported finding aliens You couldn't make it up, could you? Suggest they take it to

Re: [meteorite-list] working AZ Eucrite photo link

Very purty! :) Michael L Blood wrote: I am informed the photo link I sent on the AZ Eucrite did Not work. Please try this one and click on small image for Larger one: -- Mark's Meteorite Pages: http://meteorites.cc __

[meteorite-list] Thin sections?

Evening list, As part of my attempts to lean more about our common interest, I've been reading up and trying to get my head round some basic mineralogy - in particular using thin-section microscopy. I wondered if any members had any old sections, perhaps dirty/cracked/damaged, or some

[meteorite-list] AD: Lots of micros

Hi all, I've listed a couple dozen specimens, mainly micros. There are a few rare types (OD, a nice L3.2, EL6, NWA 960 - H/L/LL3), some nice American pieces (Gruver, Belle Plaine, Tulia), 2 micros of Cold Bokkeveld, and some small Gaos. All still at 99p, ending in a few days.

Re: [meteorite-list] Quick and Dirty Parent Body List

I've been trying to collate just such a list Mike, so I'm keen to see what comes back. Here's my part-list so far - it's absolutely not to be considered definitive, but may spur further reading: http://meteorites.cc/misc/cand-par.htm Mark Michael Gilmer wrote: Hi folks! Can someone help

[meteorite-list] Extra-solar material?

I'm reading Paul Davies' The Fifth Miracle. In chapter 6 it refers to the 1996 discovery by Taylor, Baggaley and Steel of inter-stellar dust particles entering the earth's atmosphere in the form of fast ( 70-km/s) meteors: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v380/n6572/abs/380323a0.html It

Re: [meteorite-list] Extra-solar material?

There's a PDF of the full paper linked from the abstract. If the results are correct (it's 12 years old, I don't know if the findings have been challenged since) then we would seem to have a steady stream of interstellar particles from at least 2 discrete extra-solar sources. I wonder if

Re: [meteorite-list] What a surprise! (not)

And, presumably, a lot of oats and hay :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Sterling: You forgot overnight mail; Pony Express. It took 11 days (Missouri to California) and initially cost $5.00 for 1/2 oz. Assuming beer was 2 bits (25 cents), that is a lot of beer! -- Mark's Meteorite Pages:

[meteorite-list] Messing around with filters

I've admired the images of thin sections posted on the list since I joined last year. I thought I'd have a go at seeing what I could achieve on a very low budget. I had fun, and thought some of you might enjoy reading about it. http://meteorites.cc/xpl/xpl.html Mark -- Mark's Meteorite

[meteorite-list] Most expensive rock?

Hi folks, After seeing one of Adam's Chassy specks go on eBay for the eye-watering figure of ~$87,000/g, I wondered what the most expensive price paid for a specimen was? I suppose it's two questions - the highest dollar price/gram (and I suppose Chassigny might take this even off eBay),

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorites not being able to leave certain countries

Utter rot. Why should meteorites be different from any other cultural or scientific heritage? Viewed from a slightly broader view than we sometimes do on this list, meteorites are items of both financial and scientific value. None of us have any god-given right to own them, whether they come

Re: [meteorite-list] By Popular Demand................

I guess the question here is, do sellers have a right to anonymity, and if so, when does it outweigh the buyer's right to provenance? As a collector I'm delighted to have more provenance, because it add to the interest of the piece, the future value, and gives me even more confidence that

Re: [meteorite-list] It was intuition ? OK ?

One thing which I think the IMCA could do to give a lead here is some kind of new collectors' guide. I joined about a year ago, not long after I started collecting, as I correctly worked out that I'd want to trade on some of my specimens at some point, and wanted to do as much as possible to

Re: [meteorite-list] What Started It All...?

For me it's mainly the old historic falls. I love the way they link us back in a chain through time, across different countries, languages, different philosophies and world-views which were extant at that point. I also like poring over the surviving records of the time. That fact that many

Re: [meteorite-list] Science tattoos

ROFLMAO :) Martin Altmann wrote: And I need some galaxies on my belly, Then I can demonstrate the expanding universe. -- Mark's Meteorite Pages: http://meteorites.cc __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Effect of fall of dollar against Euro/ dirham's

We're working on it, guys, we're working on it :) Greg Hupe wrote: What I don't understand is why there are not more Europeans buying Meteorites from US dealers? With the Euro so strong against the dollar, what An opportunity. I was thinking the same exact thing! With the Dollar so low and

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 4522 - Interesting Pieces, Pictures!

4522 is one of the most beautiful chondrites I've seen in my (limited) collecting experience. Here's a composite of a few of my slices: http://meteorites.cc/nwa4522-col.jpg Mark Pete Pete wrote: Absolutely beautiful, Carsten! Pictures to save, for sure. What does the fusion crust look

Re: [meteorite-list] Fw: USA 193 Flyover

Heavens Above (http://www.heavens-above.com/) gives details of passes for 193, as well as the ISS, shuttle, Iridium satellites, etc for your location. Mark Jerry wrote: Sorry this is late but thought it interesting to the group. I was bummed because it was raining last night so I didn't see

Re: [meteorite-list] How many oriented meteorites?

Hey Tim, I don't know about 'fully' oriented, but according to Norton ~5% of stony meteorites show 'some degree' of orientation, and that irons are (helpfully!) 'sometimes' oriented. He attributes to Nininger an estimate that 28% of irons are oriented, but doesn't define the degree of

[meteorite-list] [AD] - Micros for sale

I've a few lots in auction on eBay at the moment, all micros. They include a beautiful part slice of DaG 082 CO3, a nice slice of the Ureilite Dhofar 132, a really pretty NWA 989 CV3, some planetaries, and small fragments of Kesen and Agen historic falls.

Re: [meteorite-list] woman hit by meteorite?

It's also recycled - the story first appeared in Aug 2004 (Google Pauline Aguss, the woman in question). M Jason Utas wrote: Hola Laurence, All, Seems unlikely; here's a picture of the stone: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article93341.ece Doesn't look very good... Regards, Jason

Re: [meteorite-list] tucson pics page 2

Cool pics Steve, thanks for sharing. Mark steve arnold wrote: Hi again list.It has been another long day.Still -- Mark's Meteorite Pages: http://meteorites.cc __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson update

Hi Matt, Thanks a lot for the comprehensive report. Look forward to hearing more. Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Bob: I can give you a brief update. -- Mark's Meteorite Pages: http://meteorites.cc __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Images of NWA 5000 Complete Slice

Good grief, Adam - it's /enormous/! Adam Hupe wrote: Dear List Members, I promised some images of the only complete slice taken from NWA 5000, The Cosmic Masterpiece. The -- Mark's Meteorite Pages: http://meteorites.cc __

Re: [meteorite-list] McSween's Meteorites and their Parnet Planets

If you haven't had the chance to read McSween I highly recommend it as well as Richard Norton's Rocks From Space, Harvey Nininger's book Find a Falling Star and there are a few others that are worthy of mention at a later date or perhaps members will chime in and offer their suggestions. All my

Re: [meteorite-list] Life on Mars!

If it's an alien, it's a /very small//alien: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/207495main_Spirit.jpg (you can just make it out bottom left) wayne holmes wrote: Hello all Well!! for one opinion, I believe its the Engineer and train wreck parts from the Franconia Strewn Field. Some believe

Re: [meteorite-list] The space program after Bush

I have to admit I'm torn over this one. In terms of bang-per-buck (certainly in the short- to mid-term), there's no question that unmanned orbiters/landers can generate more science, and investigate more targets, than manned flight will over the next couple of decades. In a bunfight over

Re: [meteorite-list] I will no longer ship to Italy using paypal

I imagine because for smaller orders it's not worth the hassle and extra cost? M come Meteorite Meteorites wrote: or why you have never sent pack with registered mail how had I asked in my case? Matteo -- Mark's Meteorite Pages: http://meteorites.cc

[meteorite-list] The high-pitched scream?

Hi folks, On another forum someone posted about a recent TV programme he'd watched about NEOs. At the end the guest astronomer said something to the effect that the first we know about an incoming impactor could be the high-pitched scream as it speeds through the atmosphere. It got me

Re: [meteorite-list] Simple mapping software? (A little OT)

Doug, That's very cool. I must have a play with it when I have a bit of time. From the look of the data files on the DIY Map site, it should also be reasonably easy to update once it's set up. I played with Google Maps earlier by grabbing and then manually adding layers in Photoshop for

[meteorite-list] Simple mapping software? (A little OT)

Hi folks, I'm looking for a (free, ideally) tool to let me map out my colleciton. The kind of thing I'm after is just something which will colour up countries from where I have speciments, drop map-pins at long/lat co-ordinates of falls, etc. Nothing fancy. I keep my inventory in Excel so

Re: [meteorite-list] Simple mapping software? (A little OT)

Jeff/Pierre-Marie/Larry, Thanks for your replies. I know about Google Earth and the links from the MetBul db. I'm really after something a little (graphically) plainer and more tailorable. On a similar note, how do people catalogue their collections? Is there any preferred software out

Re: [meteorite-list] 10 Reasons Why Everyone Should Own A Meteorite!

Anyone mind if I get out some popcorn and settle back to watch the fun...? :-) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote And you are probably going to hear from each and every one of them And those are real women, with a functioning brain. Right, ladies? Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[meteorite-list] Meteorite photos up

Hi all, I've finally pulled my collection pages into some kind of shape, with plenty photos and an emphasis on historical context notes for the older falls. Hope some of you find them interesting: http://meteorites.cc (Please point out any errors or omissions off-list. Thanks). Mark

Re: [meteorite-list] Samples

John/list, At the risk of sounding naive, why /wouldn't/ you pay for professional classification? If Bessey's fee of around $80 is typical (and I admit, I don't know if that's the case), why would you risk lost samples or interminable delays? Why not just add an extra buck/gramme to the

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Impact Probability Increases to 4 Percent (Asteroid 2007 WD5)

Go asteroid :) The impact probability for a collision of asteroid 2007 WD5 with Mars on January 30 has increased from 1.3% to 3.9%. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Samples

A very interesting and informative page Bob, thanks. Have the rules re naming of coincidental falls/finds changed at some point? I'm thinking of Zacatecas (1792) vs (1969) - both finds but with a designation which would indicate a fall, on the current rules. Cf, eg Wethersfield (1971) vs

Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid may be set to slam Mars in Jan.

It's interesting to speculate on the effect a second massive, observed planetary impact in 15 years (or 3 in 100, if you count Tunguska) would have on policy makers. One might expect that it would redouble investment in the search for, and technologies for dealing with, PHAs. One might hope

[meteorite-list] Photos from NHM, London

I thought the list might be interested in seeing some pictures from the Natural History Museum in London. They've recently refurbished the Mineral Gallery and there are some fantastic meteorites on display (including a large specimen of Nahkla, one of the Martian 'holy grail' candidates):

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - November 14, 2007

And here's a close-up of the one in the photo: http://annasach.net/meteorites.cc/nwa%204522.jpg It's beautiful material! Mark Jeff Kuyken wrote: Hi Jerry, Here's a page about them: www.meteorites.com.au/oddsends/BleachedChondrules.html __

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - November 14, 2007

I wondered that too (and don't know the answer). There are a few less striking examples on the slice which show similar 'cracks'. Jerry wrote: In the close-up fine web like structures seem to emenate from the circumference. Is this an artifact created in cutting and polishing or it is

Re: [meteorite-list] Oopsy apologize

HOW much? £34k? *boggle* Martin Altmann wrote: But I can't help, am I the only one, who find these meteorite Rolexes very ugly? Btw. what a weak etch. http://cgi.ebay.com/ROLEX-MASTERPIECE-TRIDOR-METEORITE-DIAMOND-DIAL_W0QQitem

Re: [meteorite-list] Publications of the Carancas event ADDITIONAL

Don't know about seismic, but it appears to have shown up on infrasonic: [from spaceweather.com] *PERUVIAN METEORITE UPDATE: *On Sept. 15th, a fireball streaked across the skies of Peru and soon thereafter a watery crater http://www.spaceweather.com/swpod2007/08oct07/crater.jpg was

Re: [meteorite-list] Dr Daniels - proposal for new name

In the name of sanity, can you please take this off-list? Mark M come Meteorite Meteorites wrote: everytime ridiculus...if I well remember I have put a messagge of collection update at 2-3 months agoor I have to ask the permito to you for put similar messagges? Matteo - Original

[meteorite-list] [Ad] Some eBay lots ending soon

Hi folks, I have some small lots on sale, all still at very affordable prices. Most are low/very low TKW NWAs, including a very nice NWA 091 L6 showing great vesiculation, and a really nice NWA 3154 H3.9 with lovely chondrules.

Re: [meteorite-list] Nut finds fake meteorite with fake technology!

MexicoDoug wrote: Hello Francis, you can buy one of Dr. Hieronymus' machines here for $600, if you want to do further experimentation: http://www.lifetechnology.org/hieronymus.htm There's one born every minute :) I wonder how many of those units they sell?

Re: [meteorite-list] Martian Meteorite Heat Ablation?

Hey Mike, It's a thin atmosphere, but Mars does /have/ an atmosphere - it's about 1% the density of Earth's. At the kind of speeds we're talking about, I don't see why ablation would be a problem. Space probes such as the ill-fated Beagle 2 use a heatshield for the initial entry prior to

Re: [meteorite-list] Martian Meteorite Heat Ablation?

On a similar point... what size would meteorites have to be to have a chance of being found on the moon? Small ones would vapourise, large ones would vapourise a lot of the sirface material... is it possible that any recognisable fragments would survive? Chris Peterson wrote: But Mars does

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

Spoilsport ;-) Michael Farmer wrote: Of course, crater-forming meteorites would start fires, I mean meteorite falls in general. Crater- forming extinction-causing meteorites are not what I am talking about. __ Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Cali chondrite fell extremely cold!

A gag I read 30 years ago in a kids' science book - I've tried it - it's now non-PC, but it works. Take a small piece of ice from the freezer. Find a stooge. Light a cigarette. Tell stooge he/she is perfectly safe. Turn stooge away from you. Very briefly apply ice to back of stooge's

Re: [meteorite-list] unclean gao givaway

drtanuki wrote: Mark, Have you bothered to read the post by Bill and Ken Newton of Steve`s history of posts? Yes. And I searched the archives. I actually read through the archives before I signed up for the list. In fact, I signed up for the list /despite/ the content of the archives

Re: [meteorite-list] unclean gao givaway

The guy actually said uncleaned - maybe not great English, but obviously meaning /not/ clean as opposed to /un/clean. Seriously - if Steve annoys you that much, can't you work out how to set up a killfile? It's a lot easier than composing a smart-ass, humiliating reply to every post he

[meteorite-list] [AD] - eBay auctions closing soon

Evening gang, I have a few lots on eBay ending in the next 24 hrs, including micros of Barwell and Hessle, and a nice polished slice of NWA. Nothing fancy, but maybe something for the beginner or micro collector: http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZduineukQQhtZ-1 Best Mark PS - ignore the

Re: [meteorite-list] [AD] - eBay auctions closing soon

This link is better - apologies: http://collectables.search.ebay.co.uk/_Rocks-Fossils-Minerals_W0QQcatrefZC12QQsacatZ3213QQsassZduineuk Mark Mark Crawford wrote: Evening gang, I have a few lots on eBay ending in the next 24 hrs, including micros of Barwell and Hessle, and a nice polished

Re: [meteorite-list] $30,000 fusion slag

As for 'funniest dealers' I think this guy has a good shot: http://myworld.ebay.com/gospel-serve/ Ken Newton wrote: Matteo and newbies on the List, This is the same nut job discussed under the thread 'the funniest dealer I've seen' last April. He currently has 25 suspect wrongs being

Re: [meteorite-list] Ensisheim Meteorite 2007

Brilliant photos Peter, I may have to come along next year :-) Best, Mark Peter Marmet wrote: http://www.marmet-meteorites.com/id23.html http://www.marmet-meteorites.com/id24.html Please tell me the missing / wrong names, thank you! Best regards, Peter

Re: [meteorite-list] OCEANS ON MARS

I get more convinced as time passes, that we *will* find either active or fossil life forms on Mars in my lifetime. Don't kid yourself Mark, Did you ever do that calculation in physics where you If not, it works out that the chances are that you have to leave the box for something like

Re: [meteorite-list] Global Warming - Scientifically proven or a farce

Spaceguard wrote: We are seeing increasing numbers of Tsunami's, Volcanic eruptions and Earthquakes even here in England we are experiencing this. There is absolutely no evidence of any of this, especially in England! True... Tim's right about this bit though: :-) One really sad thing I

Re: [meteorite-list] WG: Global Warming - Scientifically proven or a farce- human Hammer-

Do you really need to ask the question? There's no question that it would be bought, sold, and that the provenance would increase the value. Would I want to own a sample? I'm not sure*. I'd like to think not, but I suspect I'd start asking questions like can you guarantee that /this

[meteorite-list] Specimen label?

Hi folks, I recently bought a small piece of Mt Egerton, which I discovered has a small label attached reading DYM 3.1: http://annasach.net/imgs/dym.jpg Any suggestions as to interpretation - a museum, perhaps, or specific collector? Mark __

Re: [meteorite-list] Suspect Seller?

Hey Bill, What is it with some of the people on this distribution? According to the met-list About, this is... /...with over 600 members, the best place to get information on rocks from space!/ I'm old on astronomy, and newish on meteorites. I joined thinking I'd get information on

Re: [meteorite-list] Where have all the meteorites gone?

Hi Dean/list, Interesting post. This might sound like a naive question - humour me, I'm new to this - but can anyone give even an approximate answer to these questions? 1 - estimated TKW of /all/ meteorites known to have fallen, to date ...and, I guess, much more difficult: 2 - estimated

Re: [meteorite-list] Moon rock?

I can't speak to the specifics of which metal maps to which colour, but there are definite colour varations on the lunar surface which can be imaged. With a programme like Virtual Moon Atlass (free download) you can highlight areas high in Iron, Hydrogen, Potassium etc. There's a photo of