Re: [meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite

2010-10-16 Thread Meteorites USA
Another one... this time BIGGER! Strewnfield? http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=7y6dDtPekzQ Geoff and Steve were in Australia just recently. Hmmm... On 10/16/2010 10:15 PM, Meteorites USA wrote: http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=-619OvFyi5w __ Visit the

[meteorite-list] 5 Kilo Iron Meteorite

2010-10-16 Thread Meteorites USA
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[meteorite-list] Small Asteroid Warning

2010-10-15 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi Guys, I've posted a new article on the threat of small asteroid impacts last night. It started out as a quick news blurb on my blog about asteroid impacts based on the Sandia Labs scientist who mentioned how dangerous a small asteroid say 100 feet across could be if it impacted a major city.

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - October 15, 2010

2010-10-15 Thread Meteorites USA
Looks like natures version of post impressionist meets modern art, resembling the Death Star from Star Wars. Eric On 10/15/2010 8:03 AM, Michael Johnson wrote: http://www.rocksfromspace.org/October_15_2010.html __ Visit the Archives at http://www.me

Re: [meteorite-list] Stop Naysaying! (Was: Try divining rods over a large iron)

2010-10-14 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi Darren, I'd like to say first off that I don't subscribe to dowsing. I do like your logic. But, what IF one of the variables you eliminate has a direct negative effect on the conclusion? Also, I like your testing method. Though maybe a plastic rail might work better than metal wire, and th

Re: [meteorite-list] Stop Naysaying! (Was: Try divining rods over a large iron)

2010-10-14 Thread Meteorites USA
nly a fool would ignore that reality in favor of quotes (some of dubious origin). Divining rods, homeopathy, astrology... all these things are firmly in the same category. Chris * Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com - Origina

Re: [meteorite-list] Stop Naysaying! (Was: Try divining rods over a large iron)

2010-10-14 Thread Meteorites USA
Chris, I fully support the eviction of superstition from the human mind. BUT... Non believers and naysayers of radical ideas are typically, historically, and statistically, often wrong! People said the Wright brothers couldn't fly. But they did. People said you would die if you went faster than

Re: [meteorite-list] Try divining rods over a large iron

2010-10-13 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi Phil, I think Chris was referring to Einstein's knowledge of the physiological makeup of the human nervous system. Which Einstein would probably not in fact be qualified to answer on. I would think that a theoretical physicist would know a "little" about the physical system of the human body

Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid collision

2010-10-13 Thread Meteorites USA
Amateurs ROCK! Eric On 10/13/2010 12:42 PM, Richard Kowalski wrote: Wow that's rather old news. Almost immediately after discovery, amateurs commented on MPML about the strange appearance of this object (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/mpml/message/22836). and within hours it was specul

Re: [meteorite-list] Featured Meteorite Gallery - Seeking AWESOME meteorite photos for the magazine

2010-10-13 Thread Meteorites USA
email. Thanks! Eric On 10/13/2010 11:29 AM, Meteorites USA wrote: Featured Meteorite Gallery - Exquisite museum quality meteorite specimens. (See page 20-21 in July's premiere issue) http://www.mhcmagazine.com/current-issue/july-2010/ If you have an AWESOME photo of a spectacular meteorit

[meteorite-list] Featured Meteorite Gallery - Seeking AWESOME meteorite photos for the magazine

2010-10-13 Thread Meteorites USA
Featured Meteorite Gallery - Exquisite museum quality meteorite specimens. (See page 20-21 in July's premiere issue) http://www.mhcmagazine.com/current-issue/july-2010/ If you have an AWESOME photo of a spectacular meteorite. Send it in! Eric __ Vis

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunting (ANYWHERE)

2010-10-12 Thread Meteorites USA
rld! (next to being a new dad of course) Step up and speak out! Join the MHA. (Send me an email privately and I will put you on the "growing" tentative list of members for when we launch publicly) Regards, Eric Wichman Meteorite Hunting & Collecting Magazine Meteorites USA

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites in Art - Art with meteorites?

2010-10-11 Thread Meteorites USA
Now, your wife's work is "true" ART! Very nice Mike... ;) Can't wait to see the "meteorite art"! Regards, Eric On 10/11/2010 7:18 AM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks wrote: Hi Martin and List, Interesting idea about burning through with a hot meteoritic iron, but the price seems a bit steep to me

[meteorite-list] Asteroid P/2010 A2 Collision Slashdotted

2010-10-09 Thread Meteorites USA
Cool... http://science.slashdot.org/story/10/10/09/016236/Collision-of-Two-Asteroids-Spotted-For-the-First-Time?from=headlines Bout time... __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list M

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteor breaks up into three pieces

2010-10-08 Thread Meteorites USA
Very cool shots! Eric On 10/8/2010 3:38 PM, Richard Kowalski wrote: I was at the Catalina Schmidt telescope last night. Meteors we flying, many apparently Draconids due to the peak of that shower. In several survey frames throughout the night meteors were visible. Not a rarity as we catch

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2010-10-08 Thread Meteorites USA
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Re: [meteorite-list] Green Glowing Meteorites?

2010-10-06 Thread Meteorites USA
There are 360 possible directions the camera could be facing horizontally. Determining and East/West trajectory from one video is impossible without knowing the direction the camera was facing. Eric On 10/6/2010 4:43 PM, David Gunning wrote: Wish I could help you with a link, but I did not th

[meteorite-list] NASA Can't Explain Strange Spiral

2010-10-06 Thread Meteorites USA
Scientists are baffled by a strange spiral phenomenon. http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1774.html Kind of OT, but very cool looking... Are we looking at the birth of a star? Is that dust? Gas? Both? Any scientists out there have any opinions? Regards, Eric

Re: [meteorite-list] First attempt at photographing thin sections

2010-10-05 Thread Meteorites USA
SUPERB! Eric On 10/5/2010 3:01 AM, Richard Kowalski wrote: I had some free time tonight so I cut a few pieces of some plastic polarizing filter I had and used them on our biological microscope. I had picked up a few low priced thin sections at this past year's Tucson shows. For a first ever

Re: [meteorite-list] Official Announcement NWA 6077 is Paired with NWA 5400

2010-10-05 Thread Meteorites USA
Greg, I must disagree with you completely... No one is "attacking" you personally. John is NOT out of line. He seems to be up to date on the facts regarding the pairings of the stones. Nothing he said that I can see is incorrect, however your attack on him seems rather "harsh". I feel your comm

[meteorite-list] Featured Meteorite Gallery Photos

2010-10-03 Thread Meteorites USA
There are still some spaces open for upcoming future issues of the magazine. I'm looking for spectacular museum quality meteorite specimens. Stones, irons, and stony irons. Ordinary chondrites welcome... ;) Lunars, Martians, Brachinites, Shergottites, or any rare type. Slices, whole stones, and

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2010-10-02 Thread Meteorites USA
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[meteorite-list] Meteorite found in Lincolnshire?

2010-10-01 Thread Meteorites USA
Possibile meteorite find in Lincolnshire, UK http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/meteorites-in-lincolnshire-heres-an-actual-one Enjoy... Regards, Eric __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list ma

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2010-09-29 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi List, Get published in MHC magazine. http://www.mhcmagazine.com/blog/get-published-in-mhc/ User generated content ROCKS! Please read the article/link above. I'm looking for awesome full color photos related to meteorites, and well written detailed meteorite/astronomy articles 500 to 2500

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 2999 Pairings [was: NWA 6292 (BRA) IS paired to NWA 5400 !]

2010-09-28 Thread Meteorites USA
Not exactly... The age of the solar system has been refigured based on a meteorite. The letters NWA are irrelevant.. ;) Eric On 9/28/2010 3:29 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks wrote: As someone mentioned earlier in this discussion, the age of the solar system itself has now been called into ques

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 6292 (BRA) IS paired to NWA 5400 !

2010-09-28 Thread Meteorites USA
What do you mean, am I reading this right? You assume because 1 person has a piece of a rare meteorite that it's an absolute that more of that meteorite exists? This certainly doesn't take into account single meteorite classifications at all. Are you saying the EVERY NWA ever classified has a

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2010-09-26 Thread Meteorites USA
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Re: [meteorite-list] Who owns the meteorite?

2010-09-24 Thread Meteorites USA
Mike, again, I agree 100% with your statements below... Including this one. "...to prevent further regulation of meteorites, is to act like professionals, conduct ourselves as good honest people, and be generous with our finds to science and outreach..." I agree to the extent that the "profes

Re: [meteorite-list] Who owns the meteorite?

2010-09-24 Thread Meteorites USA
I would agree 100% with the Count on this one! I'm sick and tired of listening to the rhetoric of the naysaying jerks and lazy brained elitists who don't recover meteorites or would make them off-limits to everyone but themselves. The problem with these idiots are that they are selfish egotist

Re: [meteorite-list] New radar post - I suspect that y'all are going to want to see this

2010-09-24 Thread Meteorites USA
to - there's "probably" meteorites that can be found. If I lived within a couple few hundred miles of this area, I'd spend a weekend out there hunting. Regards, Eric On 9/24/2010 11:47 AM, Meteorites USA wrote: Hi Richard, I agree to a point... I bet if the Claxton meteori

Re: [meteorite-list] New radar post - I suspect that y'all are going to want to see this

2010-09-24 Thread Meteorites USA
hotography IMCA #1081 --- On Fri, 9/24/10, Meteorites USA wrote: From: Meteorites USA Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] New radar post - I suspect that y'all are going to want to see this To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Friday, September 24, 2010, 11:06 AM Looks good! Good w

Re: [meteorite-list] New radar post - I suspect that y'all are going to want to see this

2010-09-24 Thread Meteorites USA
Looks good! Good work Marc. Funny how all the so called meteorite people don't have a comment in 10 whole hours since your post. No yay, no nay... Just silence... LOL Maybe they're all packing they're bags or maybe already be in the field out there searching... ;) Regards, Eric On 9/24/2010 1

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2010-09-23 Thread Meteorites USA
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Re: [meteorite-list] Who owns the meteorite?

2010-09-22 Thread Meteorites USA
Regarding the article, that is the argument yes. Eric On 9/22/2010 2:47 PM, R N Hartman wrote: So regarding the article, in essence this interpretation is saying that if you have a lease on land at which time a meteorite lands on it, you have legal rights to it. But you must have the lease,

Re: [meteorite-list] "Oregon meteorite generating interest" - The Columbian

2010-09-22 Thread Meteorites USA
Reporters have got to start including photos. Here's a more detailed article with a map. http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2010/09/it_came_from_outer_space_rare_meteorite_discovered_in_oregon.html On 9/22/2010 12:44 AM, Don Giovanni wrote: http://www.columbian.com/ne

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2010-09-21 Thread Meteorites USA
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Re: [meteorite-list] grey fusion crust on a stony?

2010-09-20 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi Mike, Yes... I've have numerous NWA stone meteorites with gray fusion crust. A couple of them were achondrites. Not sure what type of achondrite though. Do you have one? Eric On 9/20/2010 7:54 PM, Michael Murray wrote: Hi List, A question for anyone that wouldn't mind helping me on

Re: [meteorite-list] Another meteorite photo request

2010-09-19 Thread Meteorites USA
Mike, You're welcome to use any of these photos with credit to MeteoritesUSA.com Tucson Show Photos: http://www.meteoritesusa.com/tucson-show-photos/ Meteorite Photos: http://www.meteoritesusa.com/meteorite-photos/ Eric On 9/19/2010 1:10 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks wrote: Hi Folks, Plea

[meteorite-list] Odd Stone

2010-09-17 Thread Meteorites USA
http://www.meteoritesusa.com/odd-stone.html Opinions? Eric __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/mete

Re: [meteorite-list] OT: Listening To Fermi

2010-09-17 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi Phil, My point wouldn't work very well for Big Foot or Nessy... ;) There are none proven to exist. However we know there are humans in the universe, and can say with reasonable thought that there are probably other intelligent lifeforms out there. There's simply too much space and time for i

Re: [meteorite-list] OT: Listening To Fermi

2010-09-16 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi Phil, I agree completely with your sentiment, and respect your belief. However I sincerely disagree that your conclusion that intelligent extra terrestrial life does NOT exist is based on evidenced fact. There is only a lack of evidence, and the best argument to the contrary is us. Humans a

Re: [meteorite-list] OT: Listening To Fermi

2010-09-16 Thread Meteorites USA
Sorry this sentence should read: The child could be looking out the [right] window at the wrong time. The horse could have been there and gone. Or the child could be looking out the wrong window at the wrong time. Big difference. On 9/16/2010 8:04 PM, Meteorites USA wrote: Valid points Phil

Re: [meteorite-list] OT: Listening To Fermi

2010-09-16 Thread Meteorites USA
Valid points Phil... My answer to your question. As many years as it takes... Just like meteorite hunting, you have to look where they are, and even if you're looking in the right place, you still might not find them. ;) (interestingly enough, I think everyone here on-list can relate to that)

[meteorite-list] OT: Listening To Fermi

2010-09-16 Thread Meteorites USA
I might agree with that sentiment if there were enough information to support it. However, I've got an interesting question about perspective and time. If a child looked out the window of a house for a mere 32/1000th of a second and formed a conclusion that horses do not exist, would you say

Re: [meteorite-list] Other hobbies?

2010-09-15 Thread Meteorites USA
VERY COOL!!! Eric On 9/15/2010 5:43 PM, e-mail ensoramanda wrote: see me presenting one of my prints to Stephen Hawking here... http://www.derbyastronomy.org/HawkingVisit280508.htm __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-li

Re: [meteorite-list] Other hobbies?

2010-09-14 Thread Meteorites USA
Astronomy History (Scientific, Religious, Political, Social, Military, Secret Orders) Geography (Mapping, Plotting) Philosophy Photography Graphic Arts Writing Green Technology (Energy & Transportation) Gaming - XBOX & PC (Wow, COD4) Hiking Camping Outdoor Survival Drawing Sketching Web Design Ne

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunters Magazine

2010-09-14 Thread Meteorites USA
Greg, I wanted to take moment and thank you publicly for the extremely kind words and humbling comments regarding Meteorite Hunting & Collecting magazine. I truly am honored you feel this way about it. I hope my passion for this great science shines through in the full color pages of the magazi

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2010-09-13 Thread Meteorites USA
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Re: [meteorite-list] Proper procedures, or How to get your 'meteorite' classified

2010-09-13 Thread Meteorites USA
All Meteorwrongs come from people who don't know how to ID a meteorite. Seems obvious but... If they get the "rock" Identified by an expert FIRST, then this weeds out all the bogus rocks that swamp the labs in the first place. Tracy, you said: "...Point them in the direction of someone who wil

Re: [meteorite-list] Rust Question about my stone meteorite. BKF is the best :)

2010-09-12 Thread Meteorites USA
[meteorite-list] Rust Question about my stone meteorite. BKF is the best :) Meteorites USA eric at meteoritesusa.com Mon Sep 13 02:23:21 EDT 2010 Previous message: [meteorite-list] Rust Question about my stone meteorite. BKF is the best :) Messages sorted by: [ date ]

Re: [meteorite-list] Rust Question about my stone meteorite. BKF is the best :)

2010-09-12 Thread Meteorites USA
Very nice cleaning job. Stone meteorites are more porous and absorbent than irons. Have you noticed any residual smells, staining, or residue? Eric On 9/12/2010 10:59 PM, Shawn Alan wrote: Jim k and the List, I took your advice and used the Bar Keeper Friend on my L6 meteorite fragment

Re: [meteorite-list] Crazies

2010-09-12 Thread Meteorites USA
Alien poop...? Eric On 9/12/2010 6:15 PM, Adam Hupe wrote: My personal favorite is the multimillion dollar blown out toilet plunger meteorite wrong. Actually, I have no idea what it was. The toilet plunger guess came from this list. A member surmised that maybe the 120 plus degree temperatu

Re: [meteorite-list] Crazies - Was Meteorite testing locations - Was meteorite millionaire

2010-09-12 Thread Meteorites USA
Hey Rob, If you can access the voicemail online through your cell providers website, they might have an option to download an MP3...? If all else fails you can simply put it on speaker and record it through a computer microphone. Some webcams have microphones. I know not ideal but easy. May

Re: [meteorite-list] New USA Chondrite find

2010-09-12 Thread Meteorites USA
CONGRATS Sonny! Cool find. The crust looks pretty good. Curious what the age is of that stone. Eric On 9/12/2010 2:23 PM, wahlpe...@aol.com wrote: Hi Bernd, Thanks, yes it is the 12.2 gram chondrite. Even though it's small, I can't explain the feeling of a new find. Sonny -Original M

Re: [meteorite-list] Was: GoogleEarth & GPS in Meteorite Hunting Now:Ethics and Meteorite Find Locations

2010-09-12 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi Rob and List, Something to understand about meteorite finds and strewnfields in general. There are many meteorite mongers that would happily go out and "steal" or claim jump on someone elses discovery for a profit without properly recording the data, because they don't care about the scienc

Re: [meteorite-list] GoogleEarth & GPS in Meteorite Hunting

2010-09-11 Thread Meteorites USA
I've wondered about the iPad and using it with Google Earth as a mobile mapping/plotting platform. Though I've read you must be near a WiFi spot to use it, just like using your laptop computer. If there is a mobile broadband modem/connection then it would be feasible and a very useful tool. Per

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2010-09-10 Thread Meteorites USA
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Re: [meteorite-list] Meteor Crater Shape and Entry Angle

2010-09-10 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi John, Thanks for the details. It's interesting to note that the angle of descent is not known, though there are educated guesses or calculations. What can probably be agreed is that an impactor with an entry angle of 45* degrees could produce a round crater. Meaning of course that Meteor Cra

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteor Crater Impactor?

2010-09-10 Thread Meteorites USA
efinitely man made, but not sure for what use. -Yinan On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 4:59 AM, Meteorites USA wrote: Hi Sterling, Thanks for the answer, and links. Still have a question though. I'm more curious about the angle of descent. The paper mentions an angle of 45 degrees. This seem

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteor Crater Impactor?

2010-09-10 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi Bernd, Thanks! What would a "relatively low" impact angle be? 10 degrees, 20 degrees? See my post just before this one. Eric On 9/10/2010 2:51 AM, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de wrote: Eric wondered: "Can someone tell me the proposed/accepted angle of descent of the asteroid which formed Mete

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteor Crater Impactor?

2010-09-10 Thread Meteorites USA
p://amcg.ese.ic.ac.uk/~gsc/publications/articles/download/article7.pdf Well, one page from Nature, Vol. 434, 10 March, 2005. Sterling K. Webb - - Original Message - From: "Meteorites USA" T

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunting Magazine Help with affiliate link

2010-09-10 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi Don, See my reply to you offlist. Thanks. Regards, Eric (By the way, I answered your email earlier. You actually have to have a website to post the HTML on.) On 9/9/2010 4:15 PM, Don Merchant wrote: Hi List. I can't seem to get a good answer to this question off list so I will go this ro

Re: [meteorite-list] Planetary Body Odors

2010-09-10 Thread Meteorites USA
Very cool article Bob! Eric On 9/9/2010 10:49 PM, Robert Verish wrote: Hello List, Would like to hear from any of you that have a fragmental impact breccia in your collection, and think that it is giving-off an odor. ( Here is a list of some Impact Melt Breccia (IMB): http://www.mars.li/impa

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2010-09-10 Thread Meteorites USA
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Re: [meteorite-list] RFSPOD---nwa2737

2010-09-10 Thread Meteorites USA
I think it's because there's a "longer than normal" delay in posting to the list. Hence the double postings. Art sent out an email a couple days ago mentioning this. Eric On 9/9/2010 12:37 PM, jim_brady...@o2.co.uk wrote: metal nano particle formation in the olivine? Would love to see that at

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2010-09-10 Thread Meteorites USA
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[meteorite-list] Meteor Crater Impactor?

2010-09-10 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi List, Can someone tell me the proposed/accepted angle of descent of the asteroid which formed Meteor Crater in AZ? Wikipedia has the impactor at 50 meters across, and velocity at 12.8 km/s. Is this accurate? Eric __ Visit the Archives at http:/

Re: [meteorite-list] ASU suspends public meteorite identification program

2010-09-08 Thread Meteorites USA
ave figured out a per hour or per classification cost, but my guess is that my estimate is well below actual costs. -- Richard Kowalski Full Moon Photography IMCA #1081 --- On Wed, 9/8/10, Meteorites USA wrote: From: Meteorites USA Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] ASU suspends public meteo

Re: [meteorite-list] ASU suspends public meteorite identification program

2010-09-08 Thread Meteorites USA
I would think a "paid" meteorite identification service might alleviate some of the burden of abuse. This would have a screening effect on those that would normally be adamant that their Earth rock is a meteorite even in the presence of evidence it's not. People that won't take no for an answer

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2010-09-07 Thread Meteorites USA
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2010-09-06 Thread Meteorites USA
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Re: [meteorite-list] Ebays Buyer Protection is Guaranteed

2010-09-06 Thread Meteorites USA
This crap by Paypal is something that should be illegal! it's true that sellers with less than 100 feedback will have their funds placed on hold. Do you have ANY idea how this "Buyer Protection" actually works logistically? Paypal places a hold on the funds of the seller for up to 21 days until

Re: [meteorite-list] The Holy Bible from 1835 has a section about meteorites!

2010-09-06 Thread Meteorites USA
And my favorite: "...the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them..." This and 15 other "translations" of this passage from 15 other versions of the "Bible" are available for your reading pleasure. http://bible.cc/joshua/10-11.htm Do I hear 16, 17, 18... SOLD at 20! Regards, Eric

Re: [meteorite-list] The Holy Bible from 1835 has a section about meteorites!

2010-09-06 Thread Meteorites USA
And my favorite: "...the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them..." This and 15 other "translations" of this passage from 15 other versions of the "Bible" are available for your reading pleasure. Do I hear 16, 17, 18... SOLD at 20! Regards, Eric On 9/6/2010 4:41 PM, Shawn Alan

Re: [meteorite-list] Nemesis

2010-09-06 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi Rob, Great answer to a question I had about it. How does one determine the cycle of a star? Also, if the Nemesis companion star does not exist for our Sun, are there any other theories or explanations of comets and how their orbits are perturbed into our system? What causes these bodies fro

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2010-09-05 Thread Meteorites USA
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Re: [meteorite-list] Possible Ireland Meteorite Fall?

2010-09-04 Thread Meteorites USA
That's some good news that we don't have to wear those heavy lead suits anymore... ;) This is especially wonderful when you walk 10-20 miles a day in the 110 degree desert heat. Many people mistakenly think meteorites are radioactive. It's one of the more common misconceptions, and a question

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2010-09-03 Thread Meteorites USA
A while ago I offered free advertising in our magazine in exchange for a banner link. I'm pleased to say all FREE ads are taken. In addition we've updated our website with our new advertising rate sheet which includes discounts up to 25%. NEW! Text Based Advertising - Search engine friendly te

[meteorite-list] Messenger Perspective

2010-09-01 Thread Meteorites USA
Just a "little" perspective for ya... http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100901.html Enjoy... Regards, Eric __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunting and Collecting Magazine

2010-08-31 Thread Meteorites USA
ist and Eric, We just got our issue of Eric's new magazine in the mail. The magazine looks great. I bet it was a monumental task to get this magazine launched. Keep up the good work Eric! Sonny and Georgia -Original Message- From: Meteorites USA To: Meteorite-list Sent

[meteorite-list] AD: Magazine July's Premiere Back Issues Available

2010-08-30 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi List, 25 July Premiere Back Issues Available For Sale: $20 Each (First come first served.) Meteorite Hunting & Collecting Magazine http://www.mhcmagazine.com/subscribe/archives/ All back issues are polybagged for protection and preservation. Buy multiple copies, read one, collect the rest.

Re: [meteorite-list] [IMCA] Elections and my status

2010-08-28 Thread Meteorites USA
Hey Greg, I agree with you on the museum idea, however, the comment about the museum and the Meteorite Men, is not entirely accurate. The Meteorite Men is a show about meteorite hunting, collecting and value, the science, and of course centers around the adventure. You're assuming in your stat

[meteorite-list] Mars Meteorites & Analysis

2010-08-27 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi List, Can someone tell me if the Mars meteorites (not Martian meteorites on Earth) which were discovered on Mars by Opportunity Rover were analyzed beyond the "Mössbauer and alpha particle X-ray spectrometers" which is recorded on NASA here: http://marsrover.nasa.gov/newsroom/pressreleases

Re: [meteorite-list] Beautiful time-lapse movie showing the growth in discovered minor planets since 1980

2010-08-27 Thread Meteorites USA
what would replace us Mammals? Sterling K. Webb ------ - Original Message - From: "Meteorites USA" To: Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 1:54 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Beautiful time-lapse movie showing the growth in discovered minor planets since 1980 Wow! Wow! WOW!

Re: [meteorite-list] Beautiful time-lapse movie showing the growth in discovered minor planets since 1980

2010-08-27 Thread Meteorites USA
Wow! Wow! WOW! It really is a cosmic "soup" out there. It's so fluid, and reactive. All I can think is. Look at all the future meteorites! ;) Unless of course one destroys our planet first. The red ones are scary... ;) Eric On 8/27/2010 10:34 AM, Matson, Robert D. wrote: Hi All, Here is a f

Re: [meteorite-list] AD - SALE and FUNDRAISER

2010-08-27 Thread Meteorites USA
You know, the meteorite museum idea is a phenomenally wonderful philanthropic gesture and contribution to the meteorite community. I've spoken with Greg at length about it, and he's very excited. He's also a realist. He knows it could fail easily, but he's willing to take the risk. I've heard s

Re: [meteorite-list] Mifflin it is!

2010-08-26 Thread Meteorites USA
Awesome! Eric On 8/25/2010 9:58 PM, Bob King wrote: Hi everyone, Looks like the Wisconsin fall is officially Mifflin according to the MetBull which lists it as an L5, S1. Link: http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php?code=52090 Bob __ Visit the Ar

[meteorite-list] Accretion Questions: Age & Material

2010-08-26 Thread Meteorites USA
I think I asked something about accretion and planet formation about a year or so ago onlist, and since then I've done a bit of study on it. I still have a few questions though. In the early formation of our solar system, the protoplanetary disk that fed and formed the planets, we know that mat

[meteorite-list] Accretion Questions: Age & Material

2010-08-26 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi List, I think I asked something about accretion and planet formation about a year or so ago onlist, and since then I've done a bit of study on it. I still have a few questions though. In the early formation of our solar system, the protoplanetary disk that fed and formed the planets, we kno

Re: [meteorite-list] Extremobacteria

2010-08-26 Thread Meteorites USA
I mentioned this in my earlier post: http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/meteorite-list/2010-August/068005.html Original Article on NASA.gov http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/1998/ast01sep98_1/#anchor179666 Regards, Eric On 8/24/2010 6:34 AM, geo...@aol.com wrote:

[meteorite-list] test

2010-08-25 Thread Meteorites USA
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[meteorite-list] test

2010-08-25 Thread Meteorites USA
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Re: [meteorite-list] Private involvement helping science

2010-08-25 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi Mike, You bring up a valid and accurate point. Private sector meteorite hunters have provided meteorites for study for decades, and have grown institutional collections ever bigger over the years. Many privately funded meteorite hunters have supplied thousands upon thousands of meteorites to

Re: [meteorite-list] Magnet canes are evil DONT THINK SO!

2010-08-24 Thread Meteorites USA
No it's not been challenged. Yet... Internal Policy, nor misinterpretation of vague/broad Acts, is not law. Eric On 8/24/2010 3:55 PM, David Norton wrote: The truth is the "law" has not been changed. The new attitude is the result of a "policy change" mandated internally by the BLM. They are

Re: [meteorite-list] Magnet canes are evil DONT THINK SO!

2010-08-24 Thread Meteorites USA
for that matter. Meteorite Hunting is fun. I think any activity that promotes the science, culture, and study of them should be encouraged, even looking for them with a magnet on a stick! John Higgins IMCA# 9822 - Original Message From: Meteorites USA To: meteorite-list@meteoritecent

Re: [meteorite-list] Magnet canes are evil

2010-08-24 Thread Meteorites USA
Curious about the magnetic properties of meteorites as well. We all know that you can magnetize metal just by placing it near a powerful magnet. I read yesterday in Richard Kowalski's post about Brother Guy Consolmagno's visit to Tucson. Dr Concolmagno's research also includes the study of mag

[meteorite-list] test

2010-08-24 Thread Meteorites USA
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Re: [meteorite-list] Search for first U.S. lunar meteorite

2010-08-23 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi Martin, The reward is a good idea. Jaime and I were talking about something like a prize earlier today. Perhaps something similar to the Google Lunar X Prize which will pay $10 Million to the first team to put a robot/rover on the Moon. Money is put up by various sponsors, companies and don

Re: [meteorite-list] How Many Lunar Meteorites?

2010-08-23 Thread Meteorites USA
-0400 From: meteoritem...@gmail.com To: e...@meteoritesusa.com CC: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] How Many Lunar Meteorites? I get photos of US lunaites emailed to me all of the time! LOL ;) On 8/23/10, Meteorites USA wrote: I also noticed, there are no Lu

Re: [meteorite-list] How Many Lunar Meteorites?

2010-08-23 Thread Meteorites USA
I also noticed, there are no Lunar meteorites recovered in the USA. Yet... Does this still hold true? Eric On 8/23/2010 11:53 AM, Randy Korotev wrote: Dear Eric: My alphanumeric list contains 140 named stones, http://meteorites.wustl.edu/lunar/moon_meteorites_list_alpha.htm with the caveat

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