[meteorite-list] Michael Cottingham's NWA 2690 - a Eucrite or a Howardite?

Hello All! Have you already seen Michael Cottingham's interesting NWA 2690 eucrite on EBay? He is still offering it at a 20% discount. Not only is it an interesting, aesthetically beautiful HED stone but its classification details are also a bit surprising or even somewhat puzzling! Even though

Re: [meteorite-list] Monthly Favourite - September 2007

www.meteorites.com.au/favourite/september2007.html This is surely an awesome CV3 chondrite that is full of surprises and I am glad I purchased 6 specimens, 4 of which have these DI's. Of special interest is the DI in Jeff's 1.55-gram complete slice. Like my 4.97-gram specimen, it shows a

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - September 15, 2007

That has to be the coolest NWA 869 that I have ever seen. A fantastic example of the transition zone. Congratulations for discovering it. 869 is full of surprises. http://www.spacerocksinc.com/September_15_2007.html 869 is full of surprises ... I concur! One of my first pieces of NWA 869

[meteorite-list] Dean's NWA 4755 diogenite

Hello folks, My 18.3-gram specimen of Dean's NWA 4755 diogenite was in the mailbox today and I can tell you it is a beauty! Thank you, Dean! Friday, August 31, I wrote it may be paired with NWA 3143. Now that I can see it in person beside my piece of NWA 3143, I'm pretty sure these two are

[meteorite-list] Dean's NWA 4755 diogenite

Hello folks, My 18.3-gram specimen of Dean's NWA 4755 diogenite was in the mailbox today and I can tell you it is a beauty! Thank you, Dean! Friday, August 31, I wrote it may be paired with NWA 3143. Now that I can see it in person beside my piece of NWA 3143, I'm pretty sure these two are

[meteorite-list] Dean's NWA 4755 diogenite

Hello folks, My 18.3-gram specimen of Dean's NWA 4755 diogenite was in the mailbox today and I can tell you it is a beauty! Thank you, Dean! Friday, August 31, I wrote it may be paired with NWA 3143. Now that I can see it in person beside my piece of NWA 3143, I'm pretty sure these two are

[meteorite-list] Apology: Triple post

Oops, sorry for the triple post but I'm still fighting with my new notebook and its VISTA obstacles and traps :-( Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Michael Cottingham's Barwell auctions

Michael wrote: Over 2 grams of the BARWELL Meteorite Fall From England http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200147010552 Hello List, I'd like to let you know that Michael has 18 Barwell items on EBay, 17 of them are Buy-It-Now items. Well, e...erh, he had 19 items but when I

[meteorite-list] Dean's NWA 4755 Diogenite

Dean wrote: Here is my (Recycled but reduced price) Diogenite site: http://www.meteoriteshop.com/metsale/diogenite.html This will all get updated on my website next week but a 20% discount on anything of interest this weekend. Hello List, I presently have 9 different diogenites in my

[meteorite-list] Close Proximity of Meteorite Falls

Maria inquired: Are there others that have fallen together like Saint-Séverin and Ensisheim? Another example, definitely a textbook example, is Wethersfield, Connecticut: Wethersfield (1971) - L6 - Fall, 1971, Apr 08 - Olivine Fa25 Wethersfield (1982) - L6 - Fall, 1982, Nov 08 - Olivine Fa25

[meteorite-list] (Not quite so) close a proximity of Meteorite Falls

Chassigny - SNC - Fall, 1815, Oct 03 (Martian + date!) Zagami - SNC - Fall, 1962, Oct 03 (Martian + date!) Bensour - LL6 - S3; W0 - breccia - fell February 11, 2002, 17:30, Morocco Kilabo - LL6 - S4; W0 - breccia - fell July 21, 2002, July 21, 19:30, Nigeria Bernd

Re: [meteorite-list] Some help with [Brenham] inclusions

Hello Mike M., Herman and List, Herman kindly wrote: I believe the long schreibersite inclusions are called 'richenbach lamellae', please correct me if I am wrong. I don't think we are looking at so-called Reichenbach Lamellae (= chromite laths surrounded by troilite / chromite = FeCr2O4).

[meteorite-list] NWA 2635 - Achondrite (ungrouped)

Tuesday, Aug 21, 2007, Michael (Cottingham) wrote: NWA 2635, Achondrite, Ungrouped. I have many pieces both up for auction and in my ebay store at what I think are Great Prices. Starting at $7.00 per gram, for a new Achondrite-Ungrouped! A little while ago this stuff ... was doing $50 to $100 per

[meteorite-list] Re-2: Weston - TKW (in collections)

Here's another piece. Third picture down at: http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2006/March/Accretion_Desk.htm Hello List, Just in case anyone is pondering over who Dark Matter might be: Of course, that's our very own Martin Horejsi! Martin, good to hear from you. I hope all is well

[meteorite-list] Some help with [Brenham] inclusions

Mike wrote: a description of which inclusions and colors go with which elements. Hello Mike and List, Here is my take: The round or slightly oval inclusions are troilite (FeS), an iron sulfide - in meteorites the Fe:S ratio is almost ideally 1:1, one iron atom versus one sulphur atom. The

[meteorite-list] Weston - TKW (in collections)

George wrote: I can account for about 2.5 grams in several pieces. Hello Westoners and Listoners, .. and I can account for 1.11 + 0.34 gr in two partially crusted pieces purchased on EBay from Michael Cottingham! They have the telltale rusty look of the matrix - see also Martin Horejsi's and

[meteorite-list] Nördlinger [Ries] Photos

Fred wrote: I am trying to put a display together on the Nordlinger-Reis crater for the Mineral Show here in Denver next month. I am looking for two photos for the display. One showing the walled town in the impact crater and another of Gene Shoemaker standing by the church made of impact

[meteorite-list] Rusting Gujba!

Ingo wrote: I think that the material is very different and that some pieces are more stable than others! Hello List, Yep, same old story we've been experiencing over the last 10 years. Alex Seidel kept telling collectors to beware of Brenham pallasites as they were rusters. I kept telling our

[meteorite-list] Perseids tonight

Darryl Pitt wrote: I hope everyone sees a great show tonight. .. and, please, don't forget to remember our late Darryl Futrell when you see one, some, several or a lot of these cometary messengers tonight or tomorrow morning, because August 13, 2001 is the day when Darryl left us behind with our

[meteorite-list] 22:10 CEDST - My First Perseid!

22:10 hrs Central European Daylight Saving Time I saw my first 2007 Perseid - a bright, thick, orange streak of light streaking N S almost overhead and relatively slow! Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] My second Perseid - 22:30 hrs

Much faster, much fainter, bluish-white and streaking N S below Arcturus! Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] 2007 Perseids

Hello All, After I had seen my first Perseid, I got mail from Alex (Alex I will get back to you tomorrow!) and he was not quite sure if I had really seen a Perseid. Well, it might have been a spoardic meteor but I have just checked back on one of my star charts. That bright, thick, orange

Re: [meteorite-list] Lightning, stars and a meteor

http://gallery.gmayfield.com/scenic/lightning_meteor81107 Hello Ginger, Good to know you are still out there! What a beautiful picture that is! Thank you for posting it, thank you for letting us know you are still around! Bernd __ Meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Re-2: Walter's Bills and his Ebay Auctions

Anita kindly wrote: I second Bernd's (e)motion! I remember a time not so long ago I wrote to the list that my very first meteorite specimen, Allende, was stolen. I received free specimens and replies from all over the world. We've never met, but you have all touched my heart. It's time, for me at

[meteorite-list] Walter's Bills and his Ebay Auctions

Hello All, .. and I really mean *all* of us! What happened to Walter earlier this year or to Elton a few days ago, is surely the last thing anyone needs. But, these things happen almost daily, unfortunately, ... and the consequences can be excruciating! It usually happens to others, not to us,

Re: [meteorite-list] Donations for Walter

Bernd, what address can I send a donation to? Mark Bernd, Where do I Paypal to? Thanks Nels Hello All! Donations toward helping Walter keep some of his meteorites (and help pay medical bills!) are being accepted via Paypal to Maria Haas's account at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Snail-mail donations to

[meteorite-list] Fw: all of recent fall in PA appears to be claimed by owner - Mr EMan

Original Message processed by Tobit InfoCenter Subject: all of recent fall in PA appears to be claimed by owner - Mr EMan (07-Aug-2007 14:45) From:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (and 1 other) Bernd or Geoff, Could you please pass this through to the M-List. Elton

Re: [meteorite-list] Lost Meteorites(?) Announcing new Strewn Field in Pennsylvania

Lucky to still be a collector, Elton Happy and pleased to still have you as a collector-colleague and as a List member! Bernd To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] No longer off-topic: The ugly weathered [NWA] chondrite

Hello All, Well, let me first of all state that there are no ugly meteorites because ugliness or beauty is in the eye of the beholder. O.R. Norton once called these NWA's ugly ducklings but, as Tom was once again able to prove: Sometimes it is a beautiful prince in disguise ;-) Reference:

[meteorite-list] A double Heads-up for this year's Perseids

Hello All, Weather permitting, this year's Perseids (St. Lawrence Tears) will surely be worth watching as the maximum (August 13, 01:00 a.m. EDT or 05:00 hrs UT) will occur around the time when the Moon will be new. Watch out for these celestial messengers, and, maybe our late, astute defender

[meteorite-list] Troilite in meteorites ... and in comets?

Hello List, Troilite (FeS) in meteorites, both in irons and in stones, is something we've long grown used to. But FeS in comets? Yes, that's right. If interested in reading about that, go to p. 17 of the September 2007 issue of Sky Telescope (should by now be in your mailbox if you have a

[meteorite-list] Spherulitic texture in meteorites

Hello Jeff P. and List, http://www.spacerocksinc.com/July_27_2007.html Jeff wrote: That's an unusual texture, I think the geologists call it spherulitic - indicative of rapid cooling. Here's an example of a similar texture in Apollo rock 60017:

[meteorite-list] NWA 4677 - Fred's New Anomalous Eucrite

Hello Eucrite Lovers and List, http://meteoriteshow.free.fr/meteoriteshow%20fra/pages%20navigation/pieces_en_vente-fra.htm http://meteoriteshow.free.fr/meteoriteshow%20angl/pages%20meteorites/NWA4677-classif.pdf Well, most slices of Fred's anomalous eucrite have been sold! I wonder if anyone of

[meteorite-list] Kamacite-Plessite Spindles

Hello Steve and List, What the hell are KAMASITE PLESSITE SPINDLES? Northwest Africa 0859 (AKA = Taza) is such an iron! Etched slices of the Taza plessitic octahedrite show such characteristic needles ... if that is what this dealer/seller is referring to! Bernd

[meteorite-list] Baszkówka- Was: Cali chondrit e fell extremely cold!

Marcin wrote: I have information that Baszkowka was hot when it was found. See also: PILSKI A.S. et WALTON W. (1998) Baszkowka, Mt. Tazerzait, and Tjerebon - Chips off the same block? (Meteorite!, Vol. 4-1, 1998, pp. 12-15, p. 12): ... and at a depth of 25 cm he found something hard and *warm*

[meteorite-list] Re-2: Cali meteorite fall trajectory and offset ofdamage.

Chris wrote: The material evidence of the fall does suggest that the components still carried some of their original velocity, but I can't see any mechanism by which such small stones could retain that over 30 km of low altitude travel. Mike wrote: From all accounts, the body entering the

[meteorite-list] Attempted robbery, I am coming home

Mike, Please come home safely and quickly for goodness sake!!! There are few things worth your life in this world other than family and friends! Forget meteorites, you and Robert get your butts home fast, safe, and sound PRONTO SUBITO!!! Bernd

[meteorite-list] (HA) = Humor Alert: Smallest Possible Earth Impact Crater?

.. with a strength beyond the *mere* weight of the material. OK, ... now I see why this structure is called Mere-wether ;-) Sorry, but I couldn't resist :-( Best wishes, Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Fourth of July and Colby (Wisconsin)

I would like to wish all of our American list members happy, safe and peaceful Independence Day celebrations with the Colby (Wisconsin) L6 (S3; veined) chondrite. Two stones fell 1917, July 4th, 18:20 hrs after the appearance of a luminous meteor with a trail of black smoke, moving from NW. to

[meteorite-list] Re-2: Catalog of the recovered Bassikounou masses released

An astonishing, excellent piece of work! Thanks a bunch, Svend and Matthias, for a job very well done, Alex - Berlin/Germany Agreed! Ja, das stimmt! D'accord! D'accordo! Maybe this texbook example will help motivate every potential NWA finders in the future to document their falls/finds as

[meteorite-list] EBAY Slag for sale + grinded (slightly OT)

Mark M. wondered: Grinded? What the hell is grinded? Would that not be ground? to grind - ground or (Rare) = grinded Well, and if you want to know where I finded :-)) this piece of information: RANDOM HOUSE WEBSTER'S UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY Cheers, Bernd

[meteorite-list] Martin Horejsi

Hi List, Does anyone have any (hopefully good) news about or from Martin Horejsi ??? Best wishes, Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Interesting Cohenite feature

Martin wrote: I found a very useful and ineresting picture in one of Marcin's auctions. http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=110143358121 Note the left lower side of the etched surface. It's full of cohen- ite worms and note how limited the cohenite is to only this area. Hello

[meteorite-list] Zaklodzie in Ensisheim

Marcin wrote: In Ensisheim I have seen that some dealers sells polish meteorite Zaklodzie as Primitive Aubrite. I want to say that Zaklodzie is nothing less and nothing more than Ungrouped Primitive Enstatite-rich Achondrite. Mr Grossman confirmed that and say that sugestion for aubritic

[meteorite-list] Ensisheim 2007 photos and Saint-E xupéry's Little Prince

To whom it concerns ;-) I would like to thank all of you very much for those enthralling Ensisheim 2007 pictures. Surely, the next best thing to being there: the photographic impressions documented by Beata, Marek Wozniak Jan Woreczko! I do love the painting of the Little Prince (Le Petit

[meteorite-list] More on Etching Estherville

Mike wrote (in a private mail): The finer grains: ... Many are complete rice shaped grains and in the order of 1 to 2 mm wide. Any insights as to what these finer grains represent? Hello Mike (and List), Thank you for the attached image of your remarkable Estherville slice. As for the finer

[meteorite-list] Etching Estherville - Addendum

Pinnaroo is another mesosiderite whose metal shows Widmanstätten structure as it also has a relatively high nickel content of 9.66% Cheers, Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Etching Estherville

Hello Mike and List! I just obtained a nice slice with a bleb about 20mm in diameter and we etched this and a faint pattern is seen. Is it possible that this is a Widmanstätten pattern? See NORTON O.R. (2002) The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites (Cambridge University Press, p. 158):

[meteorite-list] Great Bear Lake

Hello Howard, Steve and List, All current information about Great Bear Lake can be found on page 222 of the Catalogue of Meteorites. Very interesting. Here is what I've found in my database but I don't know who this info comes from - maybe from Mark Bostick but I'm not sure: Paper: La Porte

[meteorite-list] cleveland, ga

Hi AL, Harlan and List, There is a Cleveland, Tennessee, medium octahedrite ... .. AKA the Whitfield Iron (= Whitfield County) Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Hello Patrick, or ...

.. had I better say Mr. Pallasite?! ;-) Welcome to the List and bye-bye to your status as a lurker. It was delightful to visit your revamped website and anyone who is seriously and passionately into meteorites, can literally feel your enthusiasm while looking at your pics. Your website, and,

[meteorite-list] Lunar Anorth(os)ites

Hi Dan, Mike J., Lunatic Norbert ;-), and List, Dan, welcome to the List, to the Listees, the Listoids, etc. Norbert already clued us in, Randy, the expert, may chime in soon, so here are some references that obviously prove both varieties do exist: 1. Anorthosite: (= granular plutonic rock

[meteorite-list] Allende - Rosetta Stone

Fred Olsen writes: I recall but can't give the exact source that the Allende meteorite was described as the Rosetta stone for the solar system. This was maybe twenty or more years ago. Allende my first and still favorite meteorite! Hi Fred and List, B. Mason (1975) The Allende meteorite -

[meteorite-list] More Rosetta References

MUMMA M.J. et al. (1993) Comets and the origin of the solar system - Reading the Rosetta Stone (In Protostars and Planets III, eds. E.H. Levy, J.I. Lunine, pp. 1177-1252, Univ. Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona, USA). D.W.G. SEARS (1996) Is Kaidun really the Rosetta stone? (Meteoritics 31-5, 1996,

[meteorite-list] Chondrule Bleaching in NWA 4781 (CH3)?

Hello John, Marcin, David and List, John wrote: I snapped a few pictures to show this meteorite's texture and variety. http://www.johnkashuba.com/Pages/Meteorite%20Pages/Pictures/NWA4781CH3.htm Thank you, John, for these wonderful snapshots! John also wrote: This IS a fun rock. -- It surely

[meteorite-list] Marcin's CH3 chondrite

Hello List, I would like to direct your attention to Marcin's latest acquisition: NWA 4781, a rare and unique addition to the exotic group of CH chondrites (see David Weir's excellent website for more information on the CH-clan!). The NWA number is still provisional but will soon be official.

[meteorite-list] Marcin's CH3 chondrite: Total number

Hello List, I just got mail from David that I should correct my statement that there are only 6 CH chondrites. The MetBull database says there are 19, even though many of them are paired. David has the total number at 13 but he also says that he could be off a couple either way. It is really

[meteorite-list] Shergotty a eucrite ... not: Then and Now

Hello List, We all know that the acronym SNC stands for the three typical samples of the group: Shergotty, Nakhla, and Chassigny. But 135 years ago, G. Tschermak was still unaware of the exotic nature of these meteorites and grouped them with the eucrites. In 1872, he wrote: Shergotty, which I

[meteorite-list] TAFASSASSET? Ay new info?

Hi Mike, Jason, and List, Apart from all the close matches and plots, I can definitely say that my Tafassasset thin section (that I purchased from Mr. Alain Weissler at the Ensisheim Show in 2004) does *not* look like a CR chondrite but rather like a primitive achondrite in cross-polarized light.

[meteorite-list] Mbale

Hi AL, Martin and all, There was a good article about the fall in S T with good photos. Best regards, Bernd Sky Telescope, June 1983, pp. 96-97 Amateur Astronomers, Edited by Stephen James O'Meara On August 14, 1992, a daytime shower of stony meteorites rained down on Mbale, Uganda, and

[meteorite-list] High-titanium magma on the Moon

Randy wrote: Earth-based spectroscopy of the near side as well as whole-moon spectroscopy by the Clementine mission show that high-Ti basalts are really not so common on the Moon. Hello All, One such lunar high-titanium area was visited by the Apollo 17 astronauts in the Taurus Littrow Valley

[meteorite-list] Carsten's NWA 4679 and Marcin's MC036 CK chondrites

Marcin wrote: ... a big, pretty, complete, yelow, radiant chondrule...I must say that THIS one should not be here. This chondrule just not fit to this CK matrix. This kind of chondrule I can expect in L3 or H3 but in CK? Hello Marcin and List, These words remind me of what I wrote last March 04

Re: [meteorite-list] Kalahari 008 and weathering

Randy Korotev kindly wrote: ... but most brecciated lunar meteorites do contain grains of metal Hello Randy and List, Just a few examples: 1. DaG 262 contains metal particles (5-26 wt% Ni) 2. Lunar Soil 68501 contains metal* 3. DaG 400 contains metal that occurs in clusters associated with

[meteorite-list] Angrite NWA 4590 auctions have ended now, ...

.. and I am glad I did not jump on the lower opening price so that the piece that was my perfect size has not been lost to another bidder! I received mine (1.024 grams) today. It sports patches of shiny, glossy fusion crust today and it is a pleasure to hold and a feast for the eyes to behold!

[meteorite-list] Happy Easter Everyone and Everywhere! ... RMR

*RMR = Remotely Meteorite-Related ;-) The Daffodils (by William Wordsworth) Composed 1804 - Published 1807 I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils, Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and

[meteorite-list] Marcin's (a)chondrite

Marcin wrote: - I received from Morocco small eucrite. - dont really look like normal eucrite or amphoterite. - eucrite/howardite? - I not see any chondrules - even for LL chondrite this one have very little amount of iron - I cant see any troilite - strong feeling that this is not eucrite.

[meteorite-list] New Iron Contest

Anne's guess: Anomalous Ungrouped Iron Ingo's guess: IIICD iron Bernd's guess: Silicate-bearing IIE-ungrouped; artificially reheated Best wishes, Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] NWA 1584 (LL5) and NWA 2826 (LL5)

Hello again, I just compared the Fa and Fs values - these are too far apart to make it likely that these two Hot Desert meteorites are paired: NWA 1584: Fa28.3; Fs25.2 NWA 2826: Fa22.8; Fs22.1 Best wishes, Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Needle in a Haystack (again) - more photos

Mike B. wrote: Just received this world class meteorite from Svend. We've already seen pics, but (for those who care) I took some more including close-ups under natural light. It looks even more stunning in hand: http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-11/877141/haystack1.jpg

Re: [meteorite-list] Cool California Find

Jason wrote: Usually I don't post find images, but I thought this one from the day before yesterday was pretty cool. http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f306/JUtas/DSCN2320.jpg http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f306/JUtas/DSCN2315.jpg Congratulations! A beautiful, fully crusted, fresh-looking

[meteorite-list] Cosby's Creek, Tennessee

Hi Robin and List, Here is some interesting info from the Vagn Buchwald trilogy. Happy reading and enjoy! For me, if I were you, the most interesting comment by Buchwald would be this one: It probably burst in the atmosphere and produced a limited shower centered around Cosby's Creek So, maybe

[meteorite-list] NWA 1794 and Dean's BL NWA 1685 (provisional)

Hello List and BL lovers, Some of you will remember that the brecciated LL5 chondrite NWA 1794 (LL5; S2; W1; br) that has numerous light-colored clasts and interspersed medium and dark gray clasts in its darker parts of the matrix was thought by some of us to be paired with Dean's NWA 1685. My

[meteorite-list] Petrographic Thin Section Maker

Paul inquired: Can anyone recommend, off list if desired, one or more petrographic thin section lab(s), who make quality standard petrographic thin sections? Hi Paul and List, If *quality* is the key word, there is only one thin section maker: David Mann from New Mexico! He is the one who

[meteorite-list] Petrographic Thin Section Maker

Capt'n Blood: I have never used ANY other thin section maker. Cost is way higher than others, but product is vastly superior...He also takes MONTHS to get things made ... Good things do take time, as we all know. A superior product even longer! Paul and others may also be interested in this

[meteorite-list] Women in meteorites

.. and there is Twink Monrad .. and there is Anita Westlake .. and there is Jeanne Devon .. and there is Carine Bidaut .. and there is Dr. Monica Grady .. and there is Heike Kammel .. and there is Sarah Kennedy .. and there is Tracy Latimer .. and there is Ginger Mayfield .. and there is Teresa

[meteorite-list] Dirk Ross and his BLs for sale

Dirk kindly informed me: The first person contacting out of ...* bought them. *number of potential buyers deleted by me. *If* the respective collector/buyer/dealer wants to have their name added to my private list of BL owners, please contact me via the list or off-list. Best wishes, Bernd

[meteorite-list] For the record: More on Dean's BL - TKW in collectors' hands

Hello BL owners and List, Of course I don't know how many BL owners there really are and how many of the original masses, cut slices, endcuts, individuals, etc. have changed owners (nor do I know whether any original individuals have been cut up and sold or traded) but the TKW in my personal

[meteorite-list] Dirk Ross and his BLs for sale

Dirk wrote: Anyone interested in purchasing a BL meteorite (purchased from Dean) I have *two* for sale: - BL20 370gr original weight - BL27 221gr original weight and: All *three* have been sold. Thank you to all who requested them. Well, congrats to all who managed to acquire these

[meteorite-list] Dean's BL chondrite - Black NWA 1685

Mike T. wrote: I would consider sending this off for classification if someone would recommend a good institution that would be willing to look at it. This new slice has both clasts. Hello Mike, Steve, and BL fans, Some interesting tidbits about Dean's BL chondrite because Steve wrote: As

Re: [meteorite-list] The Black NWA

No, Mike, this is not the real thing ;-) Especially this one: http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-11/877141/unclass-msb.jpg is not one of those BL stones that were found and marketed 5 years ago. The one above is probably one of Carsten's recent offers! The real stuff is here:

[meteorite-list] Black NWA 1685

Hi Steve and List, How did this particular NWA get all this shiny black crust? This is one of the reasons why Dean's BL stone should really get classified officially! This somewhat wet look of the crust does remind me a little of achondritic crusts - eucrites, in particular, just think of

[meteorite-list] Delay and porphyritic

What can be the reason for this messages to appear with a delay of 32h? AA porphyritic? Are you sure? The meteorites cool down in a single stage, I believe Hi Armando and List, No idea why there is such a delay! Furthermore, I do not know for sure about the porphyritic thing. This was not

[meteorite-list] Fusion crusts on stony meteorites - NWA 2826

Hello Jim, John, Marcin and List, http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/CaneySprings/ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/CaneySprings/ http://www.johnkashuba.com/Pages/Meteorite%20Pages/Pictures/NWA2826LL5.htm No matter what it is: fusion crust, impact melt, darker material, one thing is

[meteorite-list] Fusion crusts on iron meteorites

Mike wrote: Crust is crust, soft, hard, it doesnt matter. It is a crust of material caused to be on the surface of the object by fusion. BUCHWALD V.F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites, Volume 1, pp. 49-50: While the fusion crusts on stone meteorites are usually the product of simple

[meteorite-list] Fusion crusts on stony meteorites

GENGE M.J. and GRADY M. (1999) The fusion crusts of stony meteorites: implications for the atmospheric reprocessing of extra- terrestrial materials (MAPS 34-3, 1999, 341-356): a) Fusion crusts develop on *all* meteorites during their passage of the atmosphere ... b) Most chondrite fusion crusts

[meteorite-list] Oakley Idaho Iron Meteorite

Jeremiah wrote: I was in the Smithsonian a few weeks ago, looking at their collection. I noticed a very large iron meteorite from Oakley Idaho, that was found in 1926. Does anyone know how I can find more details on it? That's very close to where my inlaws live. Its mostly farm land, and

[meteorite-list] The Sinnai Chondrite

Hello Matteo, hello List, In the latest issue of our METEORITE magazine, you'll find an article by Matteo (pictures courtesy of Franceso) about the Sinnai chondrite (Sardinia) that fell on February 19, 1956 in the early morning hours. It seems it is an H6 chondrite but could be anything: an H4,

[meteorite-list] St. Paddy and Kaffir

Much like the word kaffir is, so I hear, a serious slur in some parts of the world while it is just a plant name in the US ... Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Disparaging and Offensive. (in South Africa) a black person: originally used of the Xhosa people only To: [EMAIL

[meteorite-list] Reprise + finale: The red skein of aggressiveness

Mike Farmer wrote: Bernd, I respect you and your opinion, but do not single me out... Hello Mike and List, I got some ayes, I got some flak - even from my Pauline, which is quite normal because there are always two sides to a thing: it takes two to tango. Let me first of all congratulate

[meteorite-list] The red skein of aggressiveness

How much I wish we would have held our horses instead of spitting venom, but this discussion has once again reached a point that makes it hard, at least for me, to keep my mouth shut. Mike, no hard feelings, but though there is no doubt about your efforts and your untiring enthusiasm and though

[meteorite-list] Steve Arnold's Impressive Gao Collection

Knock, knock ! You seem to be building quite a collection of Gao! Go get 'em! The next step in his obsession -- head for the strewn field. Hello Steve and List, First off: I must also admit that this is becoming a very impressive, an awesome collection of Gao meteorites! Sincere

[meteorite-list] Bernd Pauli's Gaos

Bonjour, Salut, Hello, Zelimir wrote: I bet you also got one Here's what I got - Please enjoy (reading about them)! Gao-ishly, Bernd 1. Gao-Guenie (H5 or H4-5): - thin section: shows fusion crust and shock veins - several (radiating) pyroxene chondrules - pyroxenes outnumber olivines. -

[meteorite-list] Who's still got their first meteorite?

Jerry Flaherty writes: My first was a generous gift of a 6 gram Gold Basin from John Blennert. None could be more exciting in anticipation, reception and examination. Hello Listees and Listoids, Like so many others, I have to find my first own meteorite yet. But the first meteorite I purchased

[meteorite-list] My Wedding Day Anniversary Meteorite Fall: Jilin

, Bernd Bernd Pauli Meteorite Collection: - 35.8-gram slice with abundant FeNi and troilite + shock veins - thin section: barred olivine chondrule shows thick outer igneous rim and thinner inner rim with skeletal olivine set in black glass __ Meteorite

[meteorite-list] Auckland Meteorite Photo

Tim Heitz inquired: Dean, how many grams is it? Do they have any idea what it is? Hi Tim and List, It's about 1300 grams and you can find photos and other recovery details in this article by our Joel Schiff in his quarterly, issue no.3, vol.10, August 2004, pp. 21-22. Here's an excerpt

[meteorite-list] 3-4-07 Update and Thanks!

Sabrina and Rebekah most kindly informed us: ... two more surgeries down the road, but he seems to have made a huge turn for the better. Great news! Wonderful news! Whoever you believe in, .. let's continue to keep Walter, Sabrina, and Rebekah in our thoughts and in our prayers! Bernd +

[meteorite-list] Carsten's NWA 4679 CK4

Hello List, I'd like to forward a mail I received from John Divelbiss re: Carsten's new CK4 chondrite. John is one of those who are having problems sending posts to the List but some of us, especially the owners of this unique CK4 chondrite, will find John's comments very interesting! Best

[meteorite-list] Not Proud of Tom

Slight correction :-) = may [tom tom] rest in p i e c e s . Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Happy Birthday Bruderheim

Bruderheim, L6, Alberta, Canada Fell 1960, Mar 04 Time: 08:06 UT TKW 303 kg A bolide was observed by many witnesses and about 303 kg of fragments of the shower were recovered over an area 3 km across. R.E. Follinsbee, L.A. Bayrock (1961) The Bruderheim meteorite fall and recovery (J. Roy.

[meteorite-list] NWA 4679 Molten Chondrule?

I purchased a 4.0g part slice of NWA 4679 from Carsten Giessler a couple of weeks ago and would appreciate any comments on this unusual looking chondrule. The piece I bought is visible at the bottom of this page: http://www.gi-po.de/ebayfolder/shop/carbopre/carbo.htm The feature I'm referring

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