Re: [meteorite-list] Witnessed Falls and Hammers - warning, LONG. Forgot link..

Sorry forgot the link first time... http://www.meteorites.com.au/odds&ends/sikhote-alin.html ensorama...@ntlworld.com wrote: > Hi Michael, > > Check out Jeff's website here...excellent. The Sikhote video should be right > up your street. Set aside 18 minutes and go back in time. I like t

Re: [meteorite-list] Witnessed Falls and Hammers - warning, LONG.

Hi Michael, Check out Jeff's website here...excellent. The Sikhote video should be right up your street. Set aside 18 minutes and go back in time. I like to think that I might have the piece of shrapnel that went straight through the huge tree that one guy illustrates by by poking a stick righ

Re: [meteorite-list] West TX slices-big surface area, oriented stone

Hi Matt, All, Great lookinging breccia in your slices Matt... even in this small piece it looks like it is ready to fragment even more, with what appear to be voids along fracture linesso thats probably why the fall has comprised of lots of small individuals and no large main massyet!

Re: [meteorite-list] Parry Sound, Ontario meteor 5MAR08 any updates on meteorite recovery?

Hi Michael, I have a small meteorite fragment from a fall in 2003 that was found within yards of a beach just weeks after. It had already deteriorated very badly because of the salty wet atmosphere. Pieces from further inland showed hardly any weathering...so I suspect that any meteorite contai

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Meteorites and Methane

Hi Whitney, What a brilliant idea. I hope it is followed up and the methane is found...and you get some credit for it. Imagine... coming up with the idea that confirmed life on mars! Keep us informed of any developments you come across. Graham Ensor, UK Whitney Riner wrote: >I s

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas

Well I,ve seen dogs trained to hunt for truffles (and actually they look a lot like meteorites!) so why not a dog trained to find meteoritesnow this one has got the scent as such, perhaps you should be hiring it to track down the rest Ruben! Can't wait for the video...what a great meteorite

Re: [meteorite-list] West, Texas meteorite finds

Quick...make an offer for the dog! Thanks for the interesting update/report. Graham Ensor UK mexicod...@aim.com wrote: > Hello from Sunny Texas, under clear and starry-eyed skies at the moment, > > A few stones were found right at the time of the fall, however, they > were not definitive

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite hunters flock to West area...great article

What a good article showing how scientists and hunters can all work together for collectors and science all in cooperation for a change. Graham Ensor Jim Strope wrote: > Interesting Article on Texas Fall: > > http://www.star-telegram.com/804/story/1214950.html > > Jim Strope > 421 Fourt

Re: [meteorite-list] List Members, Job, ETC.

I am an Artist who has always been fascinated by Astronomy and meteorites since the Barwell meteorite fell just up the road on the day after my 9th birthday in 1965. Meteorites are among some of the many things that inspire my artwork and designs. I have always exhibited during my 20 years as a

Re: [meteorite-list] Aziz's Carbonaceous Breccia?

Sureley a bencubinite would show a lot of metalunless the metal has weathered/changed in a similar way to Hukitta? But I agree it does have that look about it. Graham Ensor Mr EMan wrote: > > Looks to me like a CB as in Bencubinite. The "large chondrites" mentioned > should be bleb

Re: [meteorite-list] What are the top 10 mostscientificallyimportant meteorites?

Hi Walter, Jason and all, I am glad this thread has continued with some very interesting nominations, however Jason is right...it is much easier to put together a list of favourite meteorites for 'collectors', but as Walter said, we have often wondered about what specific advances in our unders

[meteorite-list] What are the top 10 most scientifically important meteorites?

Hi all, Just thought it might be interesting to discover list members opinions on what they would choose as the most important meteorites with regard to science? Which ones have been the most significant in increasing our understanding of the evolution of our solar system, and what they have ta

Re: [meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - February 11, 2009

The first image here shows some incredibly long fresh dark streaks descending the slopes that meander...can they really just be landslip or dust flows?? Graham Ensor, UK Ron Baalke wrote: > > > MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES > February 11, 2009 > > o Large Fresh Crater Near

Re: [meteorite-list] Reasons to go to Tucson

Now I'm really regretting going to Tucsonbrrr...took me nearly 2 hours to drive 10 miles today...but at least I made it home. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7865378.stm Graham Ensor ,UK Arizona Keith wrote: Hello List Here are a few reasons to go to Tucson. The weather http://www.ge

Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson questions and predictions

Hi, I agree Mike... As someone who has travelled to Tucson for the last two shows all the way from the UK, I can tell you that the Tucson experience is worth the trip and expense even if you you didn't buy a single rock. It is worth it just to meet everyone, wander around in the glorious weath

Re: [meteorite-list] Question Calcalong Creek Crust?

Hi All, However...If you check out Bob Haag's collection book there is a picture of a Milbillillie which has a fusion crust identical to this. page 66. Perhaps slightly less vesicular. Graham Ensor, UK. Jeff Kuyken wrote: > Interesting post Randy. When you compare Adam's image with the

Re: [meteorite-list] Cosmic Collisions on TV right now

Hi Geoff, Any idea if this Discovery series will end up being screened in the UK or be available in any other form...would be keen to see it. Regretfully can't make it to Tucson this year, but sure will miss it...especially the break from the grim weather here. Planning on coming along next

Re: [meteorite-list] MRO HiRISE Images - January 21, 2009

Now thats what you call a fresh looking crater...great detail in the hi res version. http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_010624_2045 Graham Ensor Ron Baalke wrote: MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES January 21, 2009 o Zigzag Channels http://hirise.lpl.arizona.edu/PSP_010749_1325 o

Re: [meteorite-list] [AD?] Tucson 09 & Major New Gem Show Website

Hi Michael, Just browse through Geoff's Tucson website and you will find links to maps showing all the ramp closures...doesn't look like much has changed since last year. Graham Michael Chamberlain wrote: > Just one question on Tucson 09...is the freeway still under construction and >

Re: [meteorite-list] [AD?] Tucson 09 & Major New Gem Show Website

Hi Geoff/all, Great site...wish it had been around on my first two visits...about time they sorted out the roadworks though!. I am really going to miss coming this year, everyone was so friendly and hospitable last year and the birthday bash was an experience not to be missed. I did some really

Re: [meteorite-list] Is there smelly life out there?/Pillinger

Hi All, The Sun has always had a reputation for twisting the truth like thisbut as for Colin Pillinger. I have met him several times and he is dedicated to inspiring youngsters to get involved with space and science...his early work involved the first studies of Allende in those early days.

Re: [meteorite-list] Rock and roll on Mars

Hi Darren/All, Over the years I have seen many photographs of desert meteorite finds where the meteorite looked almost as if it had hit and fractured on impact and only spreading around a short waybut this mechanism would explain that much better with the meteorite weathering and fracturing

Re: [meteorite-list] Comet smashes triggered ancient famine ???

Hi Larry, Rob, Thanks for all that info and sorry for my dumb reply in haste last. I was not thinking of SL9 at all but a completely different object mentioned in the lecture. I wish my memory was better. Graham Ensor UK lebof...@lpl.arizona.edu wrote: > Hi Graham and Rob: > > Some of

Re: [meteorite-list] Comet smashes triggered ancient famine ???

Hi Rob, Went to a lecture at our astronomy society about Jupiter and it acting to capture or perturb objects (friend or foe etc) the other night and I believe it was said that SL9 only made two passes before it met jupiter again on jupiters next turn around the sun and was thus flung out ne

[meteorite-list] Another report on Uk lights and damage..amusing!

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[meteorite-list] More on the lights and damage in UK

Explosion in sky now!!! London - A giant wind turbine in Britain has been wrecked after probably being hit by an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO), the Sun newspaper reported Thursday. Locals living near the wind farm in Lincolnshire, in the east of England, reported seeing "strange lights" str

[meteorite-list] Strange lights in the sky and damage on the ground in UK

Hi All, An interesting report here...I will try and find out more...has possibilities! Another 'hammer'? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4174333/Wind-turbine-destroyed-after-octopus-UFO-seen-in-sky.html Probably no connection as this account perhaps shows...temps got down

Re: [meteorite-list] UK & "Boxing Day" Merry Christmas

Hi Michael and All, Never really considered it to be just a UK thing...but anyway...nowadays with us it seems to be an excuse to have yet another Christmas get together and meal at another family members house...well thats what has happened with our family for many yearsbut the name comes f

Re: [meteorite-list] UK & "Boxing Day" Merry Christmas

Hi Michael and All, Never really considered it to be just a UK thing...but anyway...nowadays with us it seems to be an excuse to have yet another Christmas get together and meal at another family members house...well thats what has happened with our family for many yearsbut the name comes f

Re: [meteorite-list] Merry Christmas

Hi Walter and all, A merry Christmas from the UK...Boxing day here now...just. Walter..I found your mention of pairing Lunar and Matian meteorites with craters interesting. Just wondered how many and which had been paired already and how? Graham Ensor, Nr Barwell... Walter Branch wrote:

Re: [meteorite-list] New Meteorite Book

Great idea McCartneylook forward to that...will be good to focus on one particular fall and all thats involved for a change, rather than all the other more generalised books on meteoritics. Merry Christmas to all from a rather cold and damp UK Graham Ensor, UK McCartney Taylor wrote

Re: [meteorite-list] Marsden Canadian fall/first sedimentary meteorite??

Hi All, Looks like the Canadian meteorite might be the first sedimentary ever found eh :-) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/My-pet-Rock-found-south-east-of-Lone-Rock-Saskatchewan_W0QQitemZ260324758120QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_2?hash=item260324758120&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301

Re: [meteorite-list] They Found It! (Recent Canadian Fall)/Tv report

Nice tv report here... http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=230563 About time we had one in the UK! Graham Ensor UK > > From: Michael Gilmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/11/29 Sat AM 02:13:16 GMT > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: [meteorite-list] They Found It! (Recent Canadian Fa

Re: [meteorite-list] They Found It! (Recent Canadian Fall)/13kg piece reported?

Who's heading for the Marsden Pub then!! 'The pieces found so far are all modest in size and lie on the property of a local rancher. However, searchers were told they should go to the Marsden town pub, where someone was displaying a 13 kg chunk as large as a toaster. No word on whose property i

Re: [meteorite-list] Scam, or what?

If you go to this press page and look down a few lines you will find a picture of the so called meteorite and a slice with circles cut out and inserted in the workings of the watch!!! So not just specs...but hidden inside...unless they show through as the moon phases on the front dial?...At leas

[meteorite-list] nice listing from ET...can't quite afford them!

Pity the dollars up against the pound...might have been tempted!! Just dreaming...nice rocks! http://shop.ebay.co.uk/merchant/etmeteorites ...especially the £10m D'Orbigny...the Odessa and sign are great too. Anyone tempted? Graham Ensor UK - Email sent

Re: [meteorite-list] "What did I see"?

Hi Mark, My wife and sister reported a fireball last night which split into two and lit up the whole sky...my thoughts are that they are just from the Taurid meteor shower...I have seen many at this time of year and they can be quite spectacular compared to they usual meteors folks see...and th

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Face

Hi Pete, You're right Pete, thats exactly what I was thinking ofa couple of clips here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3B3RWN5yAc&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EPl8k0zC6A&feature=related Last one shows it well, but been played a round with!!! Thanks...I can rest eas

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Face

Yes Tom...did think it was like 'The Scream' but still have memories of something almost identical from years back...may be on Star Trek or an old b movie...seem to remember the image being slightly ghosted and waving about/distorted. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Whoops! But don't you think it

[meteorite-list] test..please delete

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[meteorite-list] Meteorite Face

Hi All, My new meteorite face reminds me of an alien face from a tv program or film many years back. Anyone else seen this or remember something similar? I just can't recall where I've seen it and yet it seems so familiar...it's been bugging me ever since I saw it. see here http://i117.phot

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite crashes near Alice Springs

Interesting reportglad I wasn't around! Or is that just a spelling mistake Would have created quite a stink I assume. Graham Ensor UK > > From: Mike Groetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/10/18 Sat PM 12:51:04 GMT > To: Meteorite List > Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite crashes near

Re: [meteorite-list] South Pole Meteorite - ALH761 a.k.a. ALHA76001

There is no mention of it being H or L...but what makes it suspicious to me is that it looks like it is an end cut...one face looks sawn. Surely that would not have happened if it was found in the hull of the boat...unless the owner has had it cut since?? Graham Ensor,UK [EMAIL PROTECTED] wro

Re: [meteorite-list] Small Asteroid Predicted to Cause Brilliant Fireball over Northern Sudan (2008 TC3)

Sounds excitingwhat if its an iron! May be more chance of meteorites produced? Graham Ensor, nr Barwell UK Ron Baalke wrote: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news159.html Small Asteroid Predicted to Cause Brilliant Fireball over Northern Sudan Don Yeomans NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program O

Re: [meteorite-list] Tomorrow in History + AMNH NYC/meteorite excursions

Hi Geoff, Greetings from a cool summer in the UK. Lots of heavy rain showers at the moment...great for preserving my collection!!! Missed out on my planned Holbrook visit when I came to the Tucson show as it was blowing a blizzard up there when I arrived...perhaps next time. Also didnt get d

[meteorite-list] Ivuna at the NHM

Hi All Ivuna in the news, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7464583.stm Graham Ensor ,UK __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Morocco Trip

Many thanks to all those on the list who have already helped by giving tips about places to see on my trip around Morocco at the beginning of July. Any more are always welcome. Looking forward to it. Hope you all have a great time in Ensisheimdont think I can pull that in this year...will

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - June 15, 2008

Wow!in the ground for 0ver 70 years and looks like it fell yesterday. Amazing. Still gives me hope for finding bits of Barwell then! Graham Ensor, UK > > From: Michael Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/06/15 Sun PM 08:52:25 GMT > To: Meteorite List > Subject: [meteorite-list] Rocks f

[meteorite-list] Stephen Hawking meteorite print presentation photos

Hi All, For those who wish to have a look, here is a link to the photographs released by the University of the Stephen Hawking visit and pictures of me presenting the Seymchan print. I am not sure about copyright on these, so please ask me if you wish to use any of them and I will check if its

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - June 1, 2008

Hi Darryl, Dave, Rob, Matt, All, I have had so many replys complimenting me on the meteorite print. Thanks so much. Many of you were asking about the possibilities of doing an edition and acquiring one of the prints. The prints and observations I am doing were not really intended as works

Re: [meteorite-list] Phoenix Mars Pic...

Hi Mark, Could they just be pits left where small stones and gravel were moved by the thrusters on phoenix when it landed?there seem to be several larger pieces that were moved about when it landedyou can see the slide marks in many of the shots. regards Graham Ensor Mark Ford wrot

[meteorite-list] Meteorite art presented to Stephen Hawking.

Hi All, As a passionate meteorite collector it is always a pleasure to hear about other collectors experiences and escapades through the list, so I thought I would give a quick account of mine, leading up to a meeting with Professor Stephen Hawking. I have always been fascinated by what we l

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

Hi Desmond, Great set of pictures...thanks. I was there at Christmas...amazing display. I was thinking of posting my pictures...now you've saved me the trouble :-) I have pictures of similar in Adelaide and Vienna from a couple of months ago which I must load up some where for folks to see

Re: [meteorite-list] Phoenix Lander and Mars Colors

Hi Stirling Very interesting to see colour calibration charts...but there dont seem to be any shades of redany reason for that? Graham Ensor Sterling K. Webb wrote: Hi, There is a long-running controversy about the "true" colors of Mars. By "true" colors, one essentially means: "Wh

[meteorite-list] Morocco advice

Hi All, I'm thinking about planning a holiday around Morocco this summer and was looking for tips about travelling around and places to visit. Any suggestions from the seasoned travellers out there on the list would be most welcome. Graham Ensor, Nr Barwell. UK __

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite survival

t know the weathering grade of Ultuna. I had the happy coincidence to handle a large (about 600g) individual this winter. Ref : NYSTRÖM, J.O. AND WICKMAN, F.E.,1994: The Ultuna and Hessle meteorites, Sweden: paired falls? GFF 116, pp. 231-233. /Göran ensoramanda wrote: Great pieces Mikelo

Re: [meteorite-list] Smithsonian Allende and new Suizhou collection pieces

Great pieces Mikelooks like this last month has been a good one. Hoping to get to Ensisheim or Saint Marie again this year...but not sure yet. And now a question Mike...or anyone else out there. Are there any records of chondrite falls that were found many years after the actual fall

Re: [meteorite-list] Small Impact Crater with Meteorites on Mars?

Darren/Jeff, YesI too went to the hires pic below and it certainly does look like an impact pit with darker meteorite material strewn amongst the impact debrisgreat picture. Graham Ensor Darren Garrison wrote: On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:29:05 +1000, you wrote: http://marsrovers.jp

Re: [meteorite-list] Pronouncing Willamette and other meteoritenames

Two Welsh meteorites...try pronouncing these...!!! 'Beddgelert'...went through the pub roof in 1949 (think the 'dd' is pronounced 'th') and... 'Pontllyfni' 1931 (the 'llyf' is pronounced as a kind if slurred 'cclif' sound ) Details here...history of Welsh meteorites http://brynjones.member

Re: [meteorite-list] Scientific American article on solar system evolution

Hi Darren, Thanks for posting that articleI have downloaded it and started to readmany thanks. Graham Ensor, Nr Barwell, UK Darren Garrison wrote: http://webpages.charter.net/garrison6328/temp/ __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-

Re: [meteorite-list] NASA Statement on Student Asteroid Calculations

Hi, You mean this report http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2214375/schoolboy-predicts-asteroid Graham Ensor Ron Baalke wrote: April 16, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 [EMAIL PROTECTED] RELEASE: 08-103 NASA STATEMENT ON STUDENT ASTEROID CALCULATIONS WASHINGTON

Re: [meteorite-list] Bonham's Meteorite Auction Listings!

Hi Mike, all, I think Bonhams have got a few items mixed up Strangest Barwell I've ever seen. What else have they got wrong then? http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=USA&screen=lotdetailsNoFlash&iSaleItemNo=3849551&iSaleNo=16422&iSaleSectionNo=1 Graham

Re: [meteorite-list] Call for Articles for the August issue of Meteorite magazine

Hi Larry and Nancy The DVD sounds a great idea...count me in. Any chance of making the payment to subscribe to Meteorite magazine easier...eg..online...paypal or other whilst you're at it? I'm sure more copies would sell that way too. Graham Ensor UK [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Everyone

Re: [meteorite-list] Orientation, the 1000th re-hash

Hi Dave and all, I agree that the point of the picture is showing the enjoyment on the face of the student, and in a way the enjoyment you get from showing your collection to others. As a collector it is one of the most exciting parts. At any opportunity I am ready to pack up some of my prized

Re: [meteorite-list] Carancas crater...recovered amount

According to the Bolivian mineral dealers several kilos went over the border, much of which I was told was sold to someone in Japan. A lot is still being sold out of Bolivia. At the moment on ebay..some larger pieces. Item number: 170197093360 Item number: 180212970860 Item number: 18019980615

Re: [meteorite-list] Carancas crater

Michael Farmer wrote: Tim, it is somewhere in the 10 kilo range, giv or take a kilo. Of the 10 kilos I know of, about 6 kilograms was fine dust in baggies. Hans Koser has this material, he was trying to sell it at the Tucson show. Moritz Karl and I bought the other ~3 kilos he had, and most of

Re: [meteorite-list] Sure is quiet

I'm here!:-) David Hardy wrote: Where did everyone go? Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

Re: [meteorite-list] Analysis of meteorites with an SEM

Hi, Just tested out the download method that was suggested to meit does seem to work from the link...but I apologise for the method and all the ads you are subjected to...I was unaware they might be that bad when someone showed me the site. Regards Graham ensoramanda wrote: Hi all

[meteorite-list] Analysis of meteorites with an SEM

Hi all, Over the years I have always enjoyed all the images people have posted showing meteorites in many ways, beautiful photographs, thin sections etc etc. I wish to share some images and data of another kind showing meteorites in another light. Yesterday I helped my local University with

Re: [meteorite-list] What doesn't this list use an online forum format?

Well said Geoff...I totally agree...hope you've recovered from the Tucson efforts...great show! Best wishes, Graham Ensor Notkin wrote: Dear Listees: I find it bizarre and somewhat annoying that every so often someone joins the M-List and then tries to change it. "Why isn't it this way or

[meteorite-list] Re, Tattoo! met related

Hi All, sorry for confusing posts...but dont seem to be having much luck getting things through tonighthope this hasnt come through twice...2nd try after trying to correct the link... Hope everyone got back from Tucson ok and had as good a time as me...thanks to everyone out there for al

[meteorite-list] Tattoo anyone?....meteorite related, honest!....a better link

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[meteorite-list] Tattoo anyone?....meteorite related, honest!

Hi All, Hope everyone got back from Tucson ok and had as good a time as me...thanks to everyone out there for all the hospitality and deals. Here's a strange one for the collection if anyone is into that sort of thing!! I know they have been known to be used as tools over the centuries but

[meteorite-list] Amusing Meterwrong story...I think!!!

Hi All Just had this forwarded to me from my Astronomy groupmade me laugh out loud...but I suppose I had better have a look at it as its local!!! Link to picture at the end... Subject: Meteorite Dear Aly I hope you don't mind me contacting you but we called the news room on Wednesday

[meteorite-list] BBC Sky at night prog features meteorites( credits Mike Farmer) + Haag prog.

Hi again, First of all...thanks to all those that replied to my post Dirk, Ian, Peter, Jason, etc. about the possible impact crater formation I photographed whilst flying over N China/Mongolia. http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o43/LaburnumStudio/Craters/Crater-.jpg I am still not convinc

[meteorite-list] Meteorite crater mystery/trip

Hi All, Can anyone help to identify the structure I photographed in the link at the end of this post? I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year. I have just managed to plough through the huge backlog of posts from everyone after a 5 week trip to Australia via Hongkong. I managed to

Re: [meteorite-list] Cruelities

Hi Martin / All Strewnfield cruelty!! Page 6 here...I'm surprised that not more are stolen!! http://www.rca-omsi.org/news/gazette06/2006_11.pdf Graham, _UK_ Martin Altmann wrote: http://www.orusovo.com/guidebook/content17.htm Scroll down to: Meteorite Fountain __

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - November 15, 2007

Congratulations Dean! Yet another not so small Bessey Spec! Graham Ensor UK [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.rocksfromspace.org/November_15_2007.html ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com __ Meteorite-lis

[meteorite-list] New meteorite hunt?

Hi All, Last week I was contacted by a landowner in the UK who has an elderly uncle with an interesting story. He seems like a typical farmer who went about his daily chores each day all through his life without any wish for outsiders intruding on his land or in his business. He gives an acc

Re: [meteorite-list] Comet Holmes/Parent bodies?

Hi Al, All, Nice shots for first attemptI hav'nt had a go for ages...you've inspired me to give it a try whilst there is something special about. What equipment are you using? You also made me wonder about parent bodies when considering if there might be bits of Holmes about. I am not sur

Re: [meteorite-list] Bassikounou Vs Mali + smell

Not so simple...my Bassi has iron showing through primary crust. Graham Ensor PolandMET wrote: I think You have Bassi from ensisheim and double Mali from Munich. I have also Mali and it have iron outside (orientd specimen). My bassi dont have iron spots. -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.

[meteorite-list] Oriented or Pornographic...could be the start of a unique themed collection!

Now if we are just discussing oriented meteorites...take a look at this!!! Or is it just pornographic :-[ http://cgi.ebay.com/METEORITE-Choice-Oriented-Unique-Sikhote-Alin-26g_W0QQitemZ200148047830QQihZ010QQcategoryZ3239QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem Could be the start of a unique themed collecti

Re: [meteorite-list] fix brahin take #2

Hi, Is this the post you mean? Hi, You could try the galvanic method of preserving and getting rid of the chlorides that cause this in the first place... http://www.alaska.net/~meteor/Galvanic.pdf I have used it successfully on Morasko and Campo slices but have no idea how the proccess w

Re: [meteorite-list] 17P/Holmes magnitude graphs & images

Yesfinally we got a clear gap and good viewing...saw 17p/Holmes easily naked eye from UK for first time. :-) Graham Ensor Darren Garrison wrote: First clear night since the brightning--- found it quickly and easily with cheap binoculars, fuzzy eyes, ever-worsening skies, and the year's br

Re: [meteorite-list] Holmes [17P]

We have had perfect skies for days to observeup to the day that Holmes flared upovercast ever since! :-( Always seems to happen here in the UK when there is something good to see. Thats why I took up collecting meteorites :-) Graham Ensor Mark Langenfeld wrote: Even with the extra-

Re: [meteorite-list] the new Lodranite confusion/parent body

Hi Jerry, According to this link...S class asteroids http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/L/lodranite.html Grahm Ensor Jerry wrote: So, thank you Bernd, Zelmire, Dirk, Martin for the clarification on the distinction between Lord. and Acopl. If I read correctly, we talking same sourc

Re: [meteorite-list] fix bad brahin

Hi, You could try the galvanic method of preserving and getting rid of the chlorides that cause this in the first place... http://www.alaska.net/~meteor/Galvanic.pdf I have used it successfully on Morasko and Campo slices but have no idea how the proccess would effect a pallasite. Still wa

[meteorite-list] Cleaning a 13kg "Bessey Spec"! :-)

Hi Dean, all... Many thanks to all those who replied to me with tips on cleaning caliche from meteorites and to you, Dean, for my 13kg "spec" which has become the subject of several hours of careful cleaning. The monster before cleaning, below...showed great potential even though quite weath

Re: [meteorite-list] Carancas: Forwarded mail from Bob King/any other meteorites to compare?

I think I need to get my other microscope on the job and look at some of these more carefullythanks Graham Darren Garrison wrote: On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:30:49 +0100, you wrote: Anyone out there have pictures of other meteorites that show similar features to compare...did Park Forest

Re: [meteorite-list] Carancas: Forwarded mail from Bob King/any other meteorites to compare?

Hi Darren, Some of my shots show that that may just be the case as mentioned in my post justpic 17. And my piece has this black surface traveling over its 3D surface in several planes...they are not just flat. The Bolivian group who visited the site soon after the fall have pieces of aro

Re: [meteorite-list] Carancas: Forwarded mail from Bob King/Re: Close-up photos of Carancas features

Hi Bernd, Bob, All, Bernd asked...re photos below. What are those rusty-red vein-like features? Soil from the crater? Are those slickensides real or are they an optical illusion? Does it still have that sulphurous smell of rotten eggs? Any there any chondrules definitely discernible? Does the Fe

[meteorite-list] Close-up photos of Carancas features.

Hi All, Just been looking more closely at my Carancas piece and took some detailed shots. Seems packed with shock veins and slickenslides. Not the sharpest of pictures but only using a cheap digital microscope. Magnified shots at about 60x. Any observations and comments welcome. Happy browsin

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - October 21, 2007

Wow...congratulations...what date was it found? Graham Ensor Michael Johnson wrote: http://www.spacerocksinc.com/October_21_2007.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteo

Re: [meteorite-list] Unbelievable article about Carancas.

Interestingsounds like complete paranoia now that everyone is out to rob them of their treasure...and as a cosequense it may never see the light of day. Nice shot of the 9.8g piece I have sitting in my collection at the moment though!! :-) Its amazing how photographs on the net get grab

[meteorite-list] Message for Michael Cottingham

Hi Michael, Sorry about this public post but... Trying, yet again, to contact you about confirmation of shipping of items...still no reply! Can you please confirm off list. I have sent you several emails concerning this. Are you recieving them? Thanks. Graham Ensor. michael cottingham wrot

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - October 11, 2007

What a magnificent chondrule picturea work of art! It really does remind you that we are looking back at something created in a cosmic event during the creation of our solar system And it it only dropped in to tell us about in October last year! Fantastic. Graham Ensor, Nr Barwell, U

[meteorite-list] Cleaning Meteorites.

Hi All, I have read several posts in the past about hints on cleaning caliche off meteorites but have never seen any definite tried and tested methods. I have some NWA meteorites which obviously have some great fusion crust features/ flight markings in between the caliche hidden areas and it

Re: [meteorite-list] Thin Sections of Carancas Meteorite Chondritic or not

Hi Elton, I thought these looked like shock veins...still having trouble knowing the difference between shock veins and slickenslides in this one? http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o43/LaburnumStudio/DSCN6902.jpg Graham Mr EMan wrote: As to what Rob has raised--I did see several chondrule

Re: [meteorite-list] Randall on ebay! Want those aerial shots?!!

: Hi, A search of the user name on eBay US site turns up this less than detailed listing: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3810&item=300158570494 Sterling K. Webb -- - Original Message - From: &quo

Re: [meteorite-list] Randall joke on ebay!

Although I could be wrong...member since Feb...but with no activity whatsoever!!! ensoramanda wrote: Ok...who is the one with the sense of humour after the carancas fragment on ebay...bidding here :-) Made me laugh anyway. http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&

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