[meteorite-list] Tucson Klingon

Hi All, I gave a pile of meteorite papers to a Klingon in Tucson. Is there someone out there who might be able to shed some light on where those papers are now? Cheers, Martin __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Portales Valley Classification Info

Hello Robert and all, I've always considered PV a round peg in a square hole. I mean that even a quick glance at PV is enough to know it doesn't make sense to lump it in with the run-of-the-mill ordinary chondrite. So this change in heart by the classification gods is really good news.

Re: [meteorite-list] mysterite question

Hi All Thanks for the link. I have read that article, and in fact, that was what led me to my current confusion. Seems like mysterite is an important discovery, but other than this article (and actually two others) I never see it in print. I guess that is not surprising given its wonderful

[meteorite-list] mysterite question

Hi All, Does anyone have information about mysterite? What exactly is is? I've heard that it most probable cometary material among meteorites.' Also, I've only it has only been found in a couple ordinary chondrites, of all things. Thanks, Martin

Re: [meteorite-list] JPL Open House: An Invitation to the Solar System and Beyond

Hi Ron, Wishi I could be there. Will the Genesis sample return capsule be on display? Cheers, Martin - Original Message - From: Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, April 29, 2005 4:32 pm Subject: [meteorite-list] JPL Open House: An Invitation to the Solar System and Beyond

Re: [meteorite-list] CRW

Hi Kevin and All, Kevin, I was surprised and happy to read about the CRW as I had a similar thought a while ago and approached it a little differently in my Accretion Desk column about eTKW at: http://www.meteoritetimes.com/Back_Links/2004/June/Accretion_Desk.htm I played around with CRW with

Re: [meteorite-list] Photographing Ghubara?

Hi All, Regarding Tom's question: First, I suggest center-weighted or spot metering. Then... Digital: set the white balance while holding the camera close but not shadowing the surface of the slice. Then shoot at an EV+1. Film: Overexpose by 1.5-2 F-stops. The background makes little

[meteorite-list] ad- Abee, Bruderheim, Wilder

Howdy Folks, Got a couple pieces on ebay. Check out this link if interested: http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPageuserid=zagami Thanks and Cheers, Martin H __ Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Oh well now we have the Venus meteorite

Matteo kindly wrote: Oh well now we have the Venus meteorite http://www.venusmeteorite.com/ Looks like this fellow is in my neck of the woods. Oh well. Here is the info from the venus meteorite website. Cheers, Martin WHOIS information for venusmeteorite.com: Domain name:

[meteorite-list] Re: Emil Cohen's Market Trends of 1899 - Old prices in today's $ - Part I.

Outstanding job Martin! Thank you. It was like reading the old school report cards of my grandparents. I wonder what a stock analysist would think of our 'investments'? Looking forward to C-Z! Martin H - Original Message - From: Martin Altmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, April

[meteorite-list] Party for the oldest piece of earth?

Hi All, If the museum director think this is the oldest thing ever, then he has missed most of the meteorites, and almost all of the universe. Hmmm, maybe someone could crash their party with a nice piece of Allende? -Martin

Re: [meteorite-list] Question about Weston

Hi George, I don't know of many pieces of Weston over 10g in private hands. A couple larger private collections including mine hold pieces around 30g, but much of it I suspect is held in institutions. Here is a pic of my piece. The specimen number is a Nininger number from when ASU acquired

[meteorite-list] Tenative AD for Hardwick, MN and Wilder, ID

Howdy folks, I am working on acquiring some Hardwick and Wilder. I should have some extra of each that I plan on selling for about $10/g depending upon size and availability. If you have an interest in either of these, let me know which one and how much you would like at the aprox. $10/gram

Re: [meteorite-list] Is this Sihkote-Alin confused?

Hi Darren, It is hard to tell if your SA is confused in the same way as the 'wheel' SAs discussed earlier. In those pieces, there is a lipping around both major surfaces. Your piece is more dolphin shaped with lipping sections at several points on various edges. I wonder if your piece fell

Re: [meteorite-list] NPA 02-14-1999 Meteorites for Valetine's Day, Darryl Pitt

Hello Everyone, Could someone refresh my memory, what was: The crown jewel of meteorites, a 31-pound chunk, is estimated to go for around $230,000. Thanks, Martin H - Original Message - From: MARK BOSTICK [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, February 27, 2005 1:12 pm Subject:

Re: [meteorite-list] Russian Label Help

Hi Matt and All, I think the translation is Zhovtnevni Nyet... Nantan or something to that effect. You are asking us where it is from? Where did you get it? But seriously, how about a picture of the card and specimen? Cheers, Martin - Original Message - From: Matt Morgan

Re: [meteorite-list] Cutting a large meteorite with ...

Hi Anne and All, I have another closer-up picture of the large Mundrabillia picture in my Accretion Desk column about wandering the Smithsonian display. You can see the slice..in fact all of their large display slices...heck you can see the whole dang Smithsonian meteorite display at:

Re: [meteorite-list] NPA 03-21-1979 Urey in Hospital, Jilin Meteorite gift

Hi Mark and All, Speaking of Urey, did you happen to read my Meteorite Times Accretion Desk article about him and a special meteorite in my collection that was once his? http://www.meteoritetimes.com/Back_Links/2004/October/Accretion_Desk.htm Cheers, Martin H - Original Message -

[meteorite-list] CAI animations! 3-D internal Metal!

Hi All, I was exploring the web for more CAI information and found the following animations! Check out the CAI fly-through. One question though; the 4.5mm measurement bar in the static tomographic slice seems odd. If the bar is 4.5mm long, the the CAI is 2mm wide at best-hardly anything to

[meteorite-list] centimeter cubes cont.

Adam wrote: Oh, this is about metric versus the other standard (English). I thought it was about something else. Hi Adam et. al. I thought the problem was that some folks believed that the labeled cube was 'used' to indicate some scientific connection with other professional cube users like

Re: [meteorite-list] First meteorites

Martin A. kindly wrote It's a DREAM for every collector once to find a meteorite!A dream, which for the biggest part of European collectors won't come true. Hi All, It took me about two hours to find my first meteorite, a wonderful 69g iron. I knew little about meteorites at the time,

Re: [meteorite-list] Canyon Diablo - who has...

Hello Bernhard and All, Here is a link to one of my Accretion Desk articles at the Meteorite Times: http://www.meteoritetimes.com/Back_Links/2004/April/Accretion_Desk.htm In the article, I have two pieces that might interest you. The first pictured specimen, I believe, is oriented. It is

Re: [meteorite-list] Kids reach for the moon... and touch... well, they touch a piece of plactic.

Hi Darren and All, The article is highlighting the Lucite (not plastic) disks NASA makes available for teachers. Of course it is hard compare tiny specks of Antarctic meteorites to those chunks most of us pass around to classes, but in reality, the disks are pretty darn cool! Especially the

[meteorite-list] My SA shot my CD!

I knew I heard strange noises in my meteorite cabinet last night. Turns out a battle broke out between Sikhote-Alin and Canyon Diablo over which was the coolest iron. My S-A the shot my CD right through the gut. Ouch! http://challenge.isu.edu/sa_shot-cd.jpg Cheers, Martin H.

Re: [meteorite-list] A.J. Ehlmann

Hello Bernd and All, One more reference for the pile: Horejsi, M.G., Ehlmann, A.J., Cilz, M. (2000). The Tishomingo irons: A beautiful mystery. Meteorite, 6, 13. Cheers, Martin - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 9:30 am Subject:

Re: [meteorite-list] Antarctic Meteorite Research No.16

Thank you Mr. Ohtsuka, for the link to the NIPR online publication. It will make especially interesting reading to me. Anyone interested in knowing more about the National Institute of Polar Research and the Japanese Antarctic meteorite collection, here is a link to a Meteorite Times article

Re: [meteorite-list] Mike Farmer's CNN clip

Darren mentioned: and, apparently, this is what you need to do on the Mac to save the file (since Jobs and company fail to see the need for a right mouse button). Hi Darren and other Meteorite MacAddicts, I agree, the the lack of a right mouse button on Apple mice is beyond stupid. But,

[meteorite-list] Bakesale Juanchengs Continued...

Howdy Folks, Mark Bowling (who lives near Tucson) missed out on my Bakesale Juancheng offering, but he decided to try and find the dealer himself. I gave him the best directions I could, meaning stand facing X, turn left, walk till you hit a wall, turn right, go through the first door on your

[meteorite-list] Bake Sale Juanchengs AD

Bake sale Juanchengs Howdy folks, This is an offer for you to get some wonderful small Juancheng individuals with a story. While at the Tucson show, I stumbled upon a Chinese mineral dealer who happened to have a few small Juancheng individuals. Turns out they were given to him by a school

Re: [meteorite-list] Bake Sale Juanchengs AD

Hello All, Well, all Jungcheng sets have been sold so sorry if you missed out. I will be contacting the buyers now so if you put in a request, stay tuned for more information. Cheers and thanks! Martin On Feb 10, 2005, at 7:56 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bake sale Juanchengs Howdy folks, This

[meteorite-list] Diamond bearing Goalpara meteorite

Mark kindly posted: Paper: The Times Recorder City: Zanesville, Ohio Date: Sunday, December 30, 1962 Page: A SECTION - PAGE 7, 40 total pages Diamonds Found In Meteorite Which included the line: The other diamond-bearing meteorites are the Novo Urei, 4.5 pounds, which fell in Russia in

Re: [meteorite-list] BLUE ICE

Bill kindly asked: What a beauty. Why hasn't it been classified?? Hi Bill and all. To classify it, you have to cut it. As with Bob's Venus stone, its a chondrite. One way to think about it is that the specimen is just cool, so why is more information is needed? Cheers, Martin

Re: [meteorite-list] Nice CAI in a CV3

://it.geocities.com/mcomemeteoritecollection/NWA2180gr.8.9.JPG Matteo --- Martinh [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: Hi All, At the Tucson show, I picked up a nice NWA end section with a wonderful CAI. I know, I know, its not an historic L6, but it is pretty cool anyway. When I do talks about the solar

[meteorite-list] 'confused' Sikhote-Alin?

Hi Eric and All, Your interesting S-A specimens you call 'Confused' is similar to one I highlighted in one of my Accretion Desk articles a while back. The Taza specimen I nicknamed a Duck's Foot has a similar double orientation. I spoke to either Jim Tobin or Paul Harris about it back then,

Re: [meteorite-list] Information wanted- Hessle specimen number

Hi Frank, I too had the same question about that number form way back in October of 2003. http://www.meteoritetimes.com/Back_Links/2003/October/Accretion_Desk.htm In my Accretion Desk article, the second pic is of a Knyahinya individual with the same numbering scheme: MS over 103/2 (as well as

Re: [meteorite-list] Information wanted- Hessle specimen number

Hi Mark, Frank and All, Cosmic Debris, page 191, end of third paragraph: Despite this disappointment, Maskelyne continued to write to Nordenskiold and was rewarded by receiving a piece of the Hessle stone... Good call Mark! I think you're on to something. Martin H On Feb 1, 2005, at 10:26 AM,

Re: [meteorite-list] Information wanted- Hessle specimen number

Hi Frank and List, I don't know if it adds much, but the link below is to a picture of a specimen card I received along with three small Hessle individuals. http://challenge.isu.edu/hessle_card.jpg It is from the museum in Stockholm so we might be getting closer Cheers, Martin H On Feb 1,

Re: [meteorite-list] POOR DEAN'S NOT GOING TO TUCSON

Hi Dean, Don't feel too bad. I spoke to David New last week and he said that he too would be missing the Tucson show this year...the first miss in 45 years! Cheers, Martin - Original Message - From: dean bessey [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, January 30, 2005 7:08 pm Subject:

Re: [meteorite-list] Question about western USA

Hi Pierre, Welcome to the US. Here is a website that monitors the price of gas: http://www.gaspricewatch.com/usgas_index.asp However, I might suggest that unless you are really doing some serious off road driving, a more fuel efficient car would be a better choice. It would also be safer, a

Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball over Spain : the meteorite has been found !

Hello List, The news of another meteorite fall is great! Last year was a tie for the lowest number of witnessed falls over the past century. And what kept 04 from taking over last position was that a beautiful individual hit a house in New Zealand. With an annual average of between six and

Re: [meteorite-list] STILL not clear - Park Forest Meteorite, Winslow St. House

Martin A. kindly wrote: Gosh, this park-forest-smasher-hammer-damage-hype is the strangest I heard ever. Hi Martin, Back when the Park Forest event happened, I wondered how it would play out in the future. I wrote in my Accretion Desk column in the Meteorite Times about my thoughts on the

Re: [meteorite-list] STILL not clear - Park Forest Meteorite, Winslow St. House

Darren Garrison wrote: ...seem insane to me for something that isn't of an exceedingly rare type... Hi Darren and All, I believe that what one considers a rare type goes well beyond the total weight of any given classification. For example, prior to 1969, carbonaceous chondrites of types

Re: [meteorite-list] Auction Update

Howdy Folks, DNA Dave brings up an interesting point in his request for a large stone in Michael Bloods Tucson Auction. As the largest single contributor of non-NWA pieces in Michaels auction, I put considerable thought and effort into both what I would offer and the reserve price if any

[meteorite-list] Picture of the second Cambodian meteorite

Hi All, The recent meteorite fall in Cambodia is the third for this country which is slightly larger than the state of Florida. The second witnessed fall in Cambodia took place back in 1933 and is named Phum Sambo. For those interested, here is a link to a couple pictures of the crusted

Re: [meteorite-list] NPA 07-04-1939 Scientists Cant Find Washougal Meteorite

Hi Mark, Thanks for the articles on Washougal. For those interested, I have a very nice small fragment of Washougal offered in Michael Blood's Tucson auction (with no reserve). You can view this rarity at: http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/AuctionOLCat6.html Just scroll down to item number

Re: [meteorite-list] four corners

Here's some info Steve. http://www.geocities.com/~dweir/protected_FOURCORN.HTM Google has some other good leads as well. Cheers, Martin On Jan 24, 2005, at 11:13 AM, Steve Arnold, Chicago!!! wrote: Hi and good afternoon list.As I sit at home injured with a pinched nerve in my leg, I am getting

Re: AW: [meteorite-list] Most important meteorite?

Jörn kindly wrote: Most important meteorite: ALH 84001 or NWA 3133? I think it is difficult to say and is always biased by the personal preferences of the collector or scientist, but there is a fairly objective measure (at least for scientific importance): the number of publications on

Re: AW: AW: [meteorite-list] Most important meteorite?

Jörn kindly wrote: About 40 years ago, another group around Bartholomew Nagy announced the recovery of extraterrestrial lifeforms in carbonaceous chondrites... Hello again, And if one continues further back in time to 1879, Otto Hann though he found plant fossils in thin sections of Knyahinya

[meteorite-list] Another Icefall: Comet anyone?

Hi all, Many, many years ago, ice falls were a hot topic on this list -for a short while anyway. Well, maybe we will get some answers now. http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/12/fallen.ice.ap/index.html Cheers, Martin H. __ Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Literal Meteorite Price Lists...I got some--want em?

Hi All, Actually Nick, ebay is totally different world than decade-old dealer listings. First of all, the posted prices are fixed whereas ebay is at the whims of the bidders who all have their own reasons for their bid amount. Second, most (but of course not all as some of you know about) of

[meteorite-list] Literal Meteorite Price Lists...I got some--want em?

Hi All, Speaking of meteorite [dealer's] price lists, I have more than a decade's worth of them that I would like to see go to a good research home. I just never could throw them away, but frankly I will probably never get around to reading them again. So if someone out there could put them

Re: RE: [meteorite-list] Octahedrite formation and Mars

Hello Thomas and All, Actually, I would suspect the earth does not YET have a Widmanstatten patterned core since the crystal formation is a solid state creation once the iron has solidified (cooled below the melting point) of which I believe the earth's core is still liquid. Just my thoughts.

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite postcards

Hi Mike et. al., I had some postcards of two Washington state meteorites a while ago, but I sold them possibly to someone on this list. I believe they were of Waterville, and maybe Withrow (but I am not sure on this one). I'll keep thinking. Cheers, Martin On Oct 27, 2004, at 8:52 AM, [EMAIL

[meteorite-list] Pics of a Wild Looking Melt

Hi All, I posted a couple pics of a wildly melted NWA slice. This is the famous NWA 540 which was first offered for sale a few years ago, but then pulled completely from the market and 'sold' to a Canadian museum for a very high price where it will likely be preserved forever.

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 540

Wow Bernd, Thanks for that blast from the past. I had forgot all about post. What was the date on it? I remember spending some time with a planetary geologist discussing this meteorite. There was no shortage of excitement as he tried to put together a picture of what sort of phenomena in space

Re: [meteorite-list] Pics of a Wild Looking Melt

remind me of my Dhofar 010 (although less weathered) http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/for_sale/dhofar010_67-2.jpg Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites http://www.mhmeteorites.com PO Box 151293 Lakewood, CO 80215 USA ebay id: mhmeteorites - Original Message - From: Martinh [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [meteorite-list] Colorado Meteorite Mapserver

Matt kindly wrote: This is something we could do for the entire globe, if someone would provide me with the lat longs of all the meteorites in table format. Well, Jeff G., can you help Matt out? Cheers, Martin __ Meteorite-list mailing

[meteorite-list] Finnish / Helsinki Museum number question

Hi All, I have a picture of a numbered meteorite. I believe the number to be from the Helsinki Museum in Finland. I am happy to email the picture to anyone who thinks they might be able to provide me information about the number. Thanks in advance. Martin

[meteorite-list] Re: Which one came closest?

Hi All, I believe my closest meteorite is Jerome, Idaho. Here are a couple pics of the main mass of Jerome in my collection. http://challenge.isu.edu/jerome.html Cheers, Martin __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [meteorite-list] Which one came closest?

Jeff Grossman kindly suggested: Maybe another interesting angle for this discussion is to find the meteorite that fell closest to you personally, not to the place where you now live; i.e., how close did you ever come to being hit? Hi Jeff and all, For me, the closest meteor(ite) would be

Re: [meteorite-list] clarafication on my meteorite sale and other matters

Steve A. of Chicago wrote: I'll try to pay more attention to this matter in the future. Also on a side note,I remedied the situation with bernhard rems. Also one more item,I do not like public insults on the list. If you want to tell me something, please do it in private. I would never

Re: [meteorite-list] General Meteorite Interest HasIncreased100%InLast Year

Hi List, I usually charge $3 for shipping on order under $200. That is $1 for a padded envelope, ~$1.00-$1.50 postage, and $0.45 for delivery conformation. Any money made on shipping is likely 50 cents or less, but often I absorb a greater cost when I include the specimen in a plastic case if

Re: [meteorite-list] New Carbonaceous Fall

You are the music maker! Looks like the lack of falls this year has given more than a couple folks on this list some free time. Looks like it was spend wisely! Looks like Murchison is not the only amino-acid rich fall on September 28th. Cheers, to all, and especially to Rob, Mrs. Rob, and

Re: RE: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Histories

Hi All, True story: Dealer B gets specimens from Dealer A. Notices an area ground off the surface of all the specimens. Dealer B gets more specimens from Dealer A. Again notices spot ground off on all pieces. Dealer B calls Dealer A and asks for an explanation and is told that the pieces are

[meteorite-list] Granny struck by meteorite? Anything come of this?

Hi All, I just stumbled on this article and wondered if I either missed it before, or it just fell through the collective cracks of this list. http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,10484791%255E13762,00.html Seems, Rob E., this rock's in your neck of the woods. Cheers, Martin

[meteorite-list] Genesis crash video=oriented meteorite?

Hi All, It it a sad day for the Genesis team. I was in Salt Lake City a few weeks ago for a Genesis conference and was thrilled at both the potential discoveries of the mission, and the advancements in technology necessary to create this almost perfect spacecraft. The Genesis scientists

[meteorite-list] Stardust parachute reliability?

Hi All, Something else I am wondering about with regard to the Genesis impact is the reliability of the Stardust sample return parachute which will deploy in January of 2006 over the same stretch of land. Seems that the parachute deployment on Beagle on Mars was less than perfect. And the Mars

[meteorite-list] Pasamonte attracted to a magnet?

Hi All, I have two very nice partial individuals of Pasamonte, both with crust and Nininger numbers. However one is highly attracted to a magnet, while the other is not. Before jumping to all kinds of speculation, I would like to ask a favor of this List that really uses the power of a

[meteorite-list] Reasonably large meteorite sale Now

Howdy folks, Here is a link to a few specimens I am selling. No, they are not reasonably large meteorites, rather it is a farily large number of pieces for sale. http://www.planetwhy.com/september04.html Careful, if you just hit print. You will likely get 10 or more pages of meteorites. Happy

Re: [meteorite-list] Fred Whipple, World-Renowned Harvard and Smithsonian Astronomer, Dies

Hi Ron and all, I remember Dr. Whipple from the Stardust launch as well. I remember thinking my gosh he's old when I first saw him. And he looked quite frail then. I really hoped that he would make it long enough for the 2006 January return of the comet sample. Darn it! For those who might not

[meteorite-list] AD: Many rare meteorites end on ebay in 24hrs!~

Howdy Folks, For those with a passion for meteorites, this is just a reminder that my auctions of rare meteorites are ending in less than 24 hours. There are rarities from all over the world, some large, some small, but all are excellent additions to any collection. Even if you are not in the

[meteorite-list] All the SNC type specimens on ebay right now!

Hi All I was just looking at Edwardo's meteorites.com auctions. Very inpressive. But something I noticed is that between his auctions and my own at: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/zagami/ We are offering all the SNC type specimens, Shergotty, Nakhla and Chassigny! I'm not sure that has

Re: [meteorite-list] Impact materials wanted

Dirk kindly asked: I am seeking to trade or buy samples from...Upheaval Dome and hard to obtain samples from USA A point of caution: Upheaval Dome is in Canyonlands National Park so collection and removal of materials from the park is a federal offense, and thus the international

[meteorite-list] Ad: New crop of RARE meteorites on ebay

Howdy Folks, For those with a passion for meteorites, I have just loaded a few dozen rare meteorites on ebay. There are rarities from all over the world, some large, some small, but all are excellent additions to any collection. Even if you are not in the buying mood, have fun looking at the

[meteorite-list] Rare meteorites on ebay ending in 24hrs

Howdy Folks, Just a reminder that in 24 hours, my ebay auctions offering many rare pieces will be ending. There are some exceptional pieces still at low bids. This is a good time to be a collector. Enjoy. Please click on this link to view the auctions: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/zagami/

[meteorite-list] Ad: New crop of meteorites on ebay

Hello All, Just a quick note to say that I just posted a couple dozen meteorites on ebay. Please click on this link to view the auctions: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/zagami/ A few of the rarities include: Pavlodar pallasite (with Field Museum documentation) Salla, Finland Washougal,

[meteorite-list] AD: Rare material on ebay ending soon!

Howdy Folks, Just a quick reminder that my auctions of many rare and historic meteorites are ending in about 24 hours. There are still many good deals left including Seldon, an LL5; Leoville, a CV3.0, Beardsley, an important fall and many others. Also please note the Chevrony-Kut auction if

[meteorite-list] AD: More rare material on ebay!

Howdy Folks, Me again. This is just a quick note to mention that I posted a few dozen auctions of rare meteorite on ebay. As usual, non are NWA pieces, and all start at $1.00. Please click on this link to view the auctions: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/zagami/ Here's a quick list of some

Re: [meteorite-list] Shirokovsky

Hi All, For those who save their Meteorite magazines, the Park Forest Special (August 2003) contains a informative (I think anyway) news story about the Shirokovsky rock. Also, anyone besides me notice some slight parallels between Shirokovsky and the story Dan Brown (the Divinci Code author)

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteor Reported in Australia

Mike Farmer wondered: I think it would be extremely rare anyway, but with an odd shaped meteorite, and a hard one like an iron, when it slows down enough, I would think that the air can easily force it to rotate and spin. Hi All, I remember reading about a meteorite that fell through the

[meteorite-list] AD: More rare material on ebay!

Howdy Folks, I just listed some more rare meteorites on ebay. Just click on this link: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/zagami/ Included in this set of offerings are: Washougal Diep River Dwight Beardsley Cape Girardeau Chingxing Collescipoli Ehole Ioka Loomis Orguiel Sardis Pasamonte Shalka

[meteorite-list] ad: rare material on ebay ending soon

Howdy Folks, Just a quick reminder that my ebay auctions of rare material will be ending in less than 24 hours. Up for bid are many rare, historic and interesting meteorite specimens including eucrites, a howardite, a diogenite, an aubrite, a ureilite, carbonaceous chondrites, an iron fall,

Re: [meteorite-list] Statistics for Falls - Part 2 of 4

Hi Bernd, Great listing. I am loading it into excel to play around with some patterns I noticed. One note: I think 1964 should have 7 falls instead of 6. The 1964 discovery of the Changxing stone has been listed as a find with little more info available. However, the great work by Anne Black

Re: [meteorite-list] Statistics for Falls

Hi Bernd and All, Out of curiosity, I looked up the falls of 1933 since it has the most witnessed falls at 18 compared to the overall average number of falls of 6.6 falls per year. But now the surprise: L6: 3 L5: 1 H4: 1 H3.5-4.5: 1 LL6: 2 Chondrite unknown: 1 Stone unknown: 1 CM2: 1

Re: [meteorite-list] Statistics for Falls

Hi Steve and All, Looking at the locations opens up more questions than answers. I doubt Nininger gained much from most of the falls, but oddly, three of them are in New Mexico! Here is a breakdown of the locations alphabetically: Argentina Cambodia Indonesia Lithuania Mongolia Papua-New

[meteorite-list] ad: RAREW STUFF ebay auctions closing soon.

Hello All, Just a friendly reminder that I have some eBay auctions ending. Up for sale are some rather illusive pieces including Eustis Flordia, Jerome Idaho, Gunlock Utah, Ragland New Mexico and 20 or so others. Folks, these things don't grow on trees so don't expect these kinds of offerings

Re: [meteorite-list] Huss Number H175.7 identification help needed

Hi Martin, According to the Huss catalog (1976), the H175.x number is Calliham, Texas. And speaking about Huss numbers, I have a ebay auction for one ending in about 24 hours. Along with the Huss numbered piece, I have 25 other localities from the USA, Europe, Australia, Africa, Russia, and

[meteorite-list] ad: ebay rarities ending Wednesday

Howdy Folks, I put up 26 ebay auctions, all different pieces, none from NWA. They are from five different continents including one from the middle no where in the Indian Ocean. One has a Huss number and several have TKWs below 2kg with a couple below 1kg.

[meteorite-list] ad: Celebrate Mars with Marsland

Hello All, In celebration of the successful Mars Rover Missions, I am offering for sale some slices of the extremely rare meteorite called Marsland. This chondrite was found in Nebraska and you have to admit it has one of the more wonderful of names. I have the following four slices available

Re: [meteorite-list] Shergotty Micro-Micro Available?

Hi Mike, I'm answering this on-list incase others are interested as well. I have some Shergotty fragments and dust. Tell me your price range and I'll tell you what I have for you. I have from microscopic to half a gram (if the price is right). I also have some tiny pieces (slivers?) with

[meteorite-list] ad: L6/7 for sale Brandon, Nebraska

Hi All, I have a couple small slices of Brandon, Nebraska, an L6/7 chondrite (according to Meteorites A to Z with a reference to the Meteoritical Bulletin no. 72). Although a stone of 7.5kg of this rare chondrite was found, it seems the largest piece of the stone is in a Canadian museum,

Re: [meteorite-list] Conservation of Meteorites

Hi Nick, This might be too general for your needs, but it does highlight the big picture of curation. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/asteroid2000/pdf/8027.pdf. Cheers, Martin - Original Message - From: Nicholas Gessler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Saturday, February 21, 2004 9:53 pm

Re: [meteorite-list] Chiang Khan authenticity

Hi All, Several years ago, I met Oliver through some email exchanges. Oliver's interest in Chiang Khan is more than passing, and I suspect he is the world's authority on the fall. We discussed Chiang Khan years ago, and even to this day, I consider it an honor that he took the time and

[meteorite-list] David Weir scores in journal Science

Congratulations to David Weir for his picture of Krymka published in the latest issue of the journal Science (13 February 2004). The picture (on page 927) is in an Editor's Choice highlights list pick. Apparently Krymka contains some exotic organic compounds in various forms of graphite-new to

Re: RE: [meteorite-list] Worden Meteorite in Meteorite Magazine

Hi All, The latest issue of Meteorite is, as usual, excellent. Thanks Joel! In addition to the Worden article, a couple of other winners include kevin Kichinka's deep dig into the true discovery of the Thomson pattern (formerly known as the Widmanstatten pattern), and Mark Sephton's tome about

Re: [meteorite-list] OT: Answer to the Google challenge

The answer to the google.com google doodle for Feb 3rd is at the bottom of this email. - Original Message - From: Matson, Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2004 0:01 am Subject: [meteorite-list] OT: Google challenge Hi All, If you haven't already, check out the

[meteorite-list] AD: these to your collection (ebay)

Howdy folks, I have a couple ebay auctions ending Monday morning including: Pinto Mountains Canyon Diablo Spheroids Saharan complete slices with world-class brecciation. http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/zagami/ Happy bidding! Martin __

Re: [meteorite-list] Stange Happenings in the Shop

Hi all other mad scientists, I once tossed a Canyon Diablo indvidual into a beaker of concentrated sulphuric acid. The piece bucked, bubbled and twisted in its death throws, but nothing like what you guys experienced. Sounds like your magic juice was really green...I mean green like alien! Cue

Re: [meteorite-list] Global_collection of meteorites

Hi All, After years of abuse, life in a overheated room, covered with dust sitting on a dirty floor, no software updates and frequent sudden power surges or outages, the server named aristotle that held the Global Colletion of Meteorites finally broke down. I think I have farily recent backup

Re: [meteorite-list] Collecting Habits

Hi Mike and Walter, Probably the more odd of all my esoteric collecting strands is my arrowhead collection. I have a set of irons from different locations that resemble Native American arrowheads. I have S-A, Taza, Canyon Diablo, Henbury, Mundrabillia, Boxhole, Gibeon, and maybe a couple a

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