[meteorite-list] Sikhote-alin question

2006-06-27 Thread star-bits
Greetings Last night I listed a bunch of auctions one of which was a Sikhote-alin with a 2.5x2 cm circular feature in it. It is kind of like what you would expect of a large troilite except the surface (about 1-2mm lower than the surrounding surface) appears to be solid metal like the

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2006-06-27 Thread Adam Hupe
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[meteorite-list] Fraudulent Trade

2006-06-27 Thread Mike Fowler
Dear Michael Blood, I couldn't disagree with you more on this issue. When transactions take place between members of the meteorite community there is a high degree of mutual trust involved. I trust the people I'm dealing with because I'm sure that the vast majority of them are intrinsically

Re: [meteorite-list] Fraudulent Trade

2006-06-27 Thread Dave Carothers
I'm afraid I have to agree with Mike Fowler on this and I couldn't state my rationale any better than what he states below. Dave IMCA 2052 - Original Message - From: Mike Fowler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Mike Fowler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday,

[meteorite-list] ebay auctions with rar iron ending today

2006-06-27 Thread Mirko Graul
Hello List,this night ending many auctions from me with rar irons. Here the Link to my ebay store.http://stores.ebay.de/Mirko-s-Meteorite-Shop_W0QQsspagenameZMEQ3aFQ3aSTQQtZkmMany greetings Mirko Sie denken an Ihre Sicherheit? Das tun wir auch .

[meteorite-list] Sikhote-Alin Question

2006-06-27 Thread bernd . pauli
Eric wrote: Anyone want to take a stab at what it might be. I have no good explanations. Here is a link to the auction http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=3239item=230002162891 OK, ... taking a stab at what it might be. If it is NOT one of those impact-produced surface

Re: [meteorite-list] Fraudulent Trade?

2006-06-27 Thread Michael L Blood
Hi Mike and all, Well, it just goes to demonstrate once more how there are more than one side to every issue and each side can be right in its own way and that doesn't necessarily make the other side wrong. Best wishes, Michael on 6/27/06 12:40 PM, Mike Fowler at [EMAIL

[meteorite-list] (AD) small meteorite sale

2006-06-27 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!
Good evening list.I have 3 meteorites up forsale on my website under my meteorites forsale page.2 of them are pretty hard to find ones.The first one is LA LANDE,NEW MEXICO.It is a 36.2 gram slice with an old collection label and a MONNIG number on it,the next one is a 17.5 gram slice of

Re: [meteorite-list] (AD) small meteorite sale

2006-06-27 Thread Martin Horejsi
Hi Steve, In case you are wondering, the specimen number below the Monnig number on your La Lande specimen is a Nininger Collection Number. Cheers, Martin On 6/27/06, Steve Arnold, Chicago!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good evening list.I have 3 meteorites up forsale on my website under my

[meteorite-list] NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Marks Mission Halfway Point

2006-06-27 Thread Ron Baalke
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[meteorite-list] Sorry ... no PayPal

2006-06-27 Thread Matson, Robert
Steve accidentally made a funny: PAYPAL is the only excepted method of payment. So ... as long as you DON'T pay with PayPal, Steve evidently will take whatever type of payment you wish to offer! A golden opportunity to unload old certificates from stocks that have fallen to the pink sheets, or

[meteorite-list] Steve Arnold Chicago's Website?

2006-06-27 Thread Anita D. Westlake
Sorry, I know this was posted recently, but could someone (maybe even Steve Arnold himself?) give me the url to his website? Sure would help to include it in your emails Steve. Thanks, Anita __ Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Festival to Feature Its Own Stamp

2006-06-27 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.pratttribune.com/articles/2006/06/27/news/01.txt Meteorite festival to feature its own stamp The Pratt Tribune (Kansas) June 27, 2006 Stamp collectors are invited to Haviland, KS for a special treat at the Meteorite Festival to be held on the Barclay College campus on July 8. One of

Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid to pass Earth on Monday

2006-06-27 Thread dean bessey
For details on dirks posting: http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060626_asteroid_close.html Cheers DEAN --- drtanuki [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear List, This coming Monday (US time) an asteroid (check the net for the size) will pass Earth at a distance of approximately equal to the

[meteorite-list] Asteroid to pass Earth on Monday

2006-06-27 Thread drtanuki
Dear List, This coming Monday (US time) an asteroid (check the net for the size) will pass Earth at a distance of approximately equal to the distance from the moon to the Earth. I don`t know the time of passing, but perhaps someone will have the time. Scopes ready? Nets ready? Clear skies,

Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid to pass Earth on Monday

2006-06-27 Thread drtanuki
Thanks Dean, I didn`t have specific details. I had just received an SMS message prior to posting and had not had time to search the web. The Apollo stream may allow us with some samples of meteorites soon. Hope that they are small. Best, Dirk...Tokyo --- dean bessey [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [meteorite-list] Asteroid to pass Earth on Monday

2006-06-27 Thread Ron Baalke
Asteroids are zipping by the Earth all the time. For a more complete list of close approaches, check here: http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/ca Ron Baalke __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] METEORITE FALLING ON THE MOON VIDEO

2006-06-27 Thread dean bessey
I am not sure if this was on this list but I saw it on another list and thought it might be of interest. Clich the image of the moon and you get the nasa video which is sort of cool. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/13jun_lunarsporadic.htm?list8988 Cheers DEAN http://www.meteoriteshop.com/

RE: [meteorite-list] METEORITE FALLING ON THE MOON VIDEO

2006-06-27 Thread Pete Pete
Hi, Dean, and all, Yes - that video was posted a while ago, but definitely worth another look! One question I have about it, though: when you watch it in the larger video mode, you see the flash, then the fade, and then there is a slight, single pulse of brightening again before it fades out

[meteorite-list] correction on la lande

2006-06-27 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!
I have been corrected by martin horejsi about the number on the la lande piece.The number on the slice is a nininger number,not a monnig one.I apoligize for my error.Thanks again martin. steve

[meteorite-list] OT ALERT: Delta 4 launch from VAFB in a little over 2 hours!

2006-06-27 Thread Matson, Robert
Hi All, For those who live in the southwest U.S. and aren't already aware of it, a Delta 4 Medium+ carrying NRO payload NROL-22 is scheduled to launch out of Vandenberg at 8:14pm PDT this evening -- a little over 2 hours from now. This is the first launch of a Delta 4 out of California. Since

Re: [meteorite-list] correction on la lande

2006-06-27 Thread Martin Horejsi
Steve, Steve, Steve... I did not correct you. You are absolutely right that there is a Monnig number on your La Lande slice. I was merely pointing out that there is ALSO a Nininger Collection number painted on it under the Monnig number. That fact alone should help sell your piece! Best

[meteorite-list] the last of the corrections

2006-06-27 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!
I have been informed again,there is a monnig and nininger numbers on it.Sorry for post.The last one. steve __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around

[meteorite-list] Steve's List of corrections............................

2006-06-27 Thread Ruben Garcia
1) There was no URL for Steve's web site http://stormbringer60120.tripod.com/ 2) La Lande has no Monnig number, only a Nininger number. 3) La Lande has both Monnig and Nininger numbers. 4) Forsale is not a word. He meant for sale. Did I miss any? Just Kidding Steve. Ruben.

[meteorite-list] Find spot-Fall spot-Google Earth-Mystery-Questions

2006-06-27 Thread Walter L. Newton
Hi all Walter the Newbie here again. The other night, I was looking over the Meteoritical Bulletin Database for meteorites discovered in Colorado (I live in Golden, Co. which is west of Denver right in the foothills of the Rockies). I was looking over the Colorado list that I pulled up from the

Re: [meteorite-list] Fraudulent Trade?

2006-06-27 Thread Eric Twelker
Michael, I don't often comment on this list, but I will this time to disagree. In this dispute the two sides are McCartney's detailed complaint and Bob Evans' email basically telling McCartney to stuff it. That's not what I or most people would consider two sides to a dispute. That's an

Re: [meteorite-list] Sikhote-Alin Question

2006-06-27 Thread star-bits
Excellent Bernd!! That sounds just like what it is. There is no obvious troilite showing so maybe it was part of the half that split off this piece. Thanks for your always informative posts. -- Eric Olson http://www.star-bits.com Eric wrote: Anyone want to take a stab at what it might

Re: [meteorite-list] OT ALERT: Delta 4 launch from VAFB in a little over 2 hours!

2006-06-27 Thread Paul Harris
Dear Rob and List, A big thanks to Rob for the information! Had clouds here in Redondo Beach so it was not as spectacular as usual but always worth seeing. http://www.meteorite-times.com/Delta_4_launch_p1.jpg Timed this shot just a second or 2 late and then it was lost in the clouds.

Re: [meteorite-list] Find spot-Fall spot-Google Earth-Mystery-Questions

2006-06-27 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Walter, List The Catalog gives the find location as Apex Gulch. It goes on, A single, crusted mass weighing 6.1g was found during the excavation of an ancient Indian camping site in the foothills west of Denver, five miles N of Morrison. This site subsequently became known as the Magic