[meteorite-list] Re : debat , , monzogabbro /dolerite/ mare basalt/ lunar.

2008-01-23 Thread habibi abdelaziz
salut zelimir,and bonjour les listoides. about the TKW of nwa 4734 = 477 habibi +895 oumama+ stefan ralew 40 gr or so. total =1412 gr. the stone is complete , so nothing missing, .you can see photo on oumama link. on the pairing 25000km apart they should studies isotope of the two meteorite

[meteorite-list] New Paper on Permian Extinctions

2008-01-23 Thread Paul
The Journal of Geology has just published a new paper on Permian extinctions. It is: Retallack, G. J., and A. H. Jahren, 2008, Methane Release from Igneous Intrusion of Coal during Late Permian Extinction Events Journal of Geology. vol. 116, no. 1, pp. 1-20.

[meteorite-list] Life on Mars!

2008-01-23 Thread Darren Garrison
Here's what we'll be hearing about from the conspiracy theory nuts for the next couple of decades. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,324800,00.html __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Life on Mars!

2008-01-23 Thread wayne holmes
Hello all Well!! for one opinion, I believe its the Engineer and train wreck parts from the Franconia Strewn Field. Some believe the accident material traveled a great distance. Wayne www.meteoritesrock.com __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Del and Dustin score at a California Dry Lake bed!

2008-01-23 Thread Ruben Garcia
Hi all, A couple of friends of mine had some luck this past weekend in California. Its a great story- take a look. http://www.mr-meteorite.com/delanddustinscore.htm Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona http://www.mr-meteorite.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Life on Mars!

2008-01-23 Thread Mark Crawford
If it's an alien, it's a /very small//alien: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/207495main_Spirit.jpg (you can just make it out bottom left) wayne holmes wrote: Hello all Well!! for one opinion, I believe its the Engineer and train wreck parts from the Franconia Strewn Field. Some believe

[meteorite-list] NWA 4734

2008-01-23 Thread Zelimir Gabelica
Hi Aziz, Martin, list Nice that some of you could confirm that all NWA 4734 fragments belong to one single stone and that the so far known total weight should be indeed around 1412 g (or 1417 or 1422 g, depending if the Heirs' fragment was 40 or 44.5 or 50 g). For the pairing affair, I

[meteorite-list] NWA 4734

2008-01-23 Thread Zelimir Gabelica
Sorry if this comes twice... Z --- Hi Aziz, Martin, list Nice that some of you could confirm that all NWA 4734 fragments belong to one single stone and that the so far known total weight should be indeed around 1412 g (or 1417 or 1422 g, depending if the Heirs' fragment was 40 or 44.5

Re: [meteorite-list] Mecurian Meteorite????

2008-01-23 Thread AL Mitterling
Hi Pete and all, Perhaps with the Messenger Mission we'll be able to narrow down and know more accurately what a Mercurian Meteorite is made of. While we sample many specimens from the asteroid belt, there is no doubt many more asteroids we don't sample and may represent unique types that we

[meteorite-list] Ending - Pre Tucson Extravaganza Offers - AD

2008-01-23 Thread Greg Hupe
Dear List Members, I am back from a short expedition and have a huge amount of Museum Quality rarities and others starting to end on eBay in just 90 minutes and through the next five hours. They all have the Buy it Now feature, and if that still isn't the deal you are looking for, the opening

Re: [meteorite-list] Life on Mars!

2008-01-23 Thread Don Rawlings
Consider the source. FOX NEWS, which is no better than the old Soviet News Agency TASS or Al-jazeera for being fair and balanced. Don --- Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's what we'll be hearing about from the conspiracy theory nuts for the next couple of decades.

[meteorite-list] What Kind Of NWA Is This?

2008-01-23 Thread Eric Wichman
Hi List, I've got an Unclassified NWA that looks different than any other material I have in my collection. This 11 gram piece is very different than the fractured, and common desert varnished cheap stuff that I've seen. Can anyone tell me if this looks familiar? What kind of NWA is this?

Re: [meteorite-list] Life on Mars!

2008-01-23 Thread Darren Garrison
On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:57:35 -0800 (PST), you wrote: Consider the source. FOX NEWS, which is no better than the old Soviet News Agency TASS or Al-jazeera for being fair and balanced. Okay, pick one of the other republishers of the article:

Re: [meteorite-list] What Kind Of NWA Is This?

2008-01-23 Thread Jason Utas
Hello Eric, From the pictures, it's hard to tell, but I would say that it is most likely an ordinary chondrite. That said, the pictures aren't clear enough to tell for certain - to me it almost looks a little bit like a CR2, but I would only be able to tell with a) the stone in my hands or b)

[meteorite-list] What kind of NWA is this?

2008-01-23 Thread bernd . pauli
Hi Jason, Eric, List, From the pictures, it's hard to tell, but I would say that it is most likely an ordinary chondrite. That said, the pictures aren't clear enough to tell for certain - to me it almost looks a little bit like a CR2, but I would only be able to tell with the stone in my hands or

[meteorite-list] QMIG Birthday !!!

2008-01-23 Thread Bob WALKER
Listoids Michael reckons I should belatedly announce QMIG's first birthday - website launch 15 Jan 07 from the metlist archives I know - remember to give the link or I'll get more email from Michael saying don't forget the link... http://qmig.org mirror http://qmig.net I had hoped that my

[meteorite-list] Tucson 2: Major Meteorite Feature Article

2008-01-23 Thread Notkin
Dear Listees: Greetings all. Chilly day here in Tucson. Further to yesterday's post, I am delighted to announce that the main editorial piece in the 2008 Tucson EZ-Guide is a major new meteorite feature, entitled: Tucson is the Meteorite Capital of the World. Written and researched by

Re: [meteorite-list] Life on Mars!

2008-01-23 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, You'll notice that the Fox piece asks Is it Bigfoot? The humanoid figure does indeed look like a Bigfoot striding along, its long arms swinging. In fact, it looks exactly like a frame (or the figure extracted from a single frame) of the Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot film of 1967,

[meteorite-list] Seismic Images Show Dinosaur-Killing Meteor Made Bigger Splas

2008-01-23 Thread Ron Baalke
Office of Public Affairs University of Texas at Austin P.O. Box Z Austin, TX 78713 For more information, contact: Marc Airhart, Jackson School of Geosciences 512-471-2241 January 23, 2008 Seismic Images Show Dinosaur-Killing Meteor Made Bigger Splash AUSTIN, Texas -- The most detailed

Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson 2: Major Meteorite Feature Article

2008-01-23 Thread Ruben Garcia
Congratulations Geoff and Lisa Marie. It looks like a great article and I can't wait to read it! Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona http://www.mr-meteorite.com Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find

[meteorite-list] NWA 4590 Plutonic Angrite Micrographs are posted Four magnification sets!

2008-01-23 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi List, Paul has posted the micrographs of NWA 4590, a Plutonic Angrite to my Gallery hosted by Meteorite Times. http://www.meteorite.com/meteorite-gallery/meteorites-class_frame.htm There are 4 sets of images in magnifications of 55, 80, 160 and 400. All were taken in cross polarized

Re: [meteorite-list] Life on Mars!

2008-01-23 Thread Chris Peterson
I doubt it's a prank, although there's definitely a stitch line just below the object. Look closely at the full image, however. I don't think we are seeing _a_ rock (with an extended arm), but rather the exposed end of a larger rock, which extends to the right, and may be partially covered

Re: [meteorite-list] Life on Mars!

2008-01-23 Thread Darren Garrison
On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:07:54 -0600, you wrote: extended arm?) at all. I suspect a prank of some kind. Only if the prankster is at NASA. Far left of the photo. Just above the damn cool layered rock formations. http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/207495main_Spirit.jpg

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 4590 Plutonic Angrite Micrographs are posted Four magnification sets!

2008-01-23 Thread bernd . pauli
http://www.meteorite.com/meteorite-gallery/meteorites-class_frame.htm = Let me know what you think! = I was already on my way to bed because it is almost midnight here but these micrographs leave you breathless, speechless, ... beauty beyond compare!!! Wish we found such pictures in MAPS

[meteorite-list] Mecurian Meteorite??? Don't think so

2008-01-23 Thread Rob McCafferty
Well, though I'd love angrites to be shown to be from Mercury but I've looked at some of the papers and they sit neatly within the CV3 realm for oxygen isotope and thermal metamorphosing of CV3 seems to give a pretty good approximation of angrites. I suspect angrites are not from Mercury (though

[meteorite-list] MESSENGER Dances by Matisse

2008-01-23 Thread Ron Baalke
http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/news_room/status_report_01_23_08.html MESSENGER Mission News January 23, 2008 MESSENGER Dances by Matisse As MESSENGER approached Mercury on January 14, 2008, the Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) of

Re: [meteorite-list] Del and Dustin score at a California Dry Lake bed!

2008-01-23 Thread Dave Gheesling
That's a great story, Ruben! My father was out there with us last month and found this 101 gram beauty, his first meteorite find, within the first half hour...unbelievable! Check out the big smile... http://www.meteoriteassociationofgeorgia.org/Archives.htm#13 Dave -Original Message-

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 4590 Plutonic Angrite Micrographs are posted Four ma...

2008-01-23 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Thanks for the nice words Bernd, I really appreciate it! I was just asked if there was any progression visible in the magnification sets. There is one. It is the Big Bertha Driver looking structure. You will see it in all 4 magnification levels. 55X image #2 80X image #11 160X image #

Re: [meteorite-list] MESSENGER Dances by Matisse

2008-01-23 Thread Jerry
Anyone see any impact chains? Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite Mailing List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 6:14 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] MESSENGER Dances by Matisse

[meteorite-list] Barry Gheesling new find!

2008-01-23 Thread Moni Waiblinger
Thank you Dave for sharing with us! How happy your Dad looks, I know that smile!!! Happens when one finds a meteorite! ;-) First I thought you found a meteorite in Georgia! I think the last one reported was in 2000. Its also great to see pictures of people we read posts from like Anita

Re: [meteorite-list] Barry Gheesling new find!

2008-01-23 Thread Ruben Garcia
Hi Dave, I agree with Moni. Great stuff, cool site too!! Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona http://www.mr-meteorite.com Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs

[meteorite-list] Meteorite cake recipe request

2008-01-23 Thread Bob King
Hi everyone, Where else can I ask this question but this ever-enterprising list? I read with interest the posting about the Gold Basin cake in Tucson and thought it would be nice to treat my astronomy class to a cake with a few NWAs hidden inside. So how do you cook up meteorites in a cake? I'm

[meteorite-list] Gold Basin Meteorite Data Base Ad

2008-01-23 Thread wayne holmes
Hello All, To fund my expeditions into the Gold Basin field I have decided to sell my data base. Visit my web site @ http://meteoritesrock.com/database.html Wayne __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite cake recipe request

2008-01-23 Thread Larry Twink Monrad
The Gold Basin cake has been made every year by Cakes by Clara here in Tucson. I will wrap some Gold Basins in aluminum foil and have Clara push a few in here and there after she bakes it but before she frosts it and decorates it per my color photo of the Gold Basin strewn field which I

Re: [meteorite-list] Mecurian Meteorite??? Don't think so

2008-01-23 Thread Adam Hupe
Hi Rob, I think you may be confusing NWA 3133 which plots in the CV zone according to oxygen isotope testing, not Angrites. Angrites do not plot anywhere near the CV3s. Best Regards, Adam --- Rob McCafferty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, though I'd love angrites to be shown to be from