Re: [meteorite-list] West, Texas meteorite finds
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 definitively identified as meteorites - though that was the suspicion and they were saved. We (Doug Dawn, Dmitry Sadilenko, Sergey Petukov) drove across the country and estimated the location of the strewn field within 48 hours of the event. With a bit of tenacity, scarcely four hours after the second day, thanks to the help of some Texas-sized hospitality, we arrived in the strewn field and found our first couple of stones and I had the distinct pleasure of shaking the finders hand and removing any lingering doubts in his mind that he had meteorites fresh from Heaven's farm. After the initial success, my good friend and asteroidhunter, Rob Matson of Los Angeles, joined up with the team. We have found some stones, but more are being found by others, and we really expect larger masses to be found, though hard work in the field definitely gets you wondering if just because such a meteoritical spectacle drops one stone, should it drop the thousands we keep expecting to see? The TKW is rapidly evolving, but the area is being hit quite hard by hunters already. This doesn't seem to be a dense fall, and some areas are very easy to search, though bramble in other areas effectively keeps those off limits. All land is private and most families keep their gun collections well oiled. In our case, the big-hearts of the landowners have humbled easily as much as the witness reports of the bolide's fragmenting itself. This is at odds with some other reports, only because residents of the area treasure their privacy and were completely overwhelmed by the wave of treasure hunters that descended. We almost lost our permission to hunt when they believed that we were somehow responsible for several meteorite hunters showing up with a news crews. Besides being quite busy, I promised to respect the anonymity of our hosts as a condition of our search, and this evening we reaped the benefits of a delicious home-cooked dinner prepared by the caring hands of our hosts at their dinner table. There is a great Texas steakhouse on I-35 which adds to the flavor for anyone wanting to experience Texas culture, cowboys and pretty cowgirls from West, TX. It has been an incredible last few days, which started by being the first to walk in a virgin strewn field, though my mother had some problems (she seems better now) that have somewhat muted what will undoubtedly be some of the most memorable moments of my life. It is way past bedtime and I will post more tomorrow. The meteorite itself is moderately to highly shocked and has a very bright, light, interior and veins of troilite and nodules of metal, and the majority of stones found are fully fusion crusted. More on the classification on Saturday. We certainly were not in a mass-laden portion of the strewn field, other hunters please take note; more likely just a place where a minor fragmentation impacted. In any case, we are committed to getting the science done so everyone else can rest assured that we have already gladly provided the mass requirements necessary for this honor. All in all, a very humbling experience for many reasons. To pick up a piece of a falling star and I thought, detect a faint sulfurous odor. It seems a dog even caught the scent of a meteorite and laid it down on the owners porch! Best wishes and clear skies Doug -Original Message- From: Pat Branch pat_bra...@yahoo.com To: drtan...@yahoo.com; Global Meteor Observing Forum meteor...@meteorobs.org Sent: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 9:28 am Subject: Re: (meteorobs) West, Texas meteorite finds The University of North Texas Astronomers have found 4 so far. I saw a video clip of them. The biggest is about 3 times the others...just about palm sized. I think that is 4 for Farmer and 4 for UNT. I have not heard of other teams finding anything. --- In meteor...@yahoogroups.com, drtanuki drtan...@... wrote: Dear List, Here are the latest reports from the West, Texas fall. http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/ Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo ___ __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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 definitively identified as meteorites - though that was the suspicion and they were saved. We (Doug Dawn, Dmitry Sadilenko, Sergey Petukov) drove across the country and estimated the location of the strewn field within 48 hours of the event. With a bit of tenacity, scarcely four hours after the second day, thanks to the help of some Texas-sized hospitality, we arrived in the strewn field and found our first couple of stones and I had the distinct pleasure of shaking the finders hand and removing any lingering doubts in his mind that he had meteorites fresh from Heaven's farm. After the initial success, my good friend and asteroidhunter, Rob Matson of Los Angeles, joined up with the team. We have found some stones, but more are being found by others, and we really expect larger masses to be found, though hard work in the field definitely gets you wondering if just because such a meteoritical spectacle drops one stone, should it drop the thousands we keep expecting to see? The TKW is rapidly evolving, but the area is being hit quite hard by hunters already. This doesn't seem to be a dense fall, and some areas are very easy to search, though bramble in other areas effectively keeps those off limits. All land is private and most families keep their gun collections well oiled. In our case, the big-hearts of the landowners have humbled easily as much as the witness reports of the bolide's fragmenting itself. This is at odds with some other reports, only because residents of the area treasure their privacy and were completely overwhelmed by the wave of treasure hunters that descended. We almost lost our permission to hunt when they believed that we were somehow responsible for several meteorite hunters showing up with a news crews. Besides being quite busy, I promised to respect the anonymity of our hosts as a condition of our search, and this evening we reaped the benefits of a delicious home-cooked dinner prepared by the caring hands of our hosts at their dinner table. There is a great Texas steakhouse on I-35 which adds to the flavor for anyone wanting to experience Texas culture, cowboys and pretty cowgirls from West, TX. It has been an incredible last few days, which started by being the first to walk in a virgin strewn field, though my mother had some problems (she seems better now) that have somewhat muted what will undoubtedly be some of the most memorable moments of my life. It is way past bedtime and I will post more tomorrow. The meteorite itself is moderately to highly shocked and has a very bright, light, interior and veins of troilite and nodules of metal, and the majority of stones found are fully fusion crusted. More on the classification on Saturday. We certainly were not in a mass-laden portion of the strewn field, other hunters please take note; more likely just a place where a minor fragmentation impacted. In any case, we are committed to getting the science done so everyone else can rest assured that we have already gladly provided the mass requirements necessary for this honor. All in all, a very humbling experience for many reasons. To pick up a piece of a falling star and I thought, detect a faint sulfurous odor. It seems a dog even caught the scent of a meteorite and laid it down on the owners porch! Best wishes and clear skies Doug -Original Message- From: Pat Branch pat_bra...@yahoo.com To: drtan...@yahoo.com; Global Meteor Observing Forum meteor...@meteorobs.org Sent: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 9:28 am Subject: Re: (meteorobs) West, Texas meteorite finds The University of North Texas Astronomers have found 4 so far. I saw a video clip of them. The biggest is about 3 times the others...just about palm sized. I think that is 4 for Farmer and 4 for UNT. I have not heard of other teams finding anything. --- In meteor...@yahoogroups.com, drtanuki drtan...@... wrote: Dear List, Here are the latest reports from the West, Texas fall. http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/ Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo ___ __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] whats your job
Planetarium lecturer, 51 years old Andre Bordeleau From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Steve Dunklee [sdunklee72...@yahoo.com] Sent: February 19, 2009 11:50 AM To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] whats your job I work for a minning company in Arkansas and am 50 years old. Steve Dunklee __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] West, Texas meteorite finds
Nicely done Doug. Thanks for the update. I will be heading there Wednesday and you made the wait even harder!! Best Matt Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites http://www.mhmeteorites.com P.O. Box 151293 Lakewood, CO 80215 USA -Original Message- From: mexicod...@aim.com Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 06:36:11 To: meteor...@meteorobs.org; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] West, Texas meteorite finds 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 definitively identified as meteorites - though that was the suspicion and they were saved. We (Doug Dawn, Dmitry Sadilenko, Sergey Petukov) drove across the country and estimated the location of the strewn field within 48 hours of the event. With a bit of tenacity, scarcely four hours after the second day, thanks to the help of some Texas-sized hospitality, we arrived in the strewn field and found our first couple of stones and I had the distinct pleasure of shaking the finders hand and removing any lingering doubts in his mind that he had meteorites fresh from Heaven's farm. After the initial success, my good friend and asteroidhunter, Rob Matson of Los Angeles, joined up with the team. We have found some stones, but more are being found by others, and we really expect larger masses to be found, though hard work in the field definitely gets you wondering if just because such a meteoritical spectacle drops one stone, should it drop the thousands we keep expecting to see? The TKW is rapidly evolving, but the area is being hit quite hard by hunters already. This doesn't seem to be a dense fall, and some areas are very easy to search, though bramble in other areas effectively keeps those off limits. All land is private and most families keep their gun collections well oiled. In our case, the big-hearts of the landowners have humbled easily as much as the witness reports of the bolide's fragmenting itself. This is at odds with some other reports, only because residents of the area treasure their privacy and were completely overwhelmed by the wave of treasure hunters that descended. We almost lost our permission to hunt when they believed that we were somehow responsible for several meteorite hunters showing up with a news crews. Besides being quite busy, I promised to respect the anonymity of our hosts as a condition of our search, and this evening we reaped the benefits of a delicious home-cooked dinner prepared by the caring hands of our hosts at their dinner table. There is a great Texas steakhouse on I-35 which adds to the flavor for anyone wanting to experience Texas culture, cowboys and pretty cowgirls from West, TX. It has been an incredible last few days, which started by being the first to walk in a virgin strewn field, though my mother had some problems (she seems better now) that have somewhat muted what will undoubtedly be some of the most memorable moments of my life. It is way past bedtime and I will post more tomorrow. The meteorite itself is moderately to highly shocked and has a very bright, light, interior and veins of troilite and nodules of metal, and the majority of stones found are fully fusion crusted. More on the classification on Saturday. We certainly were not in a mass-laden portion of the strewn field, other hunters please take note; more likely just a place where a minor fragmentation impacted. In any case, we are committed to getting the science done so everyone else can rest assured that we have already gladly provided the mass requirements necessary for this honor. All in all, a very humbling experience for many reasons. To pick up a piece of a falling star and I thought, detect a faint sulfurous odor. It seems a dog even caught the scent of a meteorite and laid it down on the owners porch! Best wishes and clear skies Doug -Original Message- From: Pat Branch pat_bra...@yahoo.com To: drtan...@yahoo.com; Global Meteor Observing Forum meteor...@meteorobs.org Sent: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 9:28 am Subject: Re: (meteorobs) West, Texas meteorite finds The University of North Texas Astronomers have found 4 so far. I saw a video clip of them. The biggest is about 3 times the others...just about palm sized. I think that is 4 for Farmer and 4 for UNT. I have not heard of other teams finding anything. --- In meteor...@yahoogroups.com, drtanuki drtan...@... wrote: Dear List, Here are the latest reports from the West, Texas fall. http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/ Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo ___ __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list
Re: [meteorite-list] List Members, what's your job ?
41, residential trade contracting www.feigroup.net All best, Dave -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Eric Twelker Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 12:13 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] List Members, what's your job ? I am a meteorite dealer. That's how I make my living. Occasionally I take on a bit of work in my hobby-job as a mining exploration geologist. That was my career at one time. I did that for 13 years and was a lawyer for another 15 years after that--I am 59 now. I don't practice law any more, but when I did it tended to be natural resource mega-cases. I am happily married for 30 years with two very smart sons--one a geologist and one a physicist. (They were two little guys holding meteorites on Paul and Jim's meteorite kids web page ages ago.) I love geology and thinking about the Earth . . . and trying to understand it. Meteorites play a part, of course-- always a spark for a thought, an idea . . . Eric Twelker __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] List Members, what's your job ?
57yr old laid off Electrician from Chrysler who thinking of going from a part time to full time METEORITE DEALER MIDWEST METEORITES - http://www.meteorman.org/ Tim __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] West, Texas meteorite finds
Doug, Thanks for your story. And Mike F., you've been great. You can't know how envious we are, patiently waiting at our post for something to shatter on the atmosphere over east Africa. Just hearing your stories and knowing you guys and picturing the search in our minds makes us feel like we've touched greatness--- Thanks for sharing. (But as I have relayed to others privately, the Tucson pictures shared by listoids were a bit cruel. We've missed it for two years and it hurts bad---. But really, thanks for your pics. The tugs on our heartstrings hurt a bit, but they keep us going). We'll be back. Cheers (from Tanzania), Norm Cookie (http://tektitesource.com) --- On Sat, 2/21/09, mexicod...@aim.com mexicod...@aim.com wrote: From: mexicod...@aim.com mexicod...@aim.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] West, Texas meteorite finds To: meteor...@meteorobs.org, Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 3:36 AM 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 definitively identified as meteorites - though that was the suspicion and they were saved. We (Doug Dawn, Dmitry Sadilenko, Sergey Petukov) drove across the country and estimated the location of the strewn field within 48 hours of the event. With a bit of tenacity, scarcely four hours after the second day, thanks to the help of some Texas-sized hospitality, we arrived in the strewn field and found our first couple of stones and I had the distinct pleasure of shaking the finders hand and removing any lingering doubts in his mind that he had meteorites fresh from Heaven's farm. After the initial success, my good friend and asteroidhunter, Rob Matson of Los Angeles, joined up with the team. We have found some stones, but more are being found by others, and we really expect larger masses to be found, though hard work in the field definitely gets you wondering if just because such a meteoritical spectacle drops one stone, should it drop the thousands we keep expecting to see? The TKW is rapidly evolving, but the area is being hit quite hard by hunters already. This doesn't seem to be a dense fall, and some areas are very easy to search, though bramble in other areas effectively keeps those off limits. All land is private and most families keep their gun collections well oiled. In our case, the big-hearts of the landowners have humbled easily as much as the witness reports of the bolide's fragmenting itself. This is at odds with some other reports, only because residents of the area treasure their privacy and were completely overwhelmed by the wave of treasure hunters that descended. We almost lost our permission to hunt when they believed that we were somehow responsible for several meteorite hunters showing up with a news crews. Besides being quite busy, I promised to respect the anonymity of our hosts as a condition of our search, and this evening we reaped the benefits of a delicious home-cooked dinner prepared by the caring hands of our hosts at their dinner table. There is a great Texas steakhouse on I-35 which adds to the flavor for anyone wanting to experience Texas culture, cowboys and pretty cowgirls from West, TX. It has been an incredible last few days, which started by being the first to walk in a virgin strewn field, though my mother had some problems (she seems better now) that have somewhat muted what will undoubtedly be some of the most memorable moments of my life. It is way past bedtime and I will post more tomorrow. The meteorite itself is moderately to highly shocked and has a very bright, light, interior and veins of troilite and nodules of metal, and the majority of stones found are fully fusion crusted. More on the classification on Saturday. We certainly were not in a mass-laden portion of the strewn field, other hunters please take note; more likely just a place where a minor fragmentation impacted. In any case, we are committed to getting the science done so everyone else can rest assured that we have already gladly provided the mass requirements necessary for this honor. All in all, a very humbling experience for many reasons. To pick up a piece of a falling star and I thought, detect a faint sulfurous odor. It seems a dog even caught the scent of a meteorite and laid it down on the owners porch! Best wishes and clear skies Doug -Original Message- From: Pat Branch pat_bra...@yahoo.com To: drtan...@yahoo.com; Global Meteor Observing Forum meteor...@meteorobs.org Sent: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 9:28 am Subject: Re: (meteorobs) West, Texas meteorite finds The University of North Texas Astronomers have found 4 so far. I saw a video clip of them. The biggest is about 3 times the others...just about palm sized. I think that is 4 for Farmer and 4 for UNT. I have not heard of other teams finding
Re: [meteorite-list] List Members, what's your job ?
57yr old laid off Electrician from Chrysler who thinking of going from a part time to full time METEORITE DEALER MIDWEST METEORITES - http://www.meteorman.org/ Tim __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] The West hunt
Hi all - If there's any sulfur (troilite) in these, then the dog sounds like a real good idea - particularly for the high brush. Maybe you could rent him. With that steak house nearby, rewards for him should be easy to come by. good hunting, E.P. Grondine Man and Impact in the Americas __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Brown Crystals Orange Crystals...was advice needed
To me it doesn't look like titanite. The angles are totally wrong and the flat sides. (looking at picture #17, Crystal shape 2 reflected light x40) For me it looks more like a pyroxene crystal. Anyhow, it's an easy test for a microprobe. Good luck and thanks for the look! /Göran Mr EMan wrote: Hello Jim, The brown opaque elongated lozenge-shaped crystal(s) which are in cross section in the thin section, very much resembles titanite CaTi[O|SiO4] formerly known as sphene. The cross-section shape is classic for sphene IMO. Sphene is something like 2.5 to 3 times longer on the width axis than on the height axis but this is just memory so please verify that yourself. Mindat.org is a place to do specific mineral searches, BTW. There is also a complicated Titanium bearing mineral called titanate with ana: CaAl2Si2O8-Fe2TiO4-FeTi2O5 which I assume as some spinel form based on the description at mindat.org. My guess is that this forms upon interaction with Fe-vapor in subsequent metamorphoses by impact melting of the lunar soil??? I am not saying the crystal you have is titanate but just wanted to impress you with my Googling skills. Just kidding! I mentioned it in case you accidentally get sent to that page owing to similar spelling. Rutile, TiO2 forms blades, needles, and hexagonal prisms--Yet another titanium mineral common in lunar rocks. I caught a slide suggesting a hexagonal orange structure was possibly a glass sphere but given the rays within it, that might be rutile. All these minerals have been found in lunar rocks /meteorites AFAIK. For what it is worth, have you considered a cosmic ray track count as well? I don't know the cost but you may have enough left over from TS prep to or the TS itself. Congrats on the research and specimen prep so far: Impressive! Elton --- On Fri, 2/20/09, Suzanne and Jim suzieand...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Suzanne and Jim suzieand...@yahoo.com Subject: [meteorite-list] need some advice, I am trying to determine the nature of the orthorhombic-like opaque red/brown crystals I have seen in a slice I am considering having analyzed. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] West Specimen for sale AD
Hey List, I have one West, Texas specimen I would be willing to sell. Contact me off list if you might be interested. I will not be able to respond until late tonight to any replies. Steve Arnold www.SteveArnoldMeteorites.com **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD: Rare Postcard and Meteorie Stamps ending SUNDAY
Hi List. I have auctions ending tomorrow for any one wanting rare single meteorite stamps in MNH and a very nice rare vintage unused meteorite postcard that will come with a Cape York Meteorite Stamp in MNH. http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/emflocater Thank you Sincerely Don Merchant IMCA #0960 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] List Members, what's your job ?
Hi, I'm 60 years old. I'm retired from a cell to cell ministry at San Quentin Prison, in California. I currently live with my wife in Prescott Valley, Arizona. Greg Lindh - Original Message - From: Pelé Pierre-Marie pierremariep...@yahoo.fr To: MeteoriteList meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 6:29 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] List Members, what's your job ? Hello List, as we communicate frequently through the List, I sometimes think about what is your job ? The meteorites are what we share in common but most of you are not meteorite dealers. So I thought it could be cool to know a little bit more from each other. So I start ;-) I'm 38, live west of Paris (France) and am Project Manager on TV for Orange (telecommunications company) Pierre-Marie Pele www.meteor-center.com __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite hunters flock to West area
Mike: Good explanation for those of us who can only sit back here and wish. Hope you find that main mass. Dave --- On Fri, 2/20/09, Michael Farmer meteorite...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Michael Farmer meteorite...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite hunters flock to West area To: Meteorite Central meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, meteorh...@aol.com, dfpen...@yahoo.com Date: Friday, February 20, 2009, 10:13 PM All of this land is private, and let me tell you, you had better get permission first, then hunt. Just today we asked permission to hunt one property and were flat out denied, the old woman said that not one person had better set foot on her land. apparently someone had and had been seen by the landowners. We were hunting the property next door and watching those people patrol on four-wheelers, glaring at us. Strange people out here, but some really nice ones. We contracted several hundred acres today, free to search, we must pay a set gramprice to the owners for anything we find. We have already made payments to landowners. That is not public need to know, just between the hunters and the landowners. There will not be any free ride out here, that is for sure. Some pieces have been found in the roads though, that is finder-keeper. Michael Farmer --- On Fri, 2/20/09, David Pensenstadler dfpen...@yahoo.com wrote: From: David Pensenstadler dfpen...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite hunters flock to West area To: Meteorite Central meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, meteorh...@aol.com Date: Friday, February 20, 2009, 3:13 PM Mike, Moritz, Robert, Shauna, and others: Great work. I was wondering whether this fall is on private, city, or government property, and who actually owns the finds. Since Mike posted that this is all farm country I inferred that it is all private property. If so, do you guys always get permission to hunt the property? Do the property owners get anything in return for their permission to hunt? With so many people arriving to hunt, it seems that this could be a concern by some hunters if not all people know the proper procedures for hunting on various types of property. Just wondering. Dave --- On Fri, 2/20/09, Jim Strope nwa...@comcast.net wrote: From: Jim Strope nwa...@comcast.net Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite hunters flock to West area To: Meteorite Central meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Friday, February 20, 2009, 8:25 AM Interesting Article on Texas Fall: http://www.star-telegram.com/804/story/1214950.html Jim Strope 421 Fourth Street Glen Dale, WV 26038 http://www.catchafallingstar.com __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] West Specimen for sale AD
Well, that didn't take long. Selling the first one you found? Howard Steffic From: meteorh...@aol.com Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:53:42 -0500 To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] West Specimen for sale AD Hey List, I have one West, Texas specimen I would be willing to sell. Contact me off list if you might be interested. I will not be able to respond until late tonight to any replies. Steve Arnold www.SteveArnoldMeteorites.com **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _ Windows Live™: Discover 10 secrets about the new Windows Live. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!7540.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_ugc_post_022009 __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Fwd: AD: AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS-30% OFF SALE Next 24 Hours Only-Then Headed to The Field!
Hello, Here is this weeks Auctions. Many Thousands of Dollars Worth Of Great Specimens- Started At 0.99 Cents. I am also having a 30% off sale running for the next 24 Hours. Then I am off to West, Texas to Hunt/Buy some new stones. I have what appears to be the Main Mass of West, Texas available to me so I am going to go check it out! THE 30% OFF SALE STARTS IN ABOUT AN HOUR! HIGHLIGHTS: Fresh New-Main Mass, NWA 5544, L5, 204 gram, A Really Nice MAIN MASS ! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311904449 Complete Slice of TOLUCA, Mexico, IAB, 392g- A Great Slice! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311868972 Beautiful GIBEON, IVA Iron Specimen, 308g CS - My LAST Complete Slice for Auction! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311879744 Seldom Available SOUSLOVO, Russia, L4, 2.62g, This is a cool meteorite! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311878948 Super Rare HONOLULU, L5 Fall, 0.072 gram, MY very LAST ONE! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311876902 (NEW), NWA 5534, L5-6, 48.54 gram, This is a really pretty specimen! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311877216 Witnessed Fall THUATHE, Lesotho, 22.23 g, A Beautiful END CUT! Check Out The Fusion Crust! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311861515 Ungrouped Ataxite, DRONINO, Russia, 134 g, Nice Complete Slice! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311861542 A Classic, OZONA, Texas, H6 Chondrite, 3.59g http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311861525 (New) WILBUR WASH, Az., L6, Slice, 3.41 gram, Only A Limited Amount Available! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311861551 (New) CV3, NWA 5546 From Africa, 88.27 gram-BIB-BIG SPECIMEN! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311861557 Really Nice BELLE PLAINE, Kansas, L6, 4.53 g-Pretty Slice! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311861562 Rare Low TKW, DAVY (B), Texas, H4, 4.09g-RARE, VERY LOW TOTAL KNOWN WEIGHT! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311861571 Very Rare and Beautiful, NWA 801, CR2, 2.88g http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311861577 CANYON DIABLO Individual, 165.66 gram-Nice Individual! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311861585 Seldom Available TAHOKA, Texas, L5, 1.66 g http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311861592 VYATKA, Russia, H4/5 Chondrite, 11.70g http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311861597 (New) NWA 4734, Lunar Specimen Display! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311866563 (NEW) NWA 4293, H6, 100 gram Lot #1 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311866939 Nice Slice of OUM DREYGA, Fall, H3-5, 24.04g http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311871286 (NEW) NWA 4851, L6 With Shock Lines, 120.10g-A VERY BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311873550 Super Rare GEORGETOWN, Australia, 5 gram http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311873976 (NEW) An Amazing LL5, NWA 2380, 48.79 gram- THIS Is A Very Cool Meteorite! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311876658 (New) Olivine Diogenite-NWA 5480, 5.59 gram- Nice Slice of This Famous Rarity! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311875090 Classic GOLD BASIN, Arizona, L4, 57.12 gram http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311903931 Rare Mesosiderite- NWA 1878 , LTKW, 7.87 gram http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311903408 Here are some killer deals-Lowest of The Lowest on most of these! A Big Stone! NWA Chondrite, 14kg, Main Mass, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311873196 Super Rare GEORGETOWN, Australia, 928 gram http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311878350 (New) WILBUR WASH, Az., L6, Main Mass, 1234g http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311870578 Beautiful L3, SAHARA 02500, 8,700 gram http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311896672 (NEW) NWA 5530, H5, Main Mass, 7,000 gram http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311893486 RARE LAKE MURRAY, Ok, IIAB, Complete Slice http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311909729 Ungrouped Ataxite, DRONINO, Russia, 2594 g http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311893480 Superb Specimen of SEYMCHAN, Pal, 3608 gram http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311881940 The Blue Chondrite, NWA 1941, Main Mass, L6 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=200311849243 and Many, Many Others... See All At: http://stores.ebay.com/voyage-botanica-natural-history Thanks and Best Wishes Michael Cottingham
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas
There is indeed a meteorite finding dog! Here's the story. On Friday Sonny, Steve Arnold and I drove into the strewn field bright and early and immediately started knocking on doors to try to gain permission to hunt. Upon walking up to a particular house Sonny spotted a meteorite on the porch (about 70-90 grams) he picked it up, and laid it back down. Ruben, did you see that fully crusted meteorite on the porch? He Said. I couldn't believe it. He was right! Right there on the porch but no one was home...what to do? Since Sonny assured me that he wasn't going to buy meteorites when he could find them I decided to track down the owner and try to buy the specimen. I got the owners work phone number from a neighbor and called. After introducing myself and explaining what I was in town for, I told the owner that there was a meteorite on their porch. What, you mean that black rock that the dog brought up and dropped on the porch? Yes, that one I said. Needless to say, I drove down and did a nice video interview with the owner holding the space rock and recalling the tale. Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona Website: http://www.Mr-Meteorite.Net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfrightp=v --- On Sat, 2/21/09, ensorama...@ntlworld.com ensorama...@ntlworld.com wrote: From: ensorama...@ntlworld.com ensorama...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] West, Texas meteorite finds To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, mexicod...@aim.com, meteor...@meteorobs.org Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 4:18 AM 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 definitively identified as meteorites - though that was the suspicion and they were saved. We (Doug Dawn, Dmitry Sadilenko, Sergey Petukov) drove across the country and estimated the location of the strewn field within 48 hours of the event. With a bit of tenacity, scarcely four hours after the second day, thanks to the help of some Texas-sized hospitality, we arrived in the strewn field and found our first couple of stones and I had the distinct pleasure of shaking the finders hand and removing any lingering doubts in his mind that he had meteorites fresh from Heaven's farm. After the initial success, my good friend and asteroidhunter, Rob Matson of Los Angeles, joined up with the team. We have found some stones, but more are being found by others, and we really expect larger masses to be found, though hard work in the field definitely gets you wondering if just because such a meteoritical spectacle drops one stone, should it drop the thousands we keep expecting to see? The TKW is rapidly evolving, but the area is being hit quite hard by hunters already. This doesn't seem to be a dense fall, and some areas are very easy to search, though bramble in other areas effectively keeps those off limits. All land is private and most families keep their gun collections well oiled. In our case, the big-hearts of the landowners have humbled easily as much as the witness reports of the bolide's fragmenting itself. This is at odds with some other reports, only because residents of the area treasure their privacy and were completely overwhelmed by the wave of treasure hunters that descended. We almost lost our permission to hunt when they believed that we were somehow responsible for several meteorite hunters showing up with a news crews. Besides being quite busy, I promised to respect the anonymity of our hosts as a condition of our search, and this evening we reaped the benefits of a delicious home-cooked dinner prepared by the caring hands of our hosts at their dinner table. There is a great Texas steakhouse on I-35 which adds to the flavor for anyone wanting to experience Texas culture, cowboys and pretty cowgirls from West, TX. It has been an incredible last few days, which started by being the first to walk in a virgin strewn field, though my mother had some problems (she seems better now) that have somewhat muted what will undoubtedly be some of the most memorable moments of my life. It is way past bedtime and I will post more tomorrow. The meteorite itself is moderately to highly shocked and has a very bright, light, interior and veins of troilite and nodules of metal, and the majority of stones found are fully fusion crusted. More on the classification on Saturday. We certainly were not in a mass-laden portion of the strewn field, other hunters please take note; more likely just a place where a minor fragmentation impacted. In any case, we are committed to getting
[meteorite-list] A request for ALL dealers - please read! :)
Hi Listees! I have a humble request for all of the dealers who are on the list. Please consider standardizing your specimen cards to fit into the display window of 3x4 Riker box. Roman Jirasek's labels are great, but there are many falls or finds not represented in his inventory yet - especially for the hot desert meteorites. So I'd like to use the specimen cards I receive from many of you when I purchase the piece. Some of you make very nice cards that would serve double duty as display labels, but the labels are too wide or otherwise not sized to fit the Riker window. Some of the specimen labels I have from various dealers are very attractive and I can tell that some thought and creative energy went in to designing them. Since the 3x4 Riker box is a widely used collector standard, I'd just like to kindly float the suggestion that the big dealers design their specimen cards to display in these boxes accordingly. Best regards, MikeG . Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA) Member of the Meteoritical Society. Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network. Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com .. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas
Hi Rubin and all, One hundred and fifty years ago, a stone fell in Bethlehem, New York on August 11 that also involved a meteorite finding dog, apparently not as well trained as the West, Texas dog. C.U. Shepard wrote: “Mr. Vanderpool was at work near his house, and heard the explosion in common with other members of his family. About two minutes after, as it appeared to him, a stone, coming in an oblique course, struck the side of a wagon house, glanced off, hit a log upon the ground, bounded again, and rolled into the grass. A dog lying in the doorway of the wagon house sprang up, darted out and seized it, but dropped it immediately,probably on account of its warmth and sulphurous small.” And of course there's the story about the dog that found the Lost City meteorite in January, 1970. Must have been too heavy to carry so he just marked it, probably so he could find it again. ;-) Cheers, Frank --- On Sat, 2/21/09, Ruben Garcia meteoritem...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Ruben Garcia meteoritem...@yahoo.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, mexicod...@aim.com, meteor...@meteorobs.org, ensorama...@ntlworld.com Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 5:08 PM There is indeed a meteorite finding dog! Here's the story. On Friday Sonny, Steve Arnold and I drove into the strewn field bright and early and immediately started knocking on doors to try to gain permission to hunt. Upon walking up to a particular house Sonny spotted a meteorite on the porch (about 70-90 grams) he picked it up, and laid it back down. Ruben, did you see that fully crusted meteorite on the porch? He Said. I couldn't believe it. He was right! Right there on the porch but no one was home...what to do? Since Sonny assured me that he wasn't going to buy meteorites when he could find them I decided to track down the owner and try to buy the specimen. I got the owners work phone number from a neighbor and called. After introducing myself and explaining what I was in town for, I told the owner that there was a meteorite on their porch. What, you mean that black rock that the dog brought up and dropped on the porch? Yes, that one I said. Needless to say, I drove down and did a nice video interview with the owner holding the space rock and recalling the tale. Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona Website: http://www.Mr-Meteorite.Net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfrightp=v --- On Sat, 2/21/09, ensorama...@ntlworld.com ensorama...@ntlworld.com wrote: From: ensorama...@ntlworld.com ensorama...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] West, Texas meteorite finds To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, mexicod...@aim.com, meteor...@meteorobs.org Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 4:18 AM 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 definitively identified as meteorites - though that was the suspicion and they were saved. We (Doug Dawn, Dmitry Sadilenko, Sergey Petukov) drove across the country and estimated the location of the strewn field within 48 hours of the event. With a bit of tenacity, scarcely four hours after the second day, thanks to the help of some Texas-sized hospitality, we arrived in the strewn field and found our first couple of stones and I had the distinct pleasure of shaking the finders hand and removing any lingering doubts in his mind that he had meteorites fresh from Heaven's farm. After the initial success, my good friend and asteroidhunter, Rob Matson of Los Angeles, joined up with the team. We have found some stones, but more are being found by others, and we really expect larger masses to be found, though hard work in the field definitely gets you wondering if just because such a meteoritical spectacle drops one stone, should it drop the thousands we keep expecting to see? The TKW is rapidly evolving, but the area is being hit quite hard by hunters already. This doesn't seem to be a dense fall, and some areas are very easy to search, though bramble in other areas effectively keeps those off limits. All land is private and most families keep their gun collections well oiled. In our case, the big-hearts of the landowners have humbled easily as much as the witness reports of the bolide's fragmenting itself. This is at odds with some other reports, only because residents of the area treasure their privacy and were completely overwhelmed by the wave of treasure hunters that descended. We almost lost our permission to hunt when they believed that we were somehow responsible for several meteorite hunters
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas
Hi Frank, Funny story. Thanks for sharing. BTW, I just re-read your article on in Meteorite on Braunau. Interesting detective work. -Walter - Original Message - From: Frank Cressy fcre...@prodigy.net To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; mexicod...@aim.com; meteor...@meteorobs.org; ensorama...@ntlworld.com; meteoritem...@yahoo.com Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas Hi Rubin and all, One hundred and fifty years ago, a stone fell in Bethlehem, New York on August 11 that also involved a meteorite finding dog, apparently not as well trained as the West, Texas dog. C.U. Shepard wrote: “Mr. Vanderpool was at work near his house, and heard the explosion in common with other members of his family. About two minutes after, as it appeared to him, a stone, coming in an oblique course, struck the side of a wagon house, glanced off, hit a log upon the ground, bounded again, and rolled into the grass. A dog lying in the doorway of the wagon house sprang up, darted out and seized it, but dropped it immediately, probably on account of its warmth and sulphurous small.” And of course there's the story about the dog that found the Lost City meteorite in January, 1970. Must have been too heavy to carry so he just marked it, probably so he could find it again. ;-) Cheers, Frank --- On Sat, 2/21/09, Ruben Garcia meteoritem...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Ruben Garcia meteoritem...@yahoo.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, mexicod...@aim.com, meteor...@meteorobs.org, ensorama...@ntlworld.com Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 5:08 PM There is indeed a meteorite finding dog! Here's the story. On Friday Sonny, Steve Arnold and I drove into the strewn field bright and early and immediately started knocking on doors to try to gain permission to hunt. Upon walking up to a particular house Sonny spotted a meteorite on the porch (about 70-90 grams) he picked it up, and laid it back down. Ruben, did you see that fully crusted meteorite on the porch? He Said. I couldn't believe it. He was right! Right there on the porch but no one was home...what to do? Since Sonny assured me that he wasn't going to buy meteorites when he could find them I decided to track down the owner and try to buy the specimen. I got the owners work phone number from a neighbor and called. After introducing myself and explaining what I was in town for, I told the owner that there was a meteorite on their porch. What, you mean that black rock that the dog brought up and dropped on the porch? Yes, that one I said. Needless to say, I drove down and did a nice video interview with the owner holding the space rock and recalling the tale. Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona Website: http://www.Mr-Meteorite.Net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfrightp=v --- On Sat, 2/21/09, ensorama...@ntlworld.com ensorama...@ntlworld.com wrote: From: ensorama...@ntlworld.com ensorama...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] West, Texas meteorite finds To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, mexicod...@aim.com, meteor...@meteorobs.org Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 4:18 AM 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 definitively identified as meteorites - though that was the suspicion and they were saved. We (Doug Dawn, Dmitry Sadilenko, Sergey Petukov) drove across the country and estimated the location of the strewn field within 48 hours of the event. With a bit of tenacity, scarcely four hours after the second day, thanks to the help of some Texas-sized hospitality, we arrived in the strewn field and found our first couple of stones and I had the distinct pleasure of shaking the finders hand and removing any lingering doubts in his mind that he had meteorites fresh from Heaven's farm. After the initial success, my good friend and asteroidhunter, Rob Matson of Los Angeles, joined up with the team. We have found some stones, but more are being found by others, and we really expect larger masses to be found, though hard work in the field definitely gets you wondering if just because such a meteoritical spectacle drops one stone, should it drop the thousands we keep expecting to see? The TKW is rapidly evolving, but the area is being hit quite hard by hunters already. This doesn't seem to be a dense fall, and some areas are very easy to search, though bramble in other areas effectively keeps those off limits. All land is private and most families keep their gun collections well oiled. In our case, the big-hearts of the landowners have humbled
Re: [meteorite-list] A request for ALL dealers - please read! :)
Hi Michael, What size card would you think to be optimal? I realize specimen sizes can vary, and sometimes I may put a larger slice in a 3x4 Riker box that creates an issue with label size. I'm still experimenting with label sizes, and would be interested in your thoughts. Ed Deckert IMCA #8911 - Original Message - From: Michael Gilmer michael_w_gil...@yahoo.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2009 8:39 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] A request for ALL dealers - please read! :) Hi Listees! I have a humble request for all of the dealers who are on the list. Please consider standardizing your specimen cards to fit into the display window of 3x4 Riker box. Roman Jirasek's labels are great, but there are many falls or finds not represented in his inventory yet - especially for the hot desert meteorites. So I'd like to use the specimen cards I receive from many of you when I purchase the piece. Some of you make very nice cards that would serve double duty as display labels, but the labels are too wide or otherwise not sized to fit the Riker window. Some of the specimen labels I have from various dealers are very attractive and I can tell that some thought and creative energy went in to designing them. Since the 3x4 Riker box is a widely used collector standard, I'd just like to kindly float the suggestion that the big dealers design their specimen cards to display in these boxes accordingly. Best regards, MikeG . Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA) Member of the Meteoritical Society. Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network. Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com .. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.386) Database version: 5.11810 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.386) Database version: 5.11810 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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 to have in your collection with a story like that...did you manage to buy it? Did the dog see it fall and run to fetch or do you think it found it interesting because of its smell? Graham Ensor, UK. Ruben Garcia meteoritem...@yahoo.com wrote: There is indeed a meteorite finding dog! Here's the story. On Friday Sonny, Steve Arnold and I drove into the strewn field bright and early and immediately started knocking on doors to try to gain permission to hunt. Upon walking up to a particular house Sonny spotted a meteorite on the porch (about 70-90 grams) he picked it up, and laid it back down. Ruben, did you see that fully crusted meteorite on the porch? He Said. I couldn't believe it. He was right! Right there on the porch but no one was home...what to do? Since Sonny assured me that he wasn't going to buy meteorites when he could find them I decided to track down the owner and try to buy the specimen. I got the owners work phone number from a neighbor and called. After introducing myself and explaining what I was in town for, I told the owner that there was a meteorite on their porch. What, you mean that black rock that the dog brought up and dropped on the porch? Yes, that one I said. Needless to say, I drove down and did a nice video interview with the owner holding the space rock and recalling the tale. Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona Website: http://www.Mr-Meteorite.Net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=meteorfrightp=v --- On Sat, 2/21/09, ensorama...@ntlworld.com ensorama...@ntlworld.com wrote: From: ensorama...@ntlworld.com ensorama...@ntlworld.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] West, Texas meteorite finds To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, mexicod...@aim.com, meteor...@meteorobs.org Date: Saturday, February 21, 2009, 4:18 AM 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 definitively identified as meteorites - though that was the suspicion and they were saved. We (Doug Dawn, Dmitry Sadilenko, Sergey Petukov) drove across the country and estimated the location of the strewn field within 48 hours of the event. With a bit of tenacity, scarcely four hours after the second day, thanks to the help of some Texas-sized hospitality, we arrived in the strewn field and found our first couple of stones and I had the distinct pleasure of shaking the finders hand and removing any lingering doubts in his mind that he had meteorites fresh from Heaven's farm. After the initial success, my good friend and asteroidhunter, Rob Matson of Los Angeles, joined up with the team. We have found some stones, but more are being found by others, and we really expect larger masses to be found, though hard work in the field definitely gets you wondering if just because such a meteoritical spectacle drops one stone, should it drop the thousands we keep expecting to see? The TKW is rapidly evolving, but the area is being hit quite hard by hunters already. This doesn't seem to be a dense fall, and some areas are very easy to search, though bramble in other areas effectively keeps those off limits. All land is private and most families keep their gun collections well oiled. In our case, the big-hearts of the landowners have humbled easily as much as the witness reports of the bolide's fragmenting itself. This is at odds with some other reports, only because residents of the area treasure their privacy and were completely overwhelmed by the wave of treasure hunters that descended. We almost lost our permission to hunt when they believed that we were somehow responsible for several meteorite hunters showing up with a news crews. Besides being quite busy, I promised to respect the anonymity of our hosts as a condition of our search, and this evening we reaped the benefits of a delicious home-cooked dinner prepared by the caring hands of our hosts at their dinner table. There is a great Texas steakhouse on I-35 which adds to the flavor for anyone wanting to experience Texas culture, cowboys and pretty cowgirls from West, TX. It has been an incredible last few days, which started by being the first to walk in a virgin strewn field, though my
Re: [meteorite-list] List Members, what's your job ? (Robert Williamson)
I'm retired from General Motors of Canada Ltd. after thrity years of six and seven days a week three shifts. Would still be there but the doc told me to get out when I can. I love hiking and camping, Geocaching. I purchased textbooks on meteorites due to my interest in Astronomy. I'm also interested in history, particularly ancient history. Built a small collection of ancient Greek and Roman coins and artifacts, and American and Canadian silver. Living on a lot less income now, and that has forced me to stop buying meteorites and coins, and I'm still supporting one teenager in his hockey teams. But at least I got some good ones, like Allende, Murchison, NWA 482 and Zagami and others like some Olivine Diogenites and nickle-irons. And it is all thanks to dealers who are members in this group. My sincere thanks guys. You helped my family and me to touch the stars. Michael Farmer, Dean Bessey, the Hupes, Rob Wesel, Erik Twelker and others here. Many thanks to you all. Best Regards, Robert Williamson __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
