Dear Mr. Fries,
I have seen the photos and would be very cautious in labeling this material as tektite related. Please also note the geology of the area??!!! I am a researcher of tektites and impact related materials as well as meteorites. If may help in the future with real tektites please let
http://www.mosnews.com/news/2004/05/21/meteorite.shtml
Customs Officials Confiscate Meteorite
Moscow News
May 21, 2004
In the airport of the Far East city of Khabarovsk, customs
officials discovered a meteorite in a passenger's luggage,
RIA Novosti reported Friday.
Experts of a territorial
http://www.astronomy.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/001/733pkmrh.asp
Radar echoes reveal asteroid details
Bouncing radio beams give scientists a surprising glimpse of
near-Earth asteroids.
by Andrew Fazekas
astronomy.com
May 21, 2004
Using powerful radar observations to produce
I recently purchased a few small stones of a unbrecciated monomict
diogenite. They all had a fair bit of weathering and little or no fusion
crust present. One of the stones had fairly severe surface pitting. I had
assumed that this was wind erosion, and decided to cut it up to make a few
nice
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From: Michael
Cottingham
To: Michael Cottingham
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 10:21 AM
Subject: 16.5 gram Weston for cheap! Other Auctions Too!
Hello,
A quick 3 day ebay auction sale! A 16.5 gram
beautiful chunk of Weston! Go to:
Marc D. Fries asked:
I see that someone is offering newly discovered
Columbia basin tektites on ebay right now.
Has anyone heard of these? I haven't heard
anything about them until now and my
skepticism meter is pegged
Given that these alleged tektites look like
water-rolled pieces of
Anyone interested in a large beautifully remaglypted New campo. STEAL IT
right now on e bay at only $35 a kilo. Only 20 hours left. Have a look.
Thank you Meteorite Madness
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2244908027sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AITrd=1
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
May 17-21, 2004
o Nili Fossae Crater (Released 17 May 2004)
http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20040517a.html
o Syrtis Major (Released 18 May 2004)
http://themis.la.asu.edu/zoom-20040518a.html
o Tinjar Vallis (Released 19 May 2004)
$5 million in US dollars for a raisin size moon rock? That seems a bit inflated...even
for a piece picked up on the moon. Otherwise we have had some pretty good deals lately
for less than a $1,000/g.
Maybe I need to buy some more?
John
Reactions to the theft of the moon
Thanks to J.D, D.F. and E.L. I really appreciate the help. After spending the day
searching for a few basics, it's great to be able to tap in here and get the total of
so much exp.
Bill
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