Re: [meteorite-list] Columbia Basin tektites?

2004-05-21 Thread drtanuki
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

[meteorite-list] Customs Officials Confiscate Meteorite in Russia

2004-05-21 Thread Ron Baalke
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

[meteorite-list] Radar Echoes Reveal Asteroid Details

2004-05-21 Thread Ron Baalke
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

[meteorite-list] weird diogenite

2004-05-21 Thread stan .
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

[meteorite-list] Fw: 16.5 gram Weston for cheap! Other Auctions Too!

2004-05-21 Thread Michael Cottingham
- Original Message - 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:

[meteorite-list] Columbia Basin tektites?

2004-05-21 Thread Paul H
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

[meteorite-list] ad: 67 pound new campo $35 a kilo

2004-05-21 Thread bob cucchiara
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

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images - May 17-21, 2004

2004-05-21 Thread Ron Baalke
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)

Re: [meteorite-list] Moon Rock Stolen in Malta

2004-05-21 Thread j . divelbiss
$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

[meteorite-list] mafic igneous rocks

2004-05-21 Thread joseph_town
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 __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]