[meteorite-list] Ad - Over 100 auctions - Awesome Deals

2004-09-15 Thread Adam Hupe
Dear List, Just a quick note to let you know we have around 100 auctions ending in a couple of days. A lot of them are still at their 99 cent start price so now may be an excellent opportunity to pick some real bargains including a real 1.2 gram NWA 1110 specimen, also started out at just 99

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture Of The Day - September 15, 2004

2004-09-15 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
ROCKS FROM SPACE PICTURE OF THE DAY: http://www.geocities.com/spacerocksinc/Sep_15.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

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[meteorite-list] METEORITE GIVAWAY#17

2004-09-15 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
Hello list.Short and sweet.I have to pieces to give away today.One piece of NWA 518/17.9 GRAMS.And 160 gram individual of the OLD CAMPO iron.$4 PRIORITY MAIL will get them to you. steve = Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 I. M. C. A.

[meteorite-list] Mazapil meteorite

2004-09-15 Thread Dr. Svend Buhl
Dear Listees, I?m currently trying to track a piece of the Mazapil Iron. It?s a medium octaedrite that fell on 27th November 1885 at Zacatecas, Mexico. TKW was 4 kg. It was the same night that the Andromedid meteor shower underwent a spectacular outburst. The simultaneity of these two events

AW: [meteorite-list] Mazapil meteorite

2004-09-15 Thread Jörn Koblitz
Dear Svend, MetBase records the following repositories and weights of Mazapil specimens: 3545g: Vienna, Naturhist. Mus. [main mass] 127g: Mexico City, Inst. Geol. [incl. 112g of 'Chichimeguilas'] 95.4g: Lvov, Min. Mus. Univ. 83g: New York, Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 19.0g: Chicago, Field Mus. Nat.

[meteorite-list] cfer, Tanezrouft, thin sections...

2004-09-15 Thread meteoriteshow
Dear List Members, Sorry if you receive this message twice: I tried once already but do not think that it went through... Cheers, Fred. B Good afterenoon, I would say about the same as Martin Altmann regarding

[meteorite-list] New - Is this a meteorite ?

2004-09-15 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi all, I recently bought meteorites during in Morocco. Those are my first ones and since I've read about the debate around NWA meteorites. I understand how it's damageable for science not to know the strewn field. I'll probably won't buy the next ones but rather hunt for them :). I have

RE: [meteorite-list] New - Is this a meteorite ?

2004-09-15 Thread Mauro Daniel
From what I see for me is a hematite nodule From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] New - Is this a meteorite ? Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 17:56:40 +0200 Hi all, I recently bought meteorites during in Morocco. Those are my first ones and since I've

Re: [meteorite-list] New - Is this a meteorite ?

2004-09-15 Thread Michael Farmer
You got burned. None of those look like meteorites. Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 8:56 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] New - Is this a meteorite ? Hi all, I recently bought meteorites during in Morocco.

[meteorite-list] Mars Global Surveyor Images - September 2-15, 2004

2004-09-15 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR IMAGES September 2-15, 2004 The following new images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft are now available: o Wind Streak Changes (Released 2 September 2004) http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2004/09/02/index.html o

Re: [meteorite-list] New - Is this a meteorite ?

2004-09-15 Thread Michael L Blood
Hi Xavier, I could be wrong, but it looks like a POR to me (Plain old rock). Michael on 9/15/04 8:56 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I recently bought meteorites during in Morocco. Those are my first ones and since I've read about the debate

[meteorite-list] metal-rich diogenite vs mesosiderite-C

2004-09-15 Thread j . divelbiss
Hello all, I see there is an Ebay auction today for a metal-rich diogenite for about $30/g. I thought with the last go around with NWA 1827, 1879 and 1882 that a metal rich diogenite did not exist and that these were all classified as MES-C's that sell for about $10 to $25/g, depending on the

[meteorite-list] The Other Mars Meteorite - Lafayette Meteorite

2004-09-15 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.astrobio.net/news/modules.php?op=modloadname=Newsfile=articlesid=1197 The Other Mars Meteorite Astrobiology Magazine September 15, 2004 Summary: The most famous Mars meteorite, the Allen Hills rock with its strange, cylindrical rock segments, may not be the most intriguing. Consider

Re: [meteorite-list] metal-rich diogenite vs mesosiderite-C

2004-09-15 Thread David Weir
John, According to the scientists at NAU (Wittke, Bunch), this is a metal-rich diogenite and not a meso. Check out their nice website: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~wittke/Microprobe/Probe.html Click on NAU Meteorite Classifications and then on the diogenite section and scroll to the bottom to read

AW: [meteorite-list] metal-rich diogenite vs mesosiderite-C

2004-09-15 Thread Bernhard Rems
I have aquired a (small) piece of this metal-rich diogenite. It's a beautiful meteorite for sure, and - due to its rarity so far - well worth these 30$/g, IMHO. Bernhard -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von David Weir Gesendet:

Re: [meteorite-list] metal-rich diogenite vs mesosiderite-C

2004-09-15 Thread j . divelbiss
David, Thanx for responding and the information provided on this material. Since you have both types, how do you see them in comparison? Thanx in advance, John -- Original message from David Weir : -- John, According to the scientists at NAU (Wittke, Bunch),

Re: [meteorite-list] metal-rich diogenite vs mesosiderite-C

2004-09-15 Thread David Weir
John They're nothing alike. One is a mesosiderite with abundant opx inclusions, and the other is a diogenite with an abundance of free metal. (plus I believe whatever NAU says :) David __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[meteorite-list] RE: NWA 869

2004-09-15 Thread Christian Anger
Hi Bernd, Maria and all the other 869-er loving collectors, NWA 869 ist one of the most beautiful meteorites for me. That means the interior of that meteorite. It has so many different inclusions and surprises in it. I want to share with you my favourite pieces of NWA 869 in my collection: One

Re: [meteorite-list] Mazapil meteorite

2004-09-15 Thread MexicoDoug
Very nice meteorite, was scuttled out of Mexico a long time ago and now resides at Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna, I believe. Here's a nice view of Mazapil. (All quiet at the OK Corral) http://www.diogenite.com/mazval.JPG Saludos, Doug __

Re: [meteorite-list] metal-rich diogenite vs mesosiderite-C

2004-09-15 Thread Michael Farmer
Why do none of the photos come up? Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: David Weir [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 11:02 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] metal-rich diogenite vs mesosiderite-C John, According to

Re: [meteorite-list] metal-rich diogenite vs mesosiderite-C

2004-09-15 Thread David Weir
Mike, What browser are you using? I have found that older Netscape doesn't work, but I use Mozilla Firefox, and IE works fine too. David __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] metal-rich diogenite vs mesosiderite-C

2004-09-15 Thread j . divelbiss
works for me through ATT. BTW...it has good stuff including some of yours Mike. JD -- Original message from Michael Farmer : -- Why do none of the photos come up? Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: David Weir To: Cc: Sent: Wednesday,

[meteorite-list] Toutatis smasher and Vesta

2004-09-15 Thread MexicoDoug
The sky is being invaded by asteroids this month. Only instead of buying tokens to destroy them in a video game, you just need a good pair of eyes or pair of binoculars, and clear skies. Here's a personal update on Vesta and some info on Toutatis which you can soon might see in a telescope

[meteorite-list] Mazapil Meteorite Newspaper Articles

2004-09-15 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello Svend, While I can not help you track down the current whereabouts of Mazapil. You might find the following two newspapers interesting. The first is very long and I do not have it transcribed yet, the second is posted on my website. I have PDF's copies of each available via e-mail upon

[meteorite-list] RE: The Other Mars Meteorite - Lafayette Meteorite

2004-09-15 Thread Robert Verish
Ron, The reference that I forward to you (Jull, 1997) calls out a terrestrial age for Lafayette as being ~9kya. I still haven't found the reference that brings that age down to the 2,900 years ago that Astrobiology Magazine staffwriter, Dr. David Noever, wrote about in his article. I may have

[meteorite-list] Mazapil

2004-09-15 Thread bernd . pauli
Hello Svend, Doug, Mark Vacationer, and List, It was the same night that the Andromedid meteor shower underwent a spectacular outburst. The simultaneity of these two events has driven speculation ever since that the meteorite was a fragment from Periodic Comet Biela, the parent comet of the

[meteorite-list] Sonic Boom Heard Over England

2004-09-15 Thread Ron Baalke
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/3659442.stm Sonic boom blamed for 'explosion' BBC News September 15, 2004 A sonic boom from a low-flying jet could be to blame for a loud explosion which stunned people in a Powys town. Windows and homes shook in Llandrindod Wells when the noise

[meteorite-list] Sonic Boom Heard Over England

2004-09-15 Thread Ron Baalke
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/3659442.stm Sonic boom blamed for 'explosion' BBC News September 15, 2004 A sonic boom from a low-flying jet could be to blame for a loud explosion which stunned people in a Powys town. Windows and homes shook in Llandrindod Wells when the noise

[meteorite-list] Lafayette

2004-09-15 Thread bernd . pauli
The timeline proposed for Lafayette showed a lineage that began around 700 million years ago on Mars, when some saline began to seep into it and change the rock's mineral content. About 11 million years ago, the fragment blasted off of Mars as debris and then landed on Earth [originally in

AW: [meteorite-list] Lafayette

2004-09-15 Thread Norbert Classen
Hi Bob Bernd, Maybe the Martian Maniac (aka Lunatic) can help where Herr Lehrer's Schulweisheit fails ;-)) In Charles Meyer's Mars Meteorite Compendium - 2003 I found the following passage regarding the terrestrial age of Lafayette: Using C14, Jull et. al. (1993, 1997) originally determined a

[meteorite-list] many thanks to bob woolard

2004-09-15 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
Hello list.I really want to give BOB WOOLARD a big thanks for the 30 gram slice of PORTALES VALLEY I just got.It is 71x55x3 mm in size.It is a thing of beauty.I also want to thank him for the GREAT, GREAT discount he gave me.You will never get a better deal for PV meteorites.You can see the piece

[meteorite-list] Re: many thanks to bob woolard

2004-09-15 Thread RYAN PAWELSKI
Now don't go and sell this one on Ebay like the last one you had. ; ) Ryan -Original Message- From: Steve Arnold, Chicago!!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sep 15, 2004 3:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] many thanks to bob woolard Hello list.I really want to give BOB

[meteorite-list] Genisis Crash

2004-09-15 Thread Charles O'Dale
We all are hoping that a significant amount of science can still be salvaged from the Genisis Probe. But, the crash did give us a great science demonstration! At approximately 300 km/hr at impact, the probe gave us a great demonstration of what the terminal velosity of a meteorite is (after

[meteorite-list] thanks to bob woolard

2004-09-15 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
I want to thank bob woolard for allowing me to purchase a great 30 gram piece of PORTALES VALLEY.He gave me such a GREAT discount it was unbelieveable.It is 71 x 55 x 3 mm in size.I have a picture of it on my showroom page of my websiteThanks again bob.

[meteorite-list] Toutatis [2]

2004-09-15 Thread MexicoDoug
Well, BIG blunder mea culpa for exciting everyone about seeing conditions for Toutatis (comparable to lat 25N long 100W). It turns out the Harvest Moon perfectly coincides with Toutatis's passage. That doesn't mean it will be impossible to observe, just a lotta bit harder. The only feasible

[meteorite-list] Auctions ending in 8 hrs

2004-09-15 Thread Peanut ..
I have some auctions ending in 8 hrs and they are all still at $.99 NWA 3119 (LL4) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=2269589499ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT NWA 1906 (R4) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemrd=1item=2269590662ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT NWA 1930 (LL3)