Re: [meteorite-list] Which one came closest?

2004-10-14 Thread Kashuba, Ontario, California
Quite a few people live in Los Angeles. John Kashuba Ontario, California - Original Message - From: "David Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 10:30 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Which one came closest? Dear Ann

Re: [meteorite-list] Which one came closest?

2004-10-14 Thread Impactika
In a message dated 10/14/2004 11:30:30 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well I think that the meteorite that has been found closest to my backyard is the Rock Springs, that same name is the town that I live in! How many people live in the same town that has a meteorite named

Re: [meteorite-list] Which one came closest?

2004-10-14 Thread David Freeman
Dear Anne, List; Well I think that the meteorite that has been found closest to my backyard is the Rock Springs, that same name is the town that I live in! How many people live in the same town that has a meteorite named after it? Dave F. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello everyone, Since the List

Re: [meteorite-list] Which one came closest?

2004-10-14 Thread CMcdon0923
<> Probably "Allen, Texas" (H4) seeing that I live in the town right next to Allen. Another candidate could be "McKinney, Texas" (L4), which is about 10 miles away. I have specimens of each. But because McKinney was found prior to my town actually being incorporated, and "The Book" states t

Re: [meteorite-list] Which one came closest?

2004-10-14 Thread minador
Well, I thought it was the Tanque Verde Wash meteorite from Norton's Rocks >From Space, but it's not listed in Meteorites From A to Z or Catalog of Meteorites (not submitted to NomCom?). So the closest would probably Udall Park (an H4), though Greaterville is close also (an L4). Mark, Vail, AZ

RE: [meteorite-list] Which one came closest?

2004-10-14 Thread Christian Anger
Yeah, Minnichhof, Austria, stone, chondrite (no more details on classification available) fell May 27th, 1905 462.6g: Budapest, Nat. Mus. [main mass] 45g: Vienna, Naturhist. Mus. is about 80 km away from my home (about 1 hour by car) cheers from Austria, Christian IMCA #2673 www.austrom

Re: [meteorite-list] Dhofar 979 ureilite

2004-10-14 Thread Michael Farmer
Gorgeous stuff isn't it! alot of you haven't bought pieces yet, this should be flying out at that price I offered it at. Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: "Kashuba, Ontario, California" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "David Weir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Mike Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "

Re: [meteorite-list] Dhofar 979 ureilite

2004-10-14 Thread Kashuba, Ontario, California
David, Mike and List, Here are a couple pictures of a part of a 1.5 gram part slice I got from Mike. http://www.johnkashuba.com/Ach_Dhofar%20979%20Ureilite.html John Kashuba Ontario, California - Original Message - From: "David Weir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mike Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: [meteorite-list] Which one came closest?

2004-10-14 Thread DNAndrews
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you know which meteorite came closest to your backyard? Yes, I do. ;-) Wiseguy Dave __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Which one came closest?

2004-10-14 Thread ROCKS ON FIRE
Hello, List, the closest find from my place is the Cranbourne Iron IIICD, TKW 8,600 kg (approx.), found in 1854. That's about 20 Min. down the road. The next, a Fall, 28th Sept. 1969 (1058HRS), is the famous Murchison CM2. And that's just about 1hr away.I have been there quite a few times, but c

Re: [meteorite-list] Which one came closest?

2004-10-14 Thread Jason Phillips
Hello List, My closest meteorite fall would be Bloomington, IL about 1 hour from my house. Impossible to obtain any however, Park Forest was 2 hours and everyone knows about that. Take Care, Jason Phillips Rocks From Heaven - Original Message - From: "Michael Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> T

[meteorite-list] ATTN: German list members

2004-10-14 Thread minador
Hi List, I'll be working at Spiel in Messe Essen next week from Okt. 21-24 (http://www.merz-verlag.com/). If any of you would like to visit my booth or meet in the evening to discuss meteorites, please email me off list. I can bring a few duplicate specimens in my collection if you are intereste

Re: [meteorite-list] Which one came closest?

2004-10-14 Thread Michael Farmer
Yep, mine is Cat Mountain, barely 5 miles from my house. Fall-wise, it is Holbrook arizona, over 4 hours away by car. Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 9:35 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Which one came closest

[meteorite-list] Which one came closest?

2004-10-14 Thread Impactika
Hello everyone, Since the List is very quiet tonight.. I was chatting with an ex-List member earlier today about the newest Colorado meteorite, probably an eucrite. And I noticed that the meteorite that fell (was found) closest to where I am from is also an eucrite: Bouvante

Re: [meteorite-list] Introducing NWA 3133, A Fantastic New Meteorite

2004-10-14 Thread j . divelbiss
Here is the information about NWA 1839 on Nelson's site. http://www.meteorites-r-us.com/subcategory.cfm?subcat_id=773 The questions still remains, I wonder how the NWA 3133 data compares to it? I wonder what the O-isotope readings would be NWA 1839? John -- Original message fr

Re: [meteorite-list] meteor shower?

2004-10-14 Thread Thomas Randall - KB2SMS
Hello Tom and list, This should be of help to anyone interested: http://www.amsmeteors.org/lunsford/ Regards, Tom Randall On Thu, 2004-10-14 at 15:59, Tom AKA James Knudson wrote: > Hello List, for about the last week I have been seeing a more meteors than > normal. They seem to be coming

[meteorite-list] NASA's Genesis Mishap Board & Researchers Both Report Progress

2004-10-14 Thread Ron Baalke
Donald Savage Headquarters, WashingtonOct. 14, 2004 (Phone: 202/358-1727) RELEASE: 04-345 NASA'S GENESIS MISHAP BOARD & RESEARCHERS BOTH REPORT PROGRESS As scientists begin to unpack more than 3,000 containers of samples of the sun brought to Earth by NASA's Genesis missio

[meteorite-list] UK Astronomers Scan the Skies for Threat From Space

2004-10-14 Thread Ron Baalke
Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council Swindon, U.K. Contact Details: Julia Maddock, PPARC Press Office Tel 01793 442094 Dr. Alan Fitzsimmons, Queens University Belfast Tel: +44 (0) 2890-973124 Lucie Green, Faulkes Telescope Project Tel +44 (0)29 20875121 13 October 2004 UK astrono

[meteorite-list] meteor shower?

2004-10-14 Thread Tom AKA James Knudson
Hello List, for about the last week I have been seeing a more meteors than normal. They seem to be coming from the south and are quite big, I would not consider them fireballs but I did see one break up last night. They seem to be all the same color, kind of a yellow color. Is there anything going

[meteorite-list] Dhofar 979 ureilite

2004-10-14 Thread David Weir
Hi Mike and list, I for one am struck by the texture of this new ureilite, and I can't really figure out what I'm seeing. Under a scope with incident light my 19mm x 14mm x 2mm, 2.03 gram part slice is composed of virtually 100% clear to yellowish, translucent to glassy, sub-mm to mm-sized silicat

Fw: [meteorite-list] re: Meteor or Space Junk Fall

2004-10-14 Thread Jose Campos
Hi AL, Marco and List, Thanks for the video link, AL. The shown video clip lasted 33 seconds, on a reproduction velocity of 1.0 It was interesting to notice that, quite close to the 4th second of the video clip, there is a brief, sudden bright outburst (?) followed by a return to its initial vis

Re: [meteorite-list] Johnstown Church

2004-10-14 Thread Larry Sloan
Hi Matt Great Photo. It brings back childhood memories, as I attended this church as a youth. At that time and before it was moved, it was a Evangelical United Breathern Church.When The Methodist and EUB churches merged, this church was sold to the Catholic Church. I also spent the first six years

[meteorite-list] A Nininger Moment

2004-10-14 Thread almitt
Second Try The Tough Early Years A number of lessons that Nininger learned in the beginning of his quest for finding meteorites taught him early on that a program of hunting down meteorites would be a rewarding but difficult endeavor. In one of the early chapters of Find a Falling Star, at the be

[meteorite-list] A Nininger Moment #21

2004-10-14 Thread almitt
The Tough Early Years A number of lessons that Nininger learned in the beginning of his quest for finding meteorites taught him early on that a program of hunting down meteorites would be a rewarding but difficult endeavor. In one of the early chapters of Find a Falling Star, at the beginning of e

Re: [meteorite-list] FOR SALE - 8 Campo del Cielo meteorites - movie clips

2004-10-14 Thread E. L. Jones
Now I have a new use for my old recordplayer! Thanks Tim for the inspiration. Elton Tim Heitz wrote: Dear Collector's I have listed 8 meteorites on e-bay, each one has two movie clips, one for dial up and one for broadband Below is an example, have a look (MOVIE-CLIP)- for broadband http://www.m

[meteorite-list] stuart valley (nevada meteorite) update

2004-10-14 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
I want to thank bob v.for getting back to me as I lay in bed, for info on stuart valley.I guess there is over 17 kilo's that have been found.Possibly an L5 or L6,W2,possibly.I'll know more when I get my fragments.And I got confirmation from bob that it is classified,so that makes for news.I had hea

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture Of The Day - October 14, 2004

2004-10-14 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
ROCKS FROM SPACE PICTURE OF THE DAY: http://www.geocities.com/spacerocksinc/Oct_14.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] re: Meteor or Space Junk Fall

2004-10-14 Thread Marco Langbroek
> There was a meteor or space junk fall around my area on Sunday. A local > family video taped the event and can be viewed here: > > http://home.wane.com/Video/ufo%20raw.WMV This is not a meteor, nor spacejunk, but a sunlit aircraft contrail. Note te very slow movement in the video, and the very