Re: [meteorite-list] Updated preprint of MB89

2005-06-06 Thread Meteoryt.net
OK nice, but where is NWA869. One of the nicest, cheapest, and biggest NWA meteorites from 1999 stay unclassified. It will be classified or not ? If not everyone who sell meteorites as NWA869 make met-fraud :( This should be finally finished by Met Nomenclature. -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - June 6, 2005

2005-06-06 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
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[meteorite-list] DEANS VERY LAST MOVING TO NEW ZEALAND SALE

2005-06-06 Thread dean bessey
I am leaving next weekend so there is not enough time to mail a check for items in my last sale so paypal very much preferred this time. I am in Newfoundland now with some meteorites that I plan to store so cant mix things from this sale with my other sales. I will be here for the next two hours

Re: [meteorite-list] Updated preprint of MB89

2005-06-06 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 14:27:39 +0200, Gran Axelsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This meteorite should be interesting for science as it is presenting a large sample of fresh meteoritic material that have a lot of variation. Concidering how much of 869 there is and how variable the compisition is, I

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Video Footage of our trip to Oman

2005-06-06 Thread Darren Garrison
On Sun, 05 Jun 2005 22:18:32 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello list, and not just Darren, Maybe I should have explained this more in my first post, but it was long as it was, and I didn't feel that it was necessary at that time. This is the last message I'll write on the subject, but I

[meteorite-list] Ad: Texas Specimens

2005-06-06 Thread AL Mitterling
To All, Those that have and interest in Texas specimens, rare ones as well as some sizable ordinary types should contact me off list. --AL __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] NASA's Opportunity Rover Rolls Free on Mars

2005-06-06 Thread Ron Baalke
Dolores Beasley Headquarters, Washington June 6, 2005 (Phone: 202/358-1753) Natalie Godwin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. (Phone: 818/354-0850) RELEASE: 05-142 NASA'S OPPORTUNITY ROVER ROLLS FREE ON MARS NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission engineers and

RE: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day -June 4, 2005

2005-06-06 Thread Anita Westlake
Maybe they didn't smile because they wanted to be taken seriously as real scientists? Anita D. Westlake -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JKGwilliam Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2005 11:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED];

[meteorite-list] Re: AD: Video Footage of our trip to Oman

2005-06-06 Thread Notkin
The Original Steve Arnold posted: While I DO sport an Indian Jones hat in much of my DVD, I don't claim my DVD is on par with the Raiders of the Lost Ark, but I would venture to say most people will like it better than they liked Temple of Doom. Well that's a given! Whether or not it's as

[meteorite-list] Meteors Light Up New Zealand Skies

2005-06-06 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyID=74045 Meteors light up NZ skies Newstalke ZB (Auckland, New Zealand) June 7, 2005 New Zealanders who keep their eyes on the skies in the coming night may be treated to quite a sight. Meteor showers are being seen up and down the country.

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunt Video

2005-06-06 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, The economic bottom line is that the more specialized the subject of a DVD and the smaller the number of people who might want to purchase it, the more it will (and should) cost. There are, I'm told, about 850 members on the this List. That's not the total number of meteorite nuts in

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Vendors

2005-06-06 Thread Anita Westlake
Dear List: Are there dealers out there in the Wonderful World of Meteorites that would be interested in being a vendor at our Holiday Show in Atlanta, GA the second weekend of December? It's a big show (around 40-45 dealers) and well-established. It is put on by the Georgia Mineral Society

[meteorite-list] 1923 Meteorite Fall in England

2005-06-06 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,61-1643510,00.html On This Day - June 7, 1923 Times Online (United Kingdom) June 7, 2005 What a labourer thought was gunfire was a rare meteorite THE Natural History Museum at South Kensington has received a very rare and interesting gift in the shape

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover On NPR News Today

2005-06-06 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, NPR radio just did (4:20 pm CDST, 5:20 pm EDST) a nice story about the Rover escape, interviews with Dr. Squyres, lots of intelligent questions and comments, about five or six minutes long. They asked a lot of questions about the strange sand and its characteristics. What that came

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: AD: Video Footage of our trip to Oman

2005-06-06 Thread Dave Freeman mjwy
Dear Geoff; I have an indiana jones hatCan I play too?Dave Freeman and the Attack of the Giant Stromatolites! OrGiant Sheep From Hell. Best, Dave F. Ballcappermostly Notkin wrote: The Original Steve Arnold posted: While I DO sport an Indian Jones hat in much of my DVD, I

[meteorite-list] What was he thinking?

2005-06-06 Thread Bob Evans
Tell me, Am I the only one who gets perturbed everytime somebody cuts a nice oriented meteorite for classification ? I mean, wouldn't any logical person kick theirself in the ass after they find out that its just another ordinary chondrite? I could see if there was some telltale signs that the

RE: [meteorite-list] What was he thinking?

2005-06-06 Thread Matson, Robert
Hi Bob, In cases where a meteorite is obviously an O.C. (and preferably an equilibrated O.C.), I can fully appreciate your position. The problem is that it's almost never obvious. While some stones might look like run-of-the-mill EOCs on the outside, one can be fooled. I found a beautifully

Re: [meteorite-list] What was he thinking?

2005-06-06 Thread Martin Altmann
Hi Bob, as far as I know DaG 113 was found in 1996. At those times meteorites were highly treasured and appreciated. Imagine, some collectors and scientists treated them as they would be pieces from other worlds, out from space, as they would be more rare than gold! I heard, that ordinary

Re: [meteorite-list] What was he thinking?

2005-06-06 Thread Bob Evans
Did you see the pictures? Why would anyone cut it in half ? I have some nice oriented ones that have a small corner ground down. Wouldn't that be enough for an experienced collector to ascertain the type? Once you ground a corner and exposed the interior then a person could decide if they

[meteorite-list] Mt. tazerzait micros for sale

2005-06-06 Thread harlan trammell
since nobody wanted the to step up to the plate n the 29g slice of mt. taz, i "dropped it on the floor" (oops)to make some very affordably-priced micros ranging in size from 1g - 1.9g. the are on ebay at ONE-DOLLAR NO RESERVE, so if you don't have it yet you can. if you want bigger sizes up to 23g

RE: [meteorite-list] What was he thinking?

2005-06-06 Thread harlan trammell
4 real. just like when bobby strange let someonesaw 40g off the LARGEST (and only mong-nong)GEORGIA TEKTITE EVER FOUND! it is now worth only the glass it is made from. i will be gradually switching over to yahoo mail (it has 100 FREE megs of storage). please cc to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Bob

[meteorite-list] Ad NEW LL3.7, NWA 2836 Available!

2005-06-06 Thread Arizona Skies Meteorites
Hello all. We would like to announce a beautiful new LL3.7, which is being provisionally referred to as 'NWA 2836'. It is full of multicolored chondrules of all sizes, armored chondrules, bullseye chondrules and clasts. Feel free to check it out! Cheers -John Dawn Arizona Skies Meteorites

[meteorite-list] Ad Stunning New Silicated Iron NWA 2680 Available!

2005-06-06 Thread Arizona Skies Meteorites
Hello again...for those of you that love irons we have a gorgeous silicated iron with exqusite, fine etch patterns, a moderately high nickel content, and wonderful angular clasts. This stunning iron has what appears to be troilite with brecciated olivine achondritic material embedded in the

[meteorite-list] Ad New Metal-Rich Mesosiderite NWA 2676 (prov.)

2005-06-06 Thread Arizona Skies Meteorites
Hello again...Here's our final annoucement for today for the mesosiderophiles out there. We have recently listed an extremely metal rich Mesosiderite provisionally referred to as NWA 2676. Some of the full slices available are almost all metal with hundreds of tiny troilite silicate inclusions

[meteorite-list] NASA Plots Mars Rover's Next Moves

2005-06-06 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8119808/ NASA plots Mars rover's next moves After freeing Opportunity, team plans for safer driving By Alan Boyle MSNBC June 6, 2005 Like any car driver who has weathered a close call, the engineers steering NASA's Opportunity rover on the Martian surface are

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Video Footage of our trip to Oman

2005-06-06 Thread E. L. Jones
Maybe it is just me but... Darren Garrison wrote: balgh blagh blagh yada yada would never buy photos from someone who wasn't established to my satisfaction . And THAT is why I didn't even concider for a SECOND paying for a unseen, non-profesional video by someone who's abilities I had NO

[meteorite-list] A few guesses?

2005-06-06 Thread Bill Southern
Hello List, Have any of you seen something similar to this or perhaps know what it is? It is a NWA purchased because it looked interesting from the outside. http://nuggetshooter.ipbhost.com/uploads/post-4-1118104085.jpg Thanks in advance, Bill

Re: [meteorite-list] A few guesses?

2005-06-06 Thread Michael Farmer
Looks like every other piece of NWA 869 in the world. Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: Bill Southern [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 5:58 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] A few guesses? Hello List, Have any of you seen

Re: [meteorite-list] A few guesses?

2005-06-06 Thread Bill Southern
Thanks Michael, I was guessing the same, but still being very new to the game was looking for just that answer. Cheers, Bill - Original Message - From: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Bill Southern [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, June 06,

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad Stunning New Silicated Iron NWA 2680 Available!

2005-06-06 Thread Darren Garrison
On a slightly different note, did you ever get test results on that German maybe-iron-meteorite-maybe-bomb-fragment? I'm curious as to which it turned out to be. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Mars Meteorite???

2005-06-06 Thread Dave Schultz
Ok, I know that this guy is somewhat of a Loon, but how much is he spending on eBay listing fees everytime that he lists his $3,333,000.00 Mars Meteorite that has been positively identified by a vision? Sorry about no link, but I`m sure that most of you know who I am talking about.

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Meteorite???

2005-06-06 Thread Bob Evans
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing when I checked it out earlier. Isnt the listing fee like 1% of the starting price? Bob - Original Message - From: Dave Schultz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 8:36 PM Subject: [meteorite-list]

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Meteorite???

2005-06-06 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 18:36:37 -0700 (PDT), Dave Schultz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, I know that this guy is somewhat of a Loon, but how much is he spending on eBay listing fees everytime that he lists his $3,333,000.00 Mars Meteorite that has been positively identified by a vision? Sorry about

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Meteorite???

2005-06-06 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 22:30:16 -0400, Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/fees.html Looks like his price is only $4.80 if nobody buys it. But if someone bought it at that price, he would owe around $50,000. On looking further, it looks like setting the

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Meteorite???

2005-06-06 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello Eucrite Dave...or should we say Achondrite Dave now, Darren and list, Darren noted: On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 22:30:16 -0400, Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/fees.html Looks like his price is only $4.80 if nobody buys it. But if someone bought it

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad Stunning New Silicated Iron NWA 2680 Available!

2005-06-06 Thread Arizona Skies Meteorites
Hi DarrenYep we finally got the test results back on the german iron (see below)...Are you in the market for a nice WWII artifact? ;-) LA-ICP-MS analysis of sample All data ppm except where otherwise noted. element average error %error V

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - June 7, 2005

2005-06-06 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
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[meteorite-list] Re: AD: Video Footage of our trip to Oman

2005-06-06 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello Darren, and list, Really there is no offense taken. From a purely marketing stand point, one never wants to price an item at a price that EVERONE would buy it, because you know you are pricing it too cheap. :-) So my effort here was not to try to sell YOU on buying one. Yet on the

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: AD: Video Footage of our trip to Oman

2005-06-06 Thread Rob Wesel
Got it, watched it, loved it. I collect meteorites for their stories and the little specimen I picked up accompanied by a full 53 minutes of video (including the moment it was found), well, that's just the cat's pajamas. Rob Wesel http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com -- We are