RE: [meteorite-list] RE: POLL: rustiest most unstable known and Munich show

2005-10-10 Thread moni Waiblinger-Seabridge
Hallo Christian, beautiful slice!! :-) How was the show and the food at the Fliegerbraeu?? :-) Pictures? Sternengruss, Moni From: Christian Anger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] RE: POLL: rustiest most unstable known Date: Mon, 10 Oct

Re: [meteorite-list] RE: POLL: rustiest most unstable known and Munich show

2005-10-10 Thread Don Merchant
Hi List. I purchased a 15 gm piece of Miles (which I think is one of the prettiest meteorites visually internally when sliced) I of course inspected all surfaces and edges for rust. Looked very clean. Buying from a reputable collector/dealer I assumed this specimen was treated or at the very

[meteorite-list] AD - Mundrabilla auctions ending

2005-10-10 Thread Jeff Kuyken
Hi Folks, These three Mundrabilla auctions are ending today. Mundrabilla Meteorite - 41.7g Individual: MA.CS.05.0019 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=6567163840 Sculptured Mundrabilla Meteorite - 78.1g: MA.CS.05.0020

Re: [meteorite-list] RE: POLL: rustiest most unstable knownand Munich show

2005-10-10 Thread Mike / flattoprocks
Hello Don and list members. Just my two cents here. In my opinion you are risking rust on any iron meteorite if you just let it sit on display for years. I recommend taking them out and inspecting them every couple of months. If you notice any discoloration. Use a little CLR on a Q tip and

[meteorite-list] Interesting new meteorite

2005-10-10 Thread AstronomicalResearchNetwork
I have just a moment and I am off to the picket lines . Back this evening . On strike now for 2 months . Things are hard . Take a look at my web site if you see something you like make me an offer. Just got in a New Meteorite and I am not quite sure what it is any guesses .

Re: [meteorite-list] Interesting new meteorite

2005-10-10 Thread bernd . pauli
Hello Ken and List, On strike now for 2 months. Things are hard. Keeping my fingers crossed for you and your colleagues! a new meteorite and I am not quite sure what it is any guesses My first impression is that it looks like an LL4 or an LL5. Unfortunately it looks severely weathered and

[meteorite-list] From Tanzania

2005-10-10 Thread mccartney
I'm in Dodoma Tanzania. I've got news to report - 1st - Someone has bought the meteorite that fell last month in Zimbabwe. Rumors say it was an american. (If your out there and reading this - I give you two thumbs up, dude. That took guts. Make sure some gets into institutional collections)

[meteorite-list] purple inclusion in Pete's meteorite

2005-10-10 Thread Marc Fries
Howdy, all I just finished a quick Raman analysis of Pete's meteorite, the one with the purple inclusion in a sulfide. The short version - it's an oxide weathering rind in a void in the sulfide. I don't recall who raised that possibility, but you win the cigar. The long version is that

RE: [meteorite-list] RE: POLL: rustiest most unstable known

2005-10-10 Thread mark ford
The way I see it is there are two issues with rusting: 1) water/chlorine oxygen that is in the meteorite when you buy it, Often due to etching in water based etchants or rain damage when it was in the ground - This causes rusting even if you coat it in varnish since it is just using up

[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rover Update - October 10, 2005

2005-10-10 Thread Ron Baalke
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html SPIRIT UPDATE: Spirit Preparing for Robotic Arm Work - sol 620-626, Oct 10, 2005: Spirit is healthy and still performing science in the summit area of Husband Hill. The rover has acquired a 360-degree panorama from the top of Husband Hill, and

Re: [meteorite-list] purple inclusion in Pete's meteorite

2005-10-10 Thread Mark Langenfeld
Hey, hey. Not to toot my own horn, but I'll take the cigar! Mark Howdy, all I just finished a quick Raman analysis of Pete's meteorite, the one with the purple inclusion in a sulfide. The short version - it's an oxide weathering rind in a void in the sulfide. I don't recall who

[meteorite-list] [AD] Irons with Holes, Special Sale

2005-10-10 Thread Notkin
Dear Listees: Greetings all. I'd like to invite you to take a look at some rather special sale material that I have just added to my website: a rare offering of new Campo del Cielo irons with natural holes, ranging in size from 242 grams to over 5 kilos. I think you all know how difficult

RE: [meteorite-list] RE: POLL: rustiest most unstable known

2005-10-10 Thread harlan trammell
the grand prize goes to smithsonia , ga- anybody who has HAD it knows- it destroys itself in about a week! i will be gradually switching over to yahoo mail (it has 100 FREE megs of storage). please cc to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Bill Mason III" [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: "'Steve Schoner'" [EMAIL

[meteorite-list] silica AEROGEL for sale

2005-10-10 Thread harlan trammell
for all you space-equipment types, i have a block of aerogel for sale (like what is on pathfinder) that is approx. 4"x 3.25"x 1.25". it is crystal clear and looks like a ghost and make weird ceramic-y like sounds when tapped. very light (1,000 times less dense than glass) first $250 takes it- a

[meteorite-list] Holy Gibeon

2005-10-10 Thread Matt
Thought some of you may like to see a recently acquired slab of Gibeon with extraordinary large natural hole!! http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/for_sale/holy_gibeon.jpg -- Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites http://www.mhmeteorites.com http://www.mrmeteorite.com P.O. Box 151293 Lakewood, CO

[meteorite-list] AD - Book #333 (and OT about UFO'S)

2005-10-10 Thread MARSROX
For those interested in numerology, the winner of my eBay auction for signed copy #333 of The Art of Collecting Meteorites has apparently declined to follow-though with the purchase, so I am offering it again here. If anyone on the list would like to purchase this particular copy, email me

[meteorite-list] ....and the UFO's

2005-10-10 Thread MARSROX
On Sept 28 at 8PM looking to the SE from my driveway in Fort Myers I observed two parallel stars of about -2.0 magnitude. I called over a neighbor to look, as this was not part of any constellation or planet. We saw first one, then the other fade out completely without movement during the

[meteorite-list] new orleans house smasher for sale

2005-10-10 Thread harlan trammell
if you don't have this house smashyet, here it is for $1, no reserve: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=6568904038main mass cold be lost. i will be gradually switching over to yahoo mail (it has 100 FREE megs of storage). please cc to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [meteorite-list] Holy Gibeon

2005-10-10 Thread David Hardy
Nice piece! Looks like Dirty Harry used it for target practice with his .44! David H. --- Matt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thought some of you may like to see a recently acquired slab of Gibeon with extraordinary large natural hole!! http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/for_sale/holy_gibeon.jpg

[meteorite-list] Wild Horse, Colorado Meteorite Classification Note

2005-10-10 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello All, Re: The Wild Horse Meteorite http://www.meteoritearticles.com/files/wild_horse_crust_side_photo_1__35.2kb_.jpg Wild Horse Meteorite, cut surface: http://www.meteoritearticles.com/files/wild_horse_light_chondrules__37.8kb_.jpg Wild Horse Meteorite Thin Section in light from my photo

RE: [meteorite-list] New meteorite website

2005-10-10 Thread moni Waiblinger-Seabridge
Hi Sara and list, this IS a wonderful, educational website! Thank you and all the people who helped collaborated. I loved to hear the sonic boom! My first! ;-) If I had seen the image of the dust trail left by the passage of the stony meteoroid at Tagish Lake, I would have known how one looks

[meteorite-list] Aussie pieces going

2005-10-10 Thread Jeff Kuyken
Hi Folks, Some of the consignment meteorites I currently have for sale on my site are being sent back to the owner over the next couple of days. (probably tomorrow) If there is anything you want then now is your chance. They are: Dalgety Downs Dirranbandi Henbury Molong Mundrabilla