[meteorite-list] New book on meteorites edited by Nives Widauer

2005-11-17 Thread Nives Widauer
Dear everyone! I would like to draw your attention to a new book on the subject of meteorites featuring scientific, philosophic and poetic contributions from various international authors. The title of book is “Meteoriten-was von aussen auf uns einstuerzt” ( www.meteoriten.org

[meteorite-list] NWA 869 TKW

2005-11-17 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!
Hi list.Now that nwa 869 has that name,has a determination been made yet on the TKW of nwa 869?Or about as close as you can get?I would like to know.Thanks and have a great day. steve arnold,chicago Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 Illinois

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 869 TKW

2005-11-17 Thread Martin Altmann
We had it on the list here. According to assertions and estimations from dealers and Morocco travellers, it should be something around 4-5 tons. But of course not confirmed, as one can't check every single stone and it's only an rough estimation, derived from the circumstance that NWA869er stones

[meteorite-list] NPA 1-25-1987 Professor (Siperia) hopes to star as author

2005-11-17 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Paper: Daily Herald City: Chicago, Illinois Date: Sunday, January 25, 1987 Page: Section 5, Page 1 Professor hopes to star as author BY JIM LUNDIN Daily Herald correspondent A college professor who, 28 years ago, became interested in astronomy after reading All About Stars, by Patrick

[meteorite-list] NPA 03-16-1983 Scientists believe meteorite comes from Mars

2005-11-17 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Paper: Syracuse Herald Journal City: Syracuse, New York Date: Tuesday, March 16, 1983 Page: A-2 (2 of 76) Scientists believe meteorite comes from Mars By John Noble Wilford New York Times Service MINNEAPOLIS - A grayish-brown chunk of rock, a meteorite found on the ice of Antarctica four

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: Stones From The Stars: The Unsolved Mysteries of Meteorites

2005-11-17 Thread Darren Garrison
On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 09:33:03 -0400, Charles O'Dale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could you save me $0.50 and tell me the unthinkable conclusion? I just finised the book tonight. The untinkable conclusion is that meteorites that hit the Earth (apparently, all sizes) are sent here and aimed by an

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: Stones From The Stars: The UnsolvedMysteries of Meteorites

2005-11-17 Thread Pete Pete
That's one I'll have to watch for in the Skeptical Inquirer...they'll have a tough time challenging the sound logic. heh heh! ;] Pete From: Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Charles O'Dale [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re:

[meteorite-list] sunsites arizona

2005-11-17 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!
Hello and good evening list.I need some info on sunsites,arizona stone meteorite.I am going to aquire a rather large fragment,and I was wondering if there is any info on it?I cannot find any.Any advise is welcome. thank you for your time,

Re: [meteorite-list] sunsites arizona

2005-11-17 Thread Michael Farmer
Sunsites arizona is now known as Snyder hill Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: Steve Arnold, Chicago!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 5:40 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] sunsites arizona Hello and good evening list.I

[meteorite-list] Fr. Steve Arnold - The Brenham Story

2005-11-17 Thread Notkin
Dear Friends and Listees: Our friend Steve Arnold IMB has asked me to forward this on his behalf. Geoff N. ** Hello List,   What an incredible ride this has been the last two months, and especially this last week. I am reading all of your posts to the List but, being on

[meteorite-list] Thanksgiving find November 24,1995

2005-11-17 Thread larrytwinkmonrad
It occurred to me today that it was ten years ago when my friend and neighbor Jim Kriegh asked me to take care of his house and mail as he and two friends were going to go metal detecting for gold over the Thanksgiving holiday. They would be celebrating with deli turkey sandwiches, according

[meteorite-list] Re: Thanksgiving find November 24, 1995

2005-11-17 Thread Notkin
Twink posted: It occurred to me today that it was ten years ago when my friend and neighbor Jim Kriegh asked me to take care of his house . . . Dear Twink: Thank you for reminding us of this most excellent anniversary! Wow, ten years since the first Gold Basin stone was found. Can it

Re: [meteorite-list] Fr. Steve Arnold - The Brenham Story

2005-11-17 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 22:05:31 -0700, Notkin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It wasn't long after I started searching that I found a nice all-iron specimen.  So, is this likely a seperate fall found in the same strewnfeild or a piece of Brenham? Are there other Brenham pieces that are all iron?

[meteorite-list] Re: Fr. Steve Arnold - The Brenham Story

2005-11-17 Thread Notkin
Darren posted: So, is this likely a seperate fall found in the same strewnfeild or a piece of Brenham? Are there other Brenham pieces that are all iron? Hi Darren: Good question. I believe there are several known pure Brenham irons (i.e with absolutely no olivine). I'm sure Steve would

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: Fr. Steve Arnold - The Brenham Story

2005-11-17 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:36:27 -0700, Notkin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wondered how it could be that you'd find an all-iron meteorite next to an all-pallasite meteorite, and clever Steve pointed out that the pallasitic masses are probably much more fragile. Therefore, is it reasonable to assume

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: Fr. Steve Arnold - The Brenham Story

2005-11-17 Thread Jeff Kuyken
G'day Darren, Geoff all, Anyway, you're right, it is kinda similar in that respect to Seymchan. Don't forget Glorieta Mountain. The transitional slices from that find are stunning. And there are quite a few siderites from that find too. In fact if all Pallasites had a large enough TKW which was

[meteorite-list] Aerolithology?

2005-11-17 Thread Darren Garrison
Okay, that's a term that I hadn't run across before, but I think I like it better than meteoritics. http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/2238/2005-11-18/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Chinese scientists set sail Friday from Shanghai for the formidable, iceberg-laden waters of the South Pole to start their 22nd

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: Stones From The Stars: The UnsolvedMysteriesof Meteorit

2005-11-17 Thread tracy latimer
And here us silly humans are buggering up their mapping system by collecting, rearranging, and CUTTING UP their interstellar markers. Curse us monkey boys! ;) Tracy Latimer From: Pete Pete [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Thanksgiving find November 24,1995

2005-11-17 Thread MexicoDoug
Dear Twink and the rest of the friendly crew, Thank you most kindly for sharing that anecdote with us. Gold Basin is a special strewn field. While so much excitement is gripping the meteorite folks now with the massive finds of late, Gold Basin surely was a delicious Turkey Shoot for a