Re: [meteorite-list] looks like slag

2006-01-23 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 16:39:00 -0500, you wrote: > >>As far as specific gravity, I have no ideaa piece the size of a man's >>fist weighs close to 2 lbs. It's heavy! That would be pretty easy to find out with some basic equipment. Take some sort of measuring cup or some type of graduated conta

[meteorite-list] Article on Stardust

2006-01-23 Thread Darren Garrison
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/01/23/stardust.reut/index.html I see that they put the proper pronounciation of "Wild" in the article. I've heard some TV reporters pronounce it like the word looks in English, not as it looks to those wacky Germans. It reminds me of something that I heard Tom

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: Dronino & Steve Schoner's meteorite anti-rust treatment.

2006-01-23 Thread Norm Lehrman
Mike & list, I haven't seen any responses come through on this and it's a bit of meteorite lore that many might find occasion to need. I don't know anything about the Schoner post you mentioned, but last year I had a chance to go to Argentina and acquire some Campos directly from the family who's

Re: Re-2: [meteorite-list] looking for a meteorite name

2006-01-23 Thread dfreeman
Surely it MUST be in Meteorites A to Z, don't we all have our own copy? Dave F. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dude..Steve...why don't you ask Mike?? Surely he knows. Matt Well, Matt, he somehow reminds me of my "dudes" at school who first ask and then think (sometimes) ... it's easier to

[meteorite-list] Mars Science Laboratory: Big Wheels on A Red Planet

2006-01-23 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/060118_msl_wheels.html Mars Science Laboratory: Big Wheels on A Red Planet By Leonard David space.com 18 January 2006 PASADENA, California - Make way Spirit and Opportunity - big daddy is coming! The next wheels on the red planet will belong to the Mars

Re: [meteorite-list] Faulty Safe Cited in Moon Rock Theft

2006-01-23 Thread Martin Altmann
Huh Dave? >forced to pay restitution Yes, she should. The article says: "The stolen samples are uninsured and have no official monetary value, according to NASA." and "If the moon rocks have been removed from their containers, they lose their scientific value." So they have no value at all :-)

Re: [meteorite-list] looks like slag

2006-01-23 Thread bernd . pauli
Hi Ed and List, "This material was found in New Jersey." The only meteorite that has so far been found in New Jersey is D e a l, an L6 chondrite. It fell in Monmouth County back in 1829 and surely doesn't look like a piece of slag. "a piece the size of a man's fist weighs close to 2 lbs. It's h

Re: [meteorite-list] Faulty Safe Cited in Moon Rock Theft

2006-01-23 Thread Dave Carothers
1. Saying the safe "worked sporadically" sounds a bit like a case of "the dog ate my homework", in which case the educator involved should be fired, fined and forced to pay restitution. 2. If she was stupid enough to have previous knowledge that the safe "worked sporadically" and still used the

[meteorite-list] looks like slag

2006-01-23 Thread roc350
Dear List, Bernd asked: "Well, where exactly (state, area) did you find it? What do you think its specific gravity is? If it happens to look like a sphere, one might easily (but roughly) compute/estimate its specific weight." >This material was found in New Jersey. The woods in which it was fo

[meteorite-list] Faulty Safe Cited in Moon Rock Theft

2006-01-23 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1128769406298 Faulty safe cited in moon rock theft Educator whose van was broken into says safe didn't always lock BY A.J. HOSTETLER RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH January 19, 2006 NASA moon rocks s

[meteorite-list] NASA Postpones Dawn Launch to 2007

2006-01-23 Thread Ron Baalke
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060122/ap_on_sc/asteroid_mission;_ylt=AlxalUUF6kIXy4Y6drELTmJvieAA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl NASA Postpones Mission to Visit Asteroids By ALICIA CHANG Associated Press January 21, 2006 LOS ANGELES - A NASA spacecraft built to explore two of the solar syst

[meteorite-list] Fw: Auctions Ending Today, 300 NEW items in My Ebay Store!

2006-01-23 Thread Michael Cottingham
- Original Message - From: Michael Cottingham To: Michael Cottingham Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 1:31 PM Subject: Auctions Ending Today, 300 NEW items in My Ebay Store! Hello, Auctions Ending Today, a few seldom seen items. Plus OVER 300 New Meteorites in My EBAY STORE! Go to: http

[meteorite-list] [RE] Marco Langbroek (was: argh!! What they do tosome meteorites)

2006-01-23 Thread Jan Bartels
Well then: I think I am going to carve some NWA into dildo's, for the true "meteorite lover". I bet ya they would sell too! ;-p I still feel this kind of stuff is a bridge too far. - Marco Batteries included? __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteor

Re: [meteorite-list] looks Like Slag

2006-01-23 Thread bernd . pauli
Ed wrote: "It seems like my find is some type of slag. I have no idea how a piece of slag ended up where I found it." Hi Ed and List, Well, where exactly (state, area) did you find it? What do you think its specific gravity is? If it happens to look like a sphere, one might easily (but roughly

[meteorite-list] looks Like Slag

2006-01-23 Thread roc350
Dear list, I want to thank all of you that responded to my earlier post. It seems like my find is some type of slag. I have no idea how a piece of slag ended up where I found it, but it did. I thought it "too good to be true". Maybe those of you who have the images can submitt them to a site and

[meteorite-list] NASA Postpones Stardust Mission Media Update

2006-01-23 Thread Ron Baalke
Jan. 23, 2006 Merrilee Fellows/Erica Hupp Headquarters, Washington (818) 393-0754/ (202) 358-1237 William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston (281) 483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-016 NASA POSTPONES STARDUST MISSION MEDIA UPDATE NASA has postponed the Stardust comet mission media briefing sc

Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson Auction & the U of A SWMC talks

2006-01-23 Thread Michael L Blood
Hi all, Some people have contacted me asking me about NOT attending the talks. So, let me clarify for everyone the flexibility offered: The talks will be given OFF TO THE END OF THE HALL, or in the major recessed area, not in the main part of the room. The main part of the room will

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite?

2006-01-23 Thread Michael Farmer
If it is full of holes, it is most likely some sort of slag material, still, you need a nickel test. Mike - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 11:11 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite? Hello list, I decided to go out sunday morning on

RE: [meteorite-list] re: Marco Langbroek (was: argh!! What they do tosome meteorites)

2006-01-23 Thread Pete Pete
ha ha haha!!! From: Marco Langbroek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite list Subject: [meteorite-list] re: Marco Langbroek (was: argh!! What they do tosome meteorites) Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 18:32:33 +0100 Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Marco, I thought the

[meteorite-list] Meteorite?

2006-01-23 Thread roc350
Hello list, I decided to go out sunday morning on my ATV and do some exploring. I was deep in the woods @ 30 miles off the nearest highway. I found a few pieces of material which I am not sure of. This material is magnetic and had a significant amount of rust corrosion on it. I first thought "ME

[meteorite-list] re: Marco Langbroek (was: argh!! What they do to some meteorites)

2006-01-23 Thread Marco Langbroek
Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Marco, I thought the same thing when I first started > seeing carvings of meteorites on eBay. However, I no > longer look at them that way. I think some of the > carvings make for wonderful gift giving for someone > that you want to share your love of meteorite

[meteorite-list] Re: Dronino & Steve Schoner's meteorite anti-rust treatment.

2006-01-23 Thread Mike Fowler
(Don't know if this made it thru the other day) Hi List, Went to my local hardware store to buy Red Devil Lye, but couldn't find any so I bought some (where else!) on ebay. I will be trying it out on some smaller irons that show some rust, including at least one Dronino. I was curious

[meteorite-list] NWA list update

2006-01-23 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
Hello I have update the list of my NWA in analysis http://it.geocities.com/mcomemeteoritecollection/nwa.html Matteo M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato Via Triestina 126/A - 30030 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.it Collection Site: http

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - January 23, 2006

2006-01-23 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
http://www.spacerocksinc.com/Jan23.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list