[meteorite-list] Allan Hills meteorite strand field

2006-02-20 Thread christopher sharp
Hi, Talking of rock stars... This site has some great photos of the geology of the Ross Sea area and a page on meteorites in the Antarctic. Most of the fantastic photos on the site were taken back in the 1950's. http://www.rosssea.info/meteorites.html The author details how his party

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - February 20, 2006

2006-02-20 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
http://www.spacerocksinc.com/Feb20.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] AD - Ebay auctions

2006-02-20 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
Hello My ebay auction of little items of NWA 869 its under ended. This is the last lot I have, the other 3 kg. I have sold yesterday and I have ask to my moroccan dealer if have others, have say yes but the price its go up why its hard to found others. For who want here the auction

[meteorite-list] AD Interesting auction end tonight !

2006-02-20 Thread Marcin Cimala
Hello I have some things on eBay ending tooday and tomorrow. Allende CV3.1 Seelasgen IIICD Benguerir LL6 NWA 4039 eucrite NWA 4044 LL6 NWA 4036 L6 Impact Melt NWA 2829 Olivine Diogenite Mundrabilla IAB Pultusk H5 AD2005 http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPageuserid=polandmet_com

[meteorite-list] Pultusk total mass

2006-02-20 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
Hello One question on Pultusk total mass, in the Catalogue its write 200 kg. in Marcin site 250kg. in meteorite to A-Z 999 kg. what is it the right total mass? Matteo M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato Via Triestina 126/A - 30030 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sale Site:

AW: [meteorite-list] Pultusk total mass

2006-02-20 Thread Martin Altmann
2 tons, but only 200-250kg left. -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von M come Meteorite Meteorites Gesendet: Montag, 20. Februar 2006 14:32 An: Meteorite List Betreff: [meteorite-list] Pultusk total mass Hello One question on Pultusk

[meteorite-list] Best ALH84001 Meteorite Book

2006-02-20 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello List, I have not read that many of the dozen or more books on ALH84001. Having noted that, the better I have read is “The Hunt For Life on Mars”, where the writer uses a playful court like setting to defend and argue against the case for life in ALH84001. However, since I have not

AW: [meteorite-list] Best ALH84001 Meteorite Book

2006-02-20 Thread Martin Altmann
May I ask a hypothetical question? It would be interesting to know, how collectors dealers would estimate a gram price for ALH84001 if it would be available. Buckleboo! Martin -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von MARK BOSTICK

RE: AW: [meteorite-list] Best ALH84001 Meteorite Book

2006-02-20 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello Martion and list, Martin asked, It would be interesting to know, how collectors dealers would estimate a gram price for ALH84001 if it would be available. I would think ALH84001, would be worth more then any other meteorite for several reasons. 100 or so front page newspaper articles

Re: AW: [meteorite-list] Best ALH84001 Meteorite Book

2006-02-20 Thread Dave Freeman mjwy/fossilalgae.com
Dear Martin, List, Ask Bob Haaghe is a top of the pile trader... Dave F. Martin Altmann wrote: May I ask a hypothetical question? It would be interesting to know, how collectors dealers would estimate a gram price for ALH84001 if it would be available. Buckleboo! Martin

Re: AW: [meteorite-list] Best ALH84001 Meteorite Book

2006-02-20 Thread Jim Strope
Why bother dreaming about ALH84001 when you can have the next best thing...NWA 998 ( http://www.nwa998.com/ ): NWA 998 is also described as containing ankeritic carbonates. One other meteorite has been described in this manner --- ALH84001, the most famous Martian Meteorite in the

Re-3: [meteorite-list] Best ALH84001 Meteorite Book

2006-02-20 Thread bernd . pauli
Jim wrote (probably to tempt some of us :-) Why bother dreaming about ALH84001 when you can have the next best thing...NWA 998 ( http://www.nwa998.com/ ): NWA 998 is also described as containing ankeritic carbonates. Another scientifically important discovery with NWA 998 is the presence of

Re: [meteorite-list] Best ALH84001 Meteorite Book

2006-02-20 Thread Walter Branch
Hi Mark and List, the better I have read is The Hunt For Life on Mars I agree. I have not seen the book Dr. Gibeon mentioned but The Hunt for Life on Mars is a very understandable and good read. It is also part of a 10 meteorite-related book set I have now on ebay (sorry for the piggy-back,

[meteorite-list] Book Nanodiamonds

2006-02-20 Thread Marcin Cimala
Hi. Right now I have some more informations about this book. This will be book NANODIAMONDS with section about Extraterrestrial diamonds. So I need all types of photos with high resolution (min 200DPI). Canyon Diablo zones with nanodiamonds (tnx for Mr Kashuba) All kind of urelites, C chondites

RE: Re-3: [meteorite-list] Best ALH84001 Meteorite Book

2006-02-20 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello list, (Subliminal Message: I like thin sections) Jim Strope noted: Why bother dreaming about ALH84001 when you can have the next best thing...NWA 998 ( http://www.nwa998.com/ ): (Subliminal Message: Thin sections are fun to collect) Bernd replied: It's a meteorite that will leave

Re: [meteorite-list] Pultusk total mass

2006-02-20 Thread meteoriteplaya
Hi Matteo List I just wanted to point out that you have used an amount from the first edition of A to Z of 999 kg. It was actually 999+kg in that edition. In the second edition I went back to 200+kg as it is listed in the 5th ed Catalogue of Meteorites. I felt the 999+kg was a mistake and way

Re: [meteorite-list] Pultusk total mass

2006-02-20 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
Thanks for the info Matteo --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: Hi Matteo List I just wanted to point out that you have used an amount from the first edition of A to Z of 999 kg. It was actually 999+kg in that edition. In the second edition I went back to 200+kg as it is listed in the

[meteorite-list] Metal Impactor (Bolide?)

2006-02-20 Thread Charles O'Dale
http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/580-full.html#191612 FYI Charles O'Dale Meeting Chair Ottawa RASC http://www.ottawa.rasc.ca/astronomy/earth_craters/index.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Pultusk total mass

2006-02-20 Thread bernd . pauli
Hello List, As the number of individual stones cited in the literature vary widely, it is really difficult to come up with accurate numbers and a reliable TKW. Some examples that show what I mean: 1. Quenstedt, Tübingen, 1872, in lectures on geology, p. 299: ... Pultusk near Warsaw where they

Re: Re-3: [meteorite-list] Best ALH84001 Meteorite Book

2006-02-20 Thread Kashuba, Ontario, California
List, More thin section pictures you (might have already seen) of NWA 998 Nakhlite: http://www.johnkashuba.com/Ach_NWA_998_Nakhlite.html And d'Orbigney Angrite: http://www.johnkashuba.com/Ach_D'Orbigny_Angrite.html - John John Kashuba Ontario, California - Original Message - From:

Re: [meteorite-list] Pultusk total mass

2006-02-20 Thread Alexander Seidel
MetBase 7.1 states 250 kg (preserved in collections). Then again, this should at best be interpreted as a lower limit and the actual figure will surely be higher due to recent recoveries from the strewnfield alone, and may be additional material which may have surfaced over time but was not

RE: Re-3: [meteorite-list] Best ALH84001 Meteorite Book

2006-02-20 Thread Anita D. Westlake
BEAUTIFUL! They both look like that carpet foam padding stuff (only tons prettier!) Anita -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kashuba, Ontario, California Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 2:04 PM To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject:

Re: [meteorite-list] Pultusk total mass

2006-02-20 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
and we have to calculate the many pieces in the private collections... Matteo --- Alexander Seidel [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: MetBase 7.1 states 250 kg (preserved in collections). Then again, this should at best be interpreted as a lower limit and the actual figure will surely be

[meteorite-list] Ad - Sikhote-alin with crater etc

2006-02-20 Thread star-bits
I have a number of eBay auctions closing in a few hours including a couple oriented Sikhote-alin pieces and also one with a impact crater on it. A 25 gram parcel of tatahouine is still below $5/gm. Take a look. http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPageuserid=katy2kary --

[meteorite-list] Pultusk total mass

2006-02-20 Thread bernd . pauli
Matteo wrote (a scritto): we have to calculate the many pieces in the private collections. Right! I own 11 grams of Pultusk. It's a polished end section with fresh, velvet black fusion crust and extremely abundant FeNi flakes that I purchased from David New in 1993 (January 1993 sales list).

Re: [meteorite-list] Pultusk total mass

2006-02-20 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
in my collection I have a 370 gr. frag. with crust and a 8 gr. slice. For example in the list its not present the Milan museum have some samples from 200 grams to 50 grams Matteo --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: Matteo wrote (a scritto): we have to calculate the many pieces in the

[meteorite-list] I am conducting an experiment...

2006-02-20 Thread tracy latimer
Having no access to Red Devil lye, I read the list of ingredients on Liquid Drano. It seems to be primarily lye-based, with waterglass and a few other elements, so I am trying an experiment on my poor rusty Fredericksburg. Liquid Drano + denatured (anhydrous) alcohol, a shot of each in a

Re: [meteorite-list] Pultusk total mass

2006-02-20 Thread Alexander Seidel
Regarding my recent post about MetBase 7.1 data on Pultusk one must always be aware of the fact and keep in mind that the collection data presented there are nothing but a mere snapshot in space and time, and very transitory as time goes by, and very probably even insufficient even at the time the

[meteorite-list] re: Pultusk total mass

2006-02-20 Thread Marco Langbroek
Bernd Wrote: Matteo wrote (a scritto): we have to calculate the many pieces in the private collections. Right! I own 11 grams of Pultusk. It's a polished end section with fresh, velvet black fusion crust and extremely abundant FeNi flakes that I purchased from David New in 1993 (January

[meteorite-list] still looking for more park forest

2006-02-20 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!
Hi list.I am in the process of picking up some park forest,but I am still looking for more.20 to 50 grams.Frgaments or individuals.Let me know off list. steve Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 Illinois Meteorites,Ltd!

[meteorite-list] FW: Auctions Ending Today...

2006-02-20 Thread michael cottingham
From: michael cottingham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 4:04 PM To: 'michael cottingham' Subject: AD: Auctions Ending Today... Hello, Auctions Ending Today. Go to: http://stores.ebay.com/Voyage-Botanica-Natural-History

[meteorite-list] Old rusty iron (off topic, sort of)

2006-02-20 Thread Göran Axelsson
Hi, Just wanted to show this that I got today on another mailinglist. It's a picture of a few viking age iron objects recovered this summer. It is really rusted and what do they do to conserve it? Yes, distilled water to leach the chloride out of the objects. Water by itself is not a danger

Re: [meteorite-list] still looking for more park forest

2006-02-20 Thread Bob Evans
Here ya go Steve, I have some Park Forest on ebay. Not large, but at least it is from one that went trough a roof. http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmaccers531QQhtZ-1 Bob - Original Message - From: Steve Arnold, Chicago!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent:

[meteorite-list] Value of Nationalized Meteorites

2006-02-20 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello list, Dr. Everett Gibson, who is not a list member, did have a few comments along our discussion, which he is once again is kindly letting me share with the group. The meat on the pricing related here is: ~103 grams for 7-8 million on the low side, to ~234 million on the high side.

Re: [meteorite-list] Value of Nationalized Meteorites

2006-02-20 Thread Michael Farmer
WOW, these morons sure ruined their lives didnt they? Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: MARK BOSTICK [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 5:15 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Value of Nationalized Meteorites Hello list, Dr.

Re: [meteorite-list] Value of Nationalized Meteorites

2006-02-20 Thread dean bessey
I wonder who the 3 Individuals who buy and sell meteorites are: The meteorites, martian samples and lunar samples taken in the theft of the safe from my lab at NASA's Johnson Space Center were appraised by three individuals who buy and sell meteorites.

Re: [meteorite-list] I am conducting an experiment...

2006-02-20 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Tracy, After a few minutes digging around under my kitchen sink and dragging out decades worth of drain cleaners, I find that plain old Liquid Draino contains Sodium HypoCHLORite, which means that Chlorine atoms are also present in your solution. I must admit to being puzzled as to why

Re: [meteorite-list] Value of Nationalized Meteorites

2006-02-20 Thread Michael Farmer
Car you crazy Dean? Those stones are priceless! The USA spent billions of $$$ to go there and get them, so you cant put a market value on them. The bastards deserve every second they have rotting in prison. I cant believe one of them is dumb enough to break the rules so bad they got sent to a

Re: [meteorite-list] Value of Nationalized Meteorites

2006-02-20 Thread dean bessey
Priceless = Worthless (From a monetary standpoint). I never said thay they didnt deserve the sentence they got. Actually I am surprised it was so light. However, in US court sentensing of theft crimes is often based on the value of something. For example, in the United States a person can be

Re: [meteorite-list] THEORIES OF THE ORIGIN OF TEKTITES, Part Two

2006-02-20 Thread Norm Lehrman
Sterling, Thanks for posting this series! One question though: Item #5: It would also appear that no one tried breaking a specimen of each, as the fracture morphology of each differs. In what way? I've never tried breaking specimens, but I've seen plently of broken ones and have never

[meteorite-list] Stardust in the Laboratory

2006-02-20 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-02/wuis-sit021506.php Public release date: 20-Feb-2006 Contact: Susan Killenberg McGinn [EMAIL PROTECTED] 314-935-5254 Washington University in St. Louis Stardust in the laboratory Space science discoveries are being made in earthly labs

[meteorite-list] Chinese Collect Over 5, 300 Meteorites in Antarctica Expedition

2006-02-20 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/02/20/243146/China_finishes_summer_expedition_to_Antarctica.htm Summer expedition to Antarctica accomplished Zhu Moqing Shanghai Daily February 20, 2006 The 11 members of the China Antarctic Expedition team accomplished their research mission to Grove

[meteorite-list] Scientific Expedition to Explore Empty Quarter in Saudia Arabia, Including Impact Crater

2006-02-20 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1section=0article=78066d=20m=2y=2006 Multinational Scientific Expedition to Explore Empty Quarter P.K. Abdul Ghafour Arab News February 20, 2006 JEDDAH - A group of 50 scientists from Saudi Arabia, the United States, Switzerland and Egypt will spend nearly two

Re: [meteorite-list] Value of Nationalized Meteorites

2006-02-20 Thread stan .
I'd have to disagree. the vaule of something is totally dependant upon what it's WORTH not what it cost to get. Case in point - if you stole a beat up dodge omni with 600,000miles on it should sentancing reflect the original cost of sale of the vehical - or the fair market value (probably not