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

2006-05-31 Thread Martin Altmann
My half cent: From the collector's view it is certainly of interest how high the effort will be to stabilize his specimen, as I doubt, that the average collector has a little lab at home, has the cash to purchase certain quantities of irons to execute test series, to find out which method will

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

2006-05-31 Thread Gary K. Foote
I use gun oil on a heated iron. Works great for me. Gary __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

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

2006-05-31 Thread Impactika
In a message dated 5/30/2006 9:35:13 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Our experience: You will not remove all the moisture that gets deep into fissures and at the boundaries of the inclusions in an iron meteorite simply by any method if the meteorite is treated at room

Re: [meteorite-list] nice...

2006-05-31 Thread Doug
here's some color...at least until my free bandwidth runs out... http://www.geocities.com/meteorhoo/hoba-c.jpg Darren Garrison wrote: On Tue, 30 May 2006 10:01:13 +0200, you wrote: .historical Hoba pic: www.tellmewhereonearth.com/images/hobe%20meteorite%20pic.jpg Here's a quick attempt at

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

2006-05-31 Thread Ruben Garcia
Hi Ron, I have been using Chevron brand Automatic Transmission Fluid for 6 or 7 years to stabilize iron meteorites. The only thing I did differently was dry the iron slice with a hair drier instead of an oven. I passed this technique on to several people who have been using it successfully for

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

2006-05-31 Thread Steve Schoner
Irons are not all the same. It depends on the amount of water that has penetrated into the crystalline structure. Some respond well to Hartman's tech, but others do not respond to simple heat and oil. I have used my tech which involves sodium hydroxide solution with great sucess. 60%

[meteorite-list] Web page update ( Recent Finds)

2006-05-31 Thread wahlperry
Hi, I just updated my web page. I have added new pictures of meteorites on recent finds. Some of the pictures are from an area that Rob Reisener found 3 years ago . I went to the location and found 6 more meteorites. One picture is of a suspected meteorite that was almost thrown out. After

[meteorite-list] OT: Funny scam:CT unit to drill on Mars, Revenue Up 200% (est.)

2006-05-31 Thread Martin Altmann
List!!! This here is the funniest scam I got ever! Invest in units for drilling on Mars for water! Just received: Re: CT unit to drill on Mars, Revenue Up 200% (est.) - Ref. dn61745 Coiled tubing units are so compact and have such great potential, the Mars Drilling Project is evaluating a

AW: [meteorite-list] nice...

2006-05-31 Thread Martin Altmann
And now we need an artist, who will paint it in oil 4 meters wide to hang it over the bar! Skol -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Doug Gesendet: Mittwoch, 31. Mai 2006 09:26 An: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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

2006-05-31 Thread Martin Altmann
Ooops, Doug, it was really a bad joke from me and as I don't know, whether e.g. Mr.S.A. from C. will try it, when he will have decided that stones are the better wife, I have to make it clear: Lithium is toxic. (ad a lithium terapy against depressions has to be surveyed by a doc). Back to the

[meteorite-list] Mars Global Surveyor Images: May 25-31, 2006

2006-05-31 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR IMAGES May 25-31, 2006 The following new images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft are now available: o Breaking Trail (Released 25 May 2006) http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2006/05/25 o Transitions (Released 26 May 2006)

[meteorite-list] Landing Sites Debated for Next Mars Rover

2006-05-31 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.space.com/news/060531_msl_destination.html Landing Sites Debated for Next Mars Rover By Leonard David space.com 31 May 2006 PASADENA, California - When NASA's next wheeled robot - the Mars Science Laboratory - rockets skyward in 2009, the mega-rover will carry the largest, most

[meteorite-list] Kerala Red Rain Was From A Comet, Study Suggests

2006-05-31 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7BEC0520F4-92DC-452E-AB55-AD89E642DF32%7DCATEGORYNAME=National Kerala red rain was comet disintegration Ceannai Online May 31, 2006 Kottayam, May 31: The red rains in Kerala five years ago was the result of the atmospheric

[meteorite-list] NASA-Funded Study Says Saturn's Moon Enceladus Rolled Over

2006-05-31 Thread Ron Baalke
MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION PASADENA, CALIF. 91109 TELEPHONE (818) 354-5011 http://www.jpl.nasa.gov Carolina Martinez 818-354-9382 Jet Propulsion

Re: [meteorite-list] nice...

2006-05-31 Thread Darren Garrison
On Wed, 31 May 2006 02:25:30 -0500, you wrote: Darren Garrison wrote: On Tue, 30 May 2006 10:01:13 +0200, you wrote: .historical Hoba pic: www.tellmewhereonearth.com/images/hobe%20meteorite%20pic.jpg Here's a quick attempt at cleaning up that shot a little:

[meteorite-list] Ad: large one cent ebay sale tonight

2006-05-31 Thread Michael Farmer
I have over 60 meteorites ending tomorrow on ebay, some great items! Virtually all listed starting at one cent! Over $3000 in meteorites up for grabs. Some examples and key items: 200 gram chondrite sphere! This one is worth over $400.00

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

2006-05-31 Thread MexicoDoug
Martin A. wrote: Hehe, Lithium grease, applied on the tongue it may relieve your depressions in watching your irons rusting to pulp. NOOO just a joke! Kids, DON'T do it at home! Buckleboo! Hey Martin, rumor is that Valium straight up in grain alcohol taken with a pinch of gun oil

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

2006-05-31 Thread harlan trammell
smithsonia , georgia is THE most unstable around- you can hear it crackling as it rusts! it rusts, delaminates, bends itself, etc., even in pure alcohol. i will be gradually switching over to yahoo mail (it has 100 FREE megs of storage). please cc to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "R. N. Hartman"

[meteorite-list] NWA 2736

2006-05-31 Thread Eric Twelker
Hello List A while back, some list folks received samples of NWA 2736 from someone in Morocco. I am interested in what their final conclusion was on those rocks. Write me back on or off list. Thanks! Eric Twelker __ Meteorite-list mailing

[meteorite-list] eBay ad

2006-05-31 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
Dear list: I have a small but nice flight-oriented GAO individual ending soon. Rollover rim, flow lines, picture doesn't do this one justice! http://cgi.ebay.com/GAO-Flight-oriented-individual_W0QQitemZ6632551908QQcatego ryZ3239QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Regards, Michael Johnson

RE: [meteorite-list] Kerala Red Rain Was From A Comet, Study Suggests

2006-05-31 Thread Mike Bandli
I have been following this story for a while now and am surprised that the media has not had much coverage on it. Personally, I think it is a fascinating theory, though stranger things have rained from the sky like frogs, fish, and sticky white goo, which was later determined to be bee poop. Here

[meteorite-list] In search of Latvian Meteorites: Buschhof, Lixna, Misshof, Nerft.

2006-05-31 Thread Mike Bandli
Hi List, I am trying to locate specimens from Buschhof, Lixna, Misshof, and Nerft - all from Latvia. If you have any specimens available please let me know. I am not interesting in micros. Thank you for your help! Mike Bandli __ Meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] nice...

2006-05-31 Thread Gerald Flaherty
Nice trick Darren, I mean the color not the gremlin and party hats!! - Original Message - From: Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Doug [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 12:38 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] nice... On Wed, 31

[meteorite-list] Kerala Red Rain Was From A Comet, Study Suggests

2006-05-31 Thread Mike Fowler
http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=% 7BEC0520F4-92DC-452E-AB55-AD89E642DF32%7DCATEGORYNAME=National While I find the idea of extra-terrestrial life, even cellular extra- terrestrial life a fascinating subject, these red rain studies have made such giant claims on the

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 2736

2006-05-31 Thread Adam Hupe
Hi Eric, From what I understand, ~100 kilograms of this material is out there and it is not an Aubrite by any definition with the presence of chondrules. Recently, matching material has been reclassified as an EL6/7. Although very weathered, it is pretty interesting looking in the sunlight as

RE: [meteorite-list] Kerala Red Rain Was From A Comet, Study Suggests

2006-05-31 Thread Pete Pete
Still an interesting puzzler! I'm sure that this self-contradicting press release is just one more of the usual media screw-ups/misquotes when it comes to science. Is there somewhere else that would have more on this current statement? I had a look, but couldn't find anything... Cheers,

[meteorite-list] Photographic Catalog of the Selected Antartic Meteorites WANTED

2006-05-31 Thread wahlperry
Hi , I would like to buy Photographic Catalog of the selected Antarctic Meteorites 1981, 1987 and any other years. Email me off list. Thanks, Sonny __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com