Re: [meteorite-list] Peruvian bolide message rehash, ALL

2007-03-03 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Randall, the impact calculator you are using is an excellent tool, but it has real limitations. The authors say in their disclaimer that it breaks down and becomes unreliable for very small or very large impacts, and the event you are talking about is, by their standards, very small.

[meteorite-list] AD Many sales

2007-03-03 Thread Pelé Pierre-Marie
Hello to the List Members, I'm happy to announce a large sale on my website. I added several cool items as Cape York, nice Dag 735 slice, Huckitta, Tambo Quemado, Tafassasset, pyramidal 294g Zag, Camel Donga endcut, cool carbonaceous slices and more... Links Chondrites :

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - Saturday, March 3, 2007

2007-03-03 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
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[meteorite-list] BL meteorite NWA1685 Achondrite clasts?

2007-03-03 Thread tett
Hello list, I have been having fun with my BL meteorites and just aquired a nice ~100 gram slice. There was much discussion about this LL5 meteorite a while ago because of its gorgeous crust. Not so much discussion on its interior. My new slice is incredible! It has large homogeneous grey

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Friends

2007-03-03 Thread Michael L Blood
Greetings all, Proud Tom has peeked his pointy little head out finally at least far enough to request he be placed on the Meteorite Friends Page (provided proper titles were accorded him). A saw his title request as entirely appropriate, since they so fit his function in the meteorite

[meteorite-list] (Fwd) email problems

2007-03-03 Thread Gary K. Foote
Forwarded from Michael Murray - another lister with posting problems. Gary --- Forwarded message follows --- To: Gary K. Foote [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Michael Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:email problems Date sent:

Re: [meteorite-list] BL meteorite NWA1685 Achondrite clasts?

2007-03-03 Thread tett
List, As I have done in the past, I forgot how crappy geocities is. Not many can look at my pictures before my bandwidth is exceeded. I have reposted my pics on a photosite. The one that looks like a slice of bread is the new 100 gram slice. http://mtettenborn.photosite.com/Album1/ Cheers,

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Friends

2007-03-03 Thread Gary K. Foote
Now THAT's a unique look! Thanks Michael for getting PT on the radar screen. Gary On 3 Mar 2007 at 8:28, Michael L Blood wrote: Greetings all, Proud Tom has peeked his pointy little head out finally at least far enough to request he be placed on the Meteorite Friends Page (provided

[meteorite-list] The Art of Collecting Meteorites - A Book Ad

2007-03-03 Thread marsrox
New meteorite collectors on this list may be interested in purchasing a copy of my book dedicated to this endeavor. Please visit www.theartofcollectingmeteorites.com. I am grateful that world-wide sales have been steady during the two years since it was published, and that the book has been

[meteorite-list] CAI in Tagish Lake?

2007-03-03 Thread Charles O'Dale
A CAI in a carbonaceous chondrite? http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/voltage_contrast/album?.dir=/bd24re2 Comments are welcome! Charles O'Dale President Ottawa RASC http://www.ottawa.rasc.ca/index.html http://www.ottawa.rasc.ca/articles/odale_chuck/earth_craters/index.html

Re: [meteorite-list] Peruvian Crater

2007-03-03 Thread JKGwilliam
My guess is that Mr. Randall is obsessed with getting some recognition and some atta boys. To most of us it's a no brainer - if you want to keep something a secret, don't tell anyone about it. A while back there was another crater finder who claimed he had found material at the site of his

Re: [meteorite-list] do meteorites fluoresce??

2007-03-03 Thread JKGwilliam
I've looked at dozens of meteorites under both short and long wave UV light saw no florescence. Best, John At 07:05 PM 2/26/2007, Jake Baker wrote: Does anyone know -- Do meteorites fluoresce? Could a person use a black light to look for them? Barb – Show Low, Az [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [meteorite-list] do meteorites fluoresce?

2007-03-03 Thread Fredmeteorhall
Greetings fluorescence fans: Some many years ago I tried out my short wave light on the meteorites in my collection and had the same results as those already reported, nada. The only meteorite that I can think of that may have some minerals that would have fluorescence would be the Martian

Re: [meteorite-list] Last on Adamana for a while (I hope)

2007-03-03 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, At the risk of stepping into a private argument and collecting a wild punch, I just wanted to point out something about meteoric entry. The stone is most likely to fragment at the point of maximum dynamic pressure from the atmosphere (or Max Q). The dynamic pressure equals (density)

Re: [meteorite-list] NEW LUNAR monzogabbro meteorite looks like aShergottite

2007-03-03 Thread Thaddeus Besedin
Weathering processes on the moon are primarily related to solar and impact processes, so mantle material, as well as intrusive monzogabbroic material equivalent to mugearitic rock in extrusive terrestrial contexts will have been present on the lunar surface in variable concentrations in respect

[meteorite-list] CAI in Tagish Lake?

2007-03-03 Thread Charles O'Dale
A CAI in a carbonaceous chondrite? http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/voltage_contrast/album?.dir=/bd24re2 Comments are welcome! Charles O'Dale President Ottawa RASC http://www.ottawa.rasc.ca/index.html http://www.ottawa.rasc.ca/articles/odale_chuck/earth_craters/index.html

[meteorite-list] FLEABAY CRIME NEWS

2007-03-03 Thread Dave Freeman mjwy
Dear List; I was surprised to read that ebay may be doing something about crime read on! This came from the ebay information page. Hi everyone... I'm Mike Rou, Senior Manager, Global Law Enforcement Operations. My team works with law enforcement agencies around the world to pursue,

Re: [meteorite-list] Met Central posting problems

2007-03-03 Thread Dave Freeman mjwy
Jones's corollary- the more spammy the post the more likely it is to repeat itself. Dave F. Thread killer Gary K. Foote wrote: I've noticed the same pattern - repeat posts coming thru in bunches. Gary On 2 Mar 2007 at 17:39, David Weir wrote: Dean, When I get that random buch of

Re: [meteorite-list] Last on Adamana for a while (I hope)

2007-03-03 Thread JKGwilliam
Dave, It was good to talk to you on the phone the other day. Thanks for the update and your always appreciated opinion. I hope to get up there and do a little scouting around with you before Summer. And, as far as I'm concerned, you and Schoner are the experts when it comes to Holbrook.

[meteorite-list] Top ten hubble pictures

2007-03-03 Thread Jake Baker
These are awesome! Subject: HUBBLE PICTURES Recently, astronauts voted on the top photographs taken by Hubble, in its 16-year journey so far. Remarking in the article from the Daily Mail, reporter Michael Hanlon says the photos illustrate that our universe is not only deeply

[meteorite-list] BL posting meteorite photos

2007-03-03 Thread tett
List, Have been having trouble sharing photos with all here. My geocities account is way too restricted and soon my bandwidth is exceeded. Tried photosite but when my email was sent it ended back in my bulk bin. Try this yahoo link: http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/[EMAIL

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Central in batch-delivery mode for everyone?

2007-03-03 Thread Matson, Robert
Hi All, Meteorite Central has been acting up all week with posts showing up in batches of 20 or more at a time, often delayed by days and/or repeated. At the risk of sending another message into the internet wormhole, here is a resend of my now somewhat dated post from last night: - -

[meteorite-list] the black nwa 1685

2007-03-03 Thread steve arnold
Hi list and tett.That is one sweet piece you just got.My 198 gram fully crusted individual that I got in trade from roman jirasik has alot of nice thumbprinting,dips,and some flow lines that you really have to see.It also has some secondary crust as well.The matrix inside looks like a small

[meteorite-list] BATCH REPEAT MAILS

2007-03-03 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, List, Only in the digital universe! A recursive message structure (the Thread), the subject of which is re-iterative recursive messages and which contains re-iterated recursive messages complaining about recursive re-iteration, which messages are themselves re-iterated and generate

[meteorite-list] AD Sikhote-Alin Partial Slices

2007-03-03 Thread David Kitt Deyarmin
I have 4 very small slices of Sikhote-Alin available in the following gram weights: 9gr, 8gr, 7gr 3gr These were created when I took a regular slice and cut it into a 50mm x 50mm Square Slice for my collection. I used these to test my etching technique before I worked on the slice for my

Re: [meteorite-list] MORE PHOTOS: BL meteorite NWA1685 Achondrite clasts?

2007-03-03 Thread dean bessey
I got the BL Meteorite 3 or 4 years ago and no more seems to have turned up and no other dealer seems to have had any either. Of course you never know for sure with NWAs but it appears that I may have had it all. I may have a couple pieces in storage in Canada with my mother, brother or friend but

Re: [meteorite-list] the black nwa 1685

2007-03-03 Thread Dave Carothers
Ohhh I'm sure we'll all see at least one more piece again. Dave - Original Message - From: steve arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 2:48 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] the black nwa 1685 Hi list and tett.That is one sweet

[meteorite-list] BL meteorite NWA1685 Achondrite clasts?

2007-03-03 Thread bernd . pauli
Hi Dean, Mike T., Steve, and List, Dean wrote: I got the BL Meteorite 3 or 4 years ago Certainly one of the nicest and most interesting chondrites See the photos of both sides of my last two slices here: http://www.meteoriteshop.com/metsale/bl.html Really a fascinating meteorite and the pics

[meteorite-list] trades vs ads

2007-03-03 Thread Dave Harris
Hi, Bit of advice needed - we all know the 1 ad per month rule set by Art - does the same rule apply to trading/swapping? I ask this because, as some of you know I am undergoing an amicable divorce and I am keeping my minerals an meteorites. However, I am not in a position to sell for cash for

[meteorite-list] CAI in Tagish Lake?

2007-03-03 Thread bernd . pauli
A CAI in a carbonaceous chondrite? Comments are welcome! http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/voltage_contrast/album?.dir=/bd24re2 Hello Charles and List, A CAI in a carbonaceous chondrite? Where else if not in a carbonaceous chondrite? CAI's are very common in carbonaceous chondrites and pretty

Re: [meteorite-list] trades vs ads

2007-03-03 Thread dean bessey
Dave, I wouldent worry to much as long as you dont overdo it. Art is on record as saying that he dont care about the ads and the policy was only put in place after 3 or 4 people whined and complained and spammed the list with more wasted bandwidth than the people posting dozens of sale postings a

Re: [meteorite-list] trades vs ads

2007-03-03 Thread Howard Steffic
Read the list policy.. There is no one ad per week rule. This is an urban legend. General List Policies: Posts need to relate -in some way- to meteorites Be courteous and professional at all times Do not post -private messages- or -personal attacks- to the list Please include the

Re: [meteorite-list] trades vs ads

2007-03-03 Thread Michael L Blood
Hi Dave, I believe the rule reads more like, Ads should be limited to one per WEEK (not month) and marked 'Ad' in the subject box. No mention of trades. I suspect if people are providing a link to photos of meteorites they have for trade, that would be desirable to most list

Re: [meteorite-list] List rules re ads

2007-03-03 Thread Michael L Blood
Hi Howard, I went to Meteorite Central to copy the rule about ads, believing you were mistaken. Apparently, Art ran that rule only for a limited amount of time and the rules you listed are verbatim with no additional guidelines, whatsoever. So, technically, anyone can run all the

[meteorite-list] batch emails

2007-03-03 Thread Art
Hi List; The reason that posts seem to come thru in batchs from time to time is that I need to manually approve all emails that the list server holds for various reasons. 99% of the time this is because the emails contain some sort of rich text or html. As I don't constantly check the held

[meteorite-list] Total Lunar Eclipse

2007-03-03 Thread Peter Marmet
Hello All, ...past midnight here in Switzerland and I just met with a lot of people at the observatory that is a few blocks from my flat here in Bern. We all enjoyed and still enjoy a total eclipse of the Moon. The sky is clear and the temperatures are very mild for this time of the year. A

Re: [meteorite-list] batch emails

2007-03-03 Thread LITIG8NSHARK
Good evening Art, Thanks for the update. Also, while it isn't said often enough, your efforts in keeping this great list operating smoothly are GREATLY appreciated. Thank you! Best Regards, Paul Martyn In a message dated 3/3/2007 6:08:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

[meteorite-list] Total Lunar Eclipse

2007-03-03 Thread bernd . pauli
Hi List, The total lunar eclipse is in full swing and I just caught a glimpse of the totally eclipsed Moon through an opening in the clouds. The central area of the Moon's disk is a bright orange and the rim is a yellow-orange hue. Looks like a relatively bright eclipse, i.e. the atmosphere is

Re: [meteorite-list] Total Lunar Eclipse

2007-03-03 Thread Norbert Classen
Hi Peter, Bernd, and Listees, That's fascinating: please count me in - I've seen that shooting star too, also slightly West of the Red Moon! Tripple WOW :-) Enjoy the eclipse, whereever you are! All the best from Southern Germany, Norbert PS: Of course, any lunar eclipse can be best enjoyed

Re: [meteorite-list] Met Central posting problems

2007-03-03 Thread JKGwilliam
I'm having the same experience as Dean. A few posts that I've made don't show up on the list for three of four days - some of them never show up. This gets to be a real problem when trying to follow a thread. It's hard to keep everyone's posts in chronological order so that replies make

Re: [meteorite-list] Total Lunar Eclipse

2007-03-03 Thread Matthias Bärmann
Hi Peter, list , - I can absolutely confirm this, only with the slight difference that the shooting star passed by closely to the moon - a shift of perspective, probably caused by the difference between Switzerland and Germany ;-) The moon: tremendous. Reminded me of Bert Brecht's and Kurt

[meteorite-list] Total Lunar Eclipse and Shakespeare: Macbeth ;-)

2007-03-03 Thread bernd . pauli
Peter: a light shooting star crossed the red moon Bernd: I've seen that too - slightly west of the Moon's disk Norbert: I've seen that shooting star too, also slightly West of the Red Moon! Triple WOW :-) Total Lunar Eclipse and Shakespeare: Macbeth ;-) Good night, ... off to

[meteorite-list] Fw: Total Lunar Eclipse

2007-03-03 Thread Matthias Bärmann
Sorry about the text-confusion; correction: - Original Message - From: Matthias Bärmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteoritenliste Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Peter Marmet [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 1:15 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Total Lunar Eclipse Hi

[meteorite-list] Total Lunar Eclipse

2007-03-03 Thread Dave Freeman mjwy
Dear List; Lunar eclipse in Wyoming was interesting but nothing to leave the house about. I spent an hour sitting on a 7,000 foot elevation hill in town, waiting, waiting, waiting. A red moon with a mysterious clouded upper right-hand corner came up about dusk. Moon rose, and was full.

Re: [meteorite-list] batch emails

2007-03-03 Thread Impactika
In a message dated 3/3/2007 4:27:05 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Good evening Art, Thanks for the update. Also, while it isn't said often enough, your efforts in keeping this great list operating smoothly are GREATLY appreciated. Thank you! Best Regards, Paul

Re: [meteorite-list] Total Lunar Eclipse

2007-03-03 Thread Thomas Tuchan
Sorry about the german text, but its too late. More tomorrow Guten Morgen :) Auch von mir noch schnell ein quick and dirty Foto von der Mondfinsternis gerade eben. Das Wetter hat prima mitgespielt, pünktlich zum Anfang hat es aufgeklart. Während der Totalität sogar richtig gutes Seeing und

Re: [meteorite-list] batch emails

2007-03-03 Thread Gerald Flaherty
Another thanks, Art. Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 9:22 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] batch emails In a message dated 3/3/2007 4:27:05 P.M.

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day Calendar Updated

2007-03-03 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
Dear list members, I've updated the RSPOD Calendar with tomorrow's picture of the day added! http://www.spacerocksinc.com/RSPOD.html Sincerely, Michael Johnson SPACEROCKSINC.COM http://www.spacerocksinc.com SIKHOTE-ALIN.ORG http://www.sikhote-alin.org

[meteorite-list] AD Nice tektites on eBay Auction

2007-03-03 Thread Ma Lan
Hi list, Now i begin offering tektites weighted from 100 grams to 300 grams on ebay auction since the Chinese Spring Festival is approaching the end. All with nice size and high quality. http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZcommonQ5fmurre Also, you can visit it from Gary's website,

[meteorite-list] AD - Updated List of Thin-Sections

2007-03-03 Thread Impactika
Hello all Thin-Sections Collectors on the List, (and if you are not a thin-section collector, you just don't know what you are missing). I have finally updated my list of thin-sections and there are many new ones. Be careful to go all the way to the bottom of the page where you will find

[meteorite-list] OT The Lunar Eclipse on Sat. night

2007-03-03 Thread Impactika
(Second attempt) Hello again, Ginger asked me to forward this to the List It was visible in Colorado too. At least from part of Colorado. GREAT pictures too. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] President, I.M.C.A. Inc. www.IMCA.cc

[meteorite-list] AD Wonderful pieces for sale

2007-03-03 Thread Pelé Pierre-Marie
Hello List, sorry for posting a second ad in the same week (that will be the last for a moment). I added many pieces on my homepage. Please accept popup for the ad (www.meteor-center.com). Best regards, Pierre-Marie PELE