Re: [meteorite-list] Matteo's Hatred SPAM

2007-04-04 Thread Rob Wesel
Nov 16, 2003 We feel, a what little you would make you if I building a site where take nearly all to you in turn, been to watch only? Fairies still the smiles and the struck ones? Or would hit you a lot? If for case fairies it leave of the first category, then you are not for null normal

Re: [meteorite-list] Mojave Hunt Images

2007-04-04 Thread Moni Waiblinger
Good evening Adam and list, thank you for responding and letting out-of-the-state meteorite hunters know what you researched. Better to know all of the ins and outs before one has to deal with fines. Specially about selling the meteorites. So next time let us know when you come again and some

[meteorite-list] Collection Valuation

2007-04-04 Thread matt
Hi all... My collection is modest by many of your standards, but is sufficient (in my opinion) to warrant insurance. I'm aware that it is currently under-insured, but having spent some time reading and absorbing Kevin Kichinka's 'A comparative study of worldwide meteorite pricing' I'm

Re: [meteorite-list] Commercialization, meteorite coins and other ridiculous wastes of time

2007-04-04 Thread Rob McCafferty
A great post Sterling. I kinda knew the Library of Alexandria was coming as soon as you mentioned the two possible methods of safeguarding. Qhile the curation and storing of these artifacts in institutions is vitally important, that they are locked away invisible to all but a select few is a

Re: [meteorite-list] Commercialization, meteorite coins and other ridiculous wastes of time

2007-04-04 Thread Rob McCafferty
A great post Sterling. I kinda knew the Library of Alexandria was coming as soon as you mentioned the two possible methods of safeguarding. Qhile the curation and storing of these artifacts in institutions is vitally important, that they are locked away invisible to all but a select few is a

Re: [meteorite-list] Commercialization, meteorite coins and other ridiculous wastes of time

2007-04-04 Thread Rob McCafferty
A great post Sterling. I kinda knew the Library of Alexandria was coming as soon as you mentioned the two possible methods of safeguarding. Qhile the curation and storing of these artifacts in institutions is vitally important, that they are locked away invisible to all but a select few is a

[meteorite-list] showing off your collections

2007-04-04 Thread steve arnold
Hi rob.That was a great post.I offer this up to anyone who comes thru chicagoland.I will be more than happy to show off my very nice gao collection.In 8 plus years of collecting,I have only seen 2 collections.JASON PHILLIPS and SONNY CLARY.Both very impressive.For jason's,the sheer size of

Re: [meteorite-list] Commercialization, meteorite coins and other ridiculous wastes of time

2007-04-04 Thread Rob McCafferty
A great post Sterling. I kinda knew the Library of Alexandria was coming as soon as you mentioned the two possible methods of safeguarding. Qhile the curation and storing of these artifacts in institutions is vitally important, that they are locked away invisible to all but a select few is a

[meteorite-list] Rob Elliott retiring as seller (?!)

2007-04-04 Thread Alexander Seidel
This is what looks to be hot news somehow... I just stumbled upon a short note on Rob Elliott´s (Fernlea) website, which I was occasionally surfing to. Has anyone any more detail on this? Alex Berlin/Germany citation from Rob´s website:--- Hi folks! My entire meteorite collection/inventory

[meteorite-list] Fwd: Rob Elliott retiring as seller (?!)

2007-04-04 Thread Alexander Seidel
A dear meteorite friend of mine just suggested sort of an April 1st joke to me, regarding this message. But look for yourself. Then again this could be some internet piracy - or is it indeed true? Who knows..?? Well, Rob will know! :-) Alex Berlin/Germany Original-Nachricht

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Rob Elliott retiring as seller (?!)

2007-04-04 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
from what I have seen its all real Matteo - Original Message - Da : Alexander Seidel [EMAIL PROTECTED] A : Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Oggetto : [meteorite-list] Fwd: Rob Elliott retiring as seller (?!) Data : Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:42:51 +0200 A dear meteorite friend of mine

[meteorite-list] Fw: New Issue: Two Views of the Moon's Composition

2007-04-04 Thread Gerald Flaherty
Abundance of Lunar refractory elements disputed. Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: PSRD [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 11:25 PM Subject: New Issue: Two Views of the Moon's Composition Announcement from Planetary Science Research

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Rob Elliott retiring as seller (?!)

2007-04-04 Thread Martin Altmann
But Alex, why are you so surprised? You as all-time collector haven't you noticed, that one dealer after the other disappears? To little appreciation or money for the hard work. Look who had quit, is going to quit or turns at present to other business fields: - New - Nikicher - Carion - Kroth

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Rob Elliott retiring as seller (?!)

2007-04-04 Thread JKGwilliam
I've heard Ferrell is still around. Someone told me they saw him a while back in an airport trying to remove a pebble from his shoe. Best, John At 09:18 AM 4/4/2007, Martin Altmann wrote: But Alex, why are you so surprised? You as all-time collector haven't you noticed, that one dealer

[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rovers Update - April 3, 2007

2007-04-04 Thread Ron Baalke
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html SPIRIT UPDATE: Spirit Begins to Look for Best Access to 'Home Plate' - sol 1145-1151, April 03, 2007: Spirit is healthy and has finished her science campaign at Mitcheltree Ridge. The rover is now heading south along the outside edge of Home

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Rob Elliott retiring as seller (?!)

2007-04-04 Thread The Earth's Memory
Hello Martin and list members, well Martin, we are absolutly not quitting this business !!! First of all we love meteorites and the knowledge they bring to us. Secondly with the 2.4 tons officially exported from Morocco and legaly imported in ECC we would be crazy to give up such a good

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Rob Elliott retiring as seller (?!)

2007-04-04 Thread Martin Altmann
Oh? So maybe I got the wrong impression from the last shows, where you reduced the meteorite assortment in favour of old china, artifacts, fossils. Thus I was thinking you were turning now more away from the meteorites to other business fields. So welcome to the oligopoly of the meteorite

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Rob Elliott retiring as seller (?!)

2007-04-04 Thread Michael L Blood
on 4/4/07 9:18 AM, Martin Altmann at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a few years you won't find almost no professional meteorite dealers anymore. Only a small oligopoly. And a few collectors, selling here and there a piece. Hi Martin, I have to respectfully disagree. When I

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Rob Elliott retiring as seller (?!)

2007-04-04 Thread Greg Hupe
Hello Michael, Martin and List, These replies from Martin the last couple weeks are starting to look like shameless self promotion. This week his group will be the only dealers out there, real soon. Last week he stated I was sold out of a particular lunar meteorite and went on to promote his

[meteorite-list] Ad: Wonderful meteorites ending in a few hours

2007-04-04 Thread Michael Farmer
Just a few hours until some great meteorites sell on ebay, make sure you don't let a fantastic oriented Sikhote get away for nothing. The first is a stunning piece of Seymchan pallasite, with beautiful green crystals. Fantastic specimen! http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ170097795310 Then there is a

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Rob Elliott retiring as seller (?!)

2007-04-04 Thread Martin Altmann
O.k Greg, I have no time to argue with you, take a look into the archives in January, where you promoted in your weekly ads, trying to rush the collectors into buying, that first there would be the last 3 slices of your NWA 4472 available and in one of the next ads, you stated, that you

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Rob Elliott retiring as seller (?!)

2007-04-04 Thread The Earth's Memory
Martin, just for your personal informations, we are in the fossils and antiquities business in Morocco since 1992 (do you want to see our passeports ?) Paleontology and Archeology is our first hobby and we are still active even in publication with many scientists. Our exhibition on shows have

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Rob Elliott retiring as seller (?!)

2007-04-04 Thread Martin Altmann
Great! I hope you didn't take it as a personal offense, it wasn't meant so. I personally and most of the long-time collectors feel, that it is a real pity and a deplorable development, that so many good names, thus with their variety especially in the classic sector, excellent sources, left

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Rob Elliott retiring as seller (?!)

2007-04-04 Thread Greg Hupe
Yes Martin, Regarding NWA 4472, yes, at first there were 3 last complete slices, then 2. After no one wanted the complete slices after many offerings, I broke one of them down into part slices for those who only wanted or could afford smaller specimens. End of that story. As you know,

Re: [meteorite-list] showing off your collections

2007-04-04 Thread Eduardo.
Last February after Tucson show I was able to visit two collections: Bob Cucchiara and Jason Peter Utas. It was an amazing experience. I had a great time in both visits and I would like to thank them and their familes. Each collection is different and to see other's treasures is amazing: Bob

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Rob Elliott retiring as seller (?!)

2007-04-04 Thread Martin Altmann
See how often we promote here on the list and if I remember Dave Harris was speaking about NWA 4485, not 4472 in that thread, which you used to promote immediately your 4472. So you are mixing up the protagonists. Both stones were coming out at the same time. (4485 is the main mass of that find,

Re: [meteorite-list] Commercialization, meteorite coins and other ridiculous wastes of time

2007-04-04 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Rob, OK, you can stuff the Natural History Museum with all the meteorites you can find, but when London falls to the barbarian hordes in 2714 AD, and one can see the NHM in one great writhing pyre of flame with the silhouettes of wild horsemen all about, howling with joy and waving their

[meteorite-list] my little flowed line gao

2007-04-04 Thread steve arnold
I have to thank mike farmer for putting these beauty's on ebay.I just got my little 4.7 gram flow lined little gao.It is a thing of beauty.It seems that taza's,gao, and S-A have great flow lines.Well if anyone else has anymore little gao's with flowlines I am looking.Thanks again mike. Steve

[meteorite-list] Fw: New Issue: Two Views of the Moon's Composition

2007-04-04 Thread Gerald Flaherty
2nd try Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: PSRD [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 11:25 PM Subject: New Issue: Two Views of the Moon's Composition Announcement from Planetary Science Research Discoveries [PSRD] New Issue: There is a

[meteorite-list] Robert Hutchison, meteoriticist, Obituary

2007-04-04 Thread ensoramanda
Hi all, Not sure if this has already been on the list...but thought it may be of interest. I hadnt heard of his death until now. http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article2412728.ece Graham Ensor, Nr Barwell UK __ Meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Hayabusa To Start Return Trip To Earth in Mid April

2007-04-04 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jaxa.jp/topics/2007/04_e.html Hayabusa to start return trip to Earth in mid April JAXA April 4, 2007 The asteroid explorer Hayabusa which landed on the asteroid Itokawa last November, delivered its probe container for acquired samples to the re-entry capsule, stored it in the

[meteorite-list] Buck Mountains 003

2007-04-04 Thread Robert Verish
We read here on the List of many news-accounts and other second-hand stories about meteorites finds and suspect falls (i.e., the NJO and the Rhode Island archeology find, etc.) but we rarely if ever get any resolution to these - originally highly publicized, and now all but forgotten accounts.

[meteorite-list] Resolved or Not Resolved

2007-04-04 Thread Robert Verish
Hello All, Hey, wouldn't it be neat, if at the beginning of each month there would be post that would list all of these pending to be resolved issues and mysteries and their status? You know, like whatever was the outcome on that Rhode Island archeological meteorite find, or the NJO, or all

Re: [meteorite-list] Commercialization, meteorite coins and other ridiculous wastes of time

2007-04-04 Thread Dave Freeman mjwy
commodification Isn't that the act of installing indoor plumbing? DF. Thaddeus Besedin wrote: Jake, Indeed propaganda is important, but it should be provided at no charge if it is the preservation and dissemination of knowledge that is desired. A meteorite coin is no better a fetish than

Re: [meteorite-list] Commercialization, a good idea ...

2007-04-04 Thread Fredmeteorhall
Barb Baker (50 miles from Holbrook). I loved your sentence Leave the fertilizer in the garden. as THAT is just what I do, and I'd like many other meteorite collectors to do the same. Try this for a wonderful hobby addition to meteorite collecting: Take your love, your spouse, dog or

Re: [meteorite-list] Matteo's Hatred SPAM

2007-04-04 Thread Fredmeteorhall
Paul, A Matteo translator is: Three or more bottles of red vino, a loaf of Italian bread and a large slice of cheese. Cheers, Fred Hall ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. __ Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Easter

2007-04-04 Thread Matthias Bärmann
Dear list members, with this short text by Georgian author Grigol Robakidse (1882-1962) I want to wish all of you (dealers, collectors, curators, hunters, scientists, well: just you, folks ;-) Happy Easter! (I tried to do the translation myself, sorry for mistakes) Matthias

[meteorite-list] [4*Sale] Vintage Meteor Crater Items Cape York * Estherville * Frederickersburg....

2007-04-04 Thread John Sinclair
Greetings All, 101 Gram Cape York Slice with block of 6 Cape York stamps @ 1.50 per gram Small Estherville Mesosiderite slice 18+gram Fredericksburg Hexahedrite slice Vintage Meteor Crater Silver Spoon Salt and Pepper shakers Plus a couple of non-meteorite natural diamond crystals

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Rob Elliott retiring as seller (?!)

2007-04-04 Thread tracy latimer
I have to say it seems real. I had just asked Rob off list about micros of Hambleton, and to my shock he replied he was out of the meteorite business, that someone had bought out his entire stock and he was retiring. If this is a joke, it seems a pretty elaborate one; if Rob is staying on as

Re: [meteorite-list] Matteo's Hatred SPAM

2007-04-04 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
if you want I speack in italian and after seen you to translate Matteo --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: I''ve been on this list for only a couple of months and I was wondering if anyone has a Matteo-translator. Paul - Original Messages - From: M come Meteorite Meteorites

[meteorite-list] Old news reports: true or untrue?

2007-04-04 Thread tracy latimer
I vote for calling it the Mythbusters thread. Reports can either be confirmed, plausible, or busted. Tracy Latimer Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 17:31:16 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Buck Mountains 003 We read here on the List of

[meteorite-list] New MAPS issue..interesting articles

2007-04-04 Thread Robert Verish
On a more positive note: The recent MAPS issue (Vol.42 no.3 March 2007), also contains the latest Meteoritical Bulletin (#91). I can see from reading Table 3, which contains the Officially recognized meteorites for North America, that Congratulations are in order for a number of finders, and

Re: [meteorite-list] Matteo's Hatred SPAM

2007-04-04 Thread JKGwilliam
Matteo, I think most of us would prefer that you speak (write) in Italian. Best, John At 09:40 PM 4/3/2007, M come Meteorite Meteorites wrote: if you want I speack in italian and after seen you to translate Matteo --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ha scritto: I''ve been on this list for only a couple

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Easter

2007-04-04 Thread Norbert F. Kammel
Hi Matthias and List, for me, as New-Australian but German born, bred and proud of it, the translation is absolute spot on. Thanks for such nice greetings to Easter. Cheers, a very Happy Easter to all of you, and best regards from Down-Under, Norbert Kammel IMCA # 3420 www.rocksonfire.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Easter

2007-04-04 Thread MexicoDoug
Hi Matthias, Thank you for flaring the embers to hunt for our favorite charcoal colored stones this Easter week. That ditty was spontaneously kindling, and now it's time to oblige the spirits, not leaving them anxiously awaiting ... Best Wishes and Great Health, Doug - Original Message