Re: [meteorite-list] holy grail of martian meteorites

13-years ago tim mccoy of the smithsonian was quoted as saying that the holy grail of martian meteorites was governador valadares. while chassigny is the most exotic among the classics, GV is the indisputably the rarest. metaphoric holy grails necessarily change with the times.

Re: [meteorite-list] holy grail of martian meteorites

Hello all, Funny enough, Wolfram von Eschenbach writes in his Parzival that the grail is a stone! Well, we'd say, if one wants to follow the conception of those grail epics, the grail of the Martian meteorites should be either an unobtainable (especially deliberately unaccessible) or a true

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - December 10, 2007

http://www.rocksfromspace.org/December_10_2007.html **Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop000301) __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] holy grail of martian meteorites

Wow Stefan!!!, Unbeveivable beautiful piece. I'm sure that's your personal Martian grail by far. Tim Heitz MIDWEST METEORITES - http://www.meteorman.org/ - Original Message - From: Stefan Ralew [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday,

[meteorite-list] the holy grail of lunar meteorites (none apollo)

Well it is nice to see that the mars thread get and is still getting a great response.How about lunar meteorites?To me,NWA 482 is the by far the best I have ever seen or have had the privilage to own.Anyone else??I would always look to own another piece!HINT!HINT! STEVE

[meteorite-list] a Holy Grail

And dear list, if we carry the idea of a grail a little bit further, we think, that a meteorite, which could be called a grail, should be really unique, perhaps also something so far unknown. Something like a benchmark, a cornerstone... We all know how inflationarily the attribute unique is

Re: [meteorite-list] Saw Blades - need help

Hi Christan and all, The CBN meteorite blades (for iron meteorites) worked well in the beginning but I have tried them off and on over the last few years and they wear out super quick. My set-up for cutting has remained the same, same saw and process but I used to get quite a few slices

Re: [meteorite-list] Saw Blades - need help

Hi Christan and all, Sorry if this appears twice. The CBN meteorite blades (for iron meteorites) worked well in the beginning but I have tried them off and on over the last few years and they wear out super quick. My set-up for cutting has remained the same, same saw and process but I used

[meteorite-list] Ad - eBay auctions closing shortly

Greetings I have a some auctions closing in a few hours including a 247 gram muonionalusta egg that is currently at only 13 cents per gram, a 153 gram beautiful 99% crusted juancheng that is only at 50 cents per gram, NWA 482 lunar at less than $500 per gram, a gorgeous eucrite with

Re: [meteorite-list] holy grail of martian meteorites

Hi Steve, Grail Purveyors, Listees, The grail requires a romantic quest for something plausible yet not provable nor obtainable. It must be legendary and miraculous and an object of only the most religious passion, controversy, as well as a dark side of greed; be erroneously linked with an

[meteorite-list] AD- 20kg Campo 40/kg

Doing some housecleaning 20.5 kg Campo Nuevo great for cutting. Decent shape. 800 USD plus shipping. Pics... http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/campo_20kg1.jpg http://www.mhmeteorites.com/images/campo_20kg2.jpg Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites -- Matt Morgan Mile High

[meteorite-list] For you not-coin collectors

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[meteorite-list] Philippe Thomas' NWA 4460 Thin Section (1 left on EBAY)

Hello List, Chondrule and Thin Section Afficionados, Last Thursday I wrote: Can you see this hungry little porphyritic 'sibling' bug that's eating itself into its large POP neighbor in thin section #16 of NWA 4460?

[meteorite-list] Tucson show dates

I apologize for asking. I assume this was covered on the list before , but I missed it. Which weekend is the Party and Michael Bloods auction ? Thanks, Bob __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] Who was donating the Campos?

Hi all - Who was donating the Campo de Cielo pieces? While the readings of the Mayan hieroglyphic are still weak, it appears that Campo struck 17 February, 2325 at Matawil, in other words the same area as the Rio Cuarto impacts. This date accords with the radiocarbon dates for Campo, if I

[meteorite-list] FW: MAIN MASS MONDAY! Over 25 Main Masses For sale at Holiday Prices. Some Reduced as Much as 50%!

From: michael cottingham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 4:47 PM To: 'michael cottingham' Subject: AD: MAIN MASS MONDAY! Over 25 Main Masses For sale at Holiday Prices. Some Reduced as Much as 50%! Hello Everyone. This begins

[meteorite-list] FW: MAIN MASS MONDAY! Over 25 Main Masses For sale at Holiday Prices. Some Reduced as Much as 50%!

From: michael cottingham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 4:47 PM To: 'michael cottingham' Subject: AD: MAIN MASS MONDAY! Over 25 Main Masses For sale at Holiday Prices. Some Reduced as Much as 50%! Hello Everyone. This begins

[meteorite-list] New Arizona meteorite and very unusaul Graphite AD/ Sac Wash 002

Hi all I have cut the main mass of Sacramento wash 002 There are only 9 slices 1 end cut 1 end cut fragment and 3 tiny chips that are for sale the rest is im my collection and in the collection of ASU. Here is a link to the items.

[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rover Update - December 10, 2007

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html#opportunity OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Opportunity Grinds into Rock in Victoria Crater - sol 1368-1374, Dec 10, 2007: Opportunity spent part of the past week carefully grinding a hole into the surface of a light-colored ring of rock inside Victoria

[meteorite-list] International Group Plans Strategy for Mars Sample Return Mission

Dec. 10, 2007 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 [EMAIL PROTECTED] RELEASE: 07-269 INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLANS STRATEGY FOR MARS SAMPLE RETURN MISSION WASHINGTON - NASA and an international team are developing plans and seeking recommendations to launch the first Mars mission

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Investigates Signs of Steamy Martian Past

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2007-144 Mars Rover Investigates Signs of Steamy Martian Past December 10, 2007 SAN FRANCISCO - Researchers using NASA's twin Mars rovers are sorting out two possible origins for one of Spirit's most important discoveries, while also getting Spirit

[meteorite-list] what a beautiful allende

Good evening list.I just get so giddy when I have a beaut of a meteorite to show off.I just got a 77 gram full slice of ALLENDE from matteo.Thanks so much.I have never had any small or large amounts of this,but this slice is just a beaut.You can see on my homepage.This is a beautiful meteorite.

[meteorite-list] large claxton, ga for sale

i have 7g+ of claxton, ga for sale for $750/g obo. there are pieces as small approx. 1/2g all the way up to a 3.8 crust fragment. there is a beautiful 2.1g slice w/ crust and it has a very large surface area also. need $ , email for pix. take one or all will work with prices on purchase of all.

[meteorite-list] December Meteorite-Times and Important Webmaster FYI

Dear List, My first email from this morning has not come through most likely because I used the word (h)acker in the subject line so it's held up until Art manually approves. Please disregard the second post when it does arrive or Art please delete. Thank you, Paul Dear List, The

[meteorite-list] Win A Meteorite Contest 2.0: Winner Announcement!

Hi all, We have a winner of the Win a Meteorite Contest 2.0 With a winning guess of 14grams Larry Atkins wins it! Congratulations Larry! Good guessing! More than 200 guesses were posted and many were Oh so close but only Larry won this contest. Giving away meteorites is fun! I've given

Re: [meteorite-list] what a beautiful allende

all my ex collection pieces is nice pieces Matteo - Original Message - Da : steve arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] A : meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Oggetto : [meteorite-list] what a beautiful allende Data : Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:15:38 -0800 (PST) Good evening list.I just get so giddy when