Re: [meteorite-list] Strewnfield or Strewn Field?
Hi Jeff: This was just the conversation that was had several years ago (almost to the day). It was at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show (2006?; was it that long ago?) and I (with Nancy?) was having this very discussion with Anne Black and Geoff Notkin in their salesroom (one word) as to how to spell strewfield (or strewn field) since we were getting articles with both spellings. Geoff gave us the sage advice: pick one and use it! We did and we do--an editorial decision that we have stuck to since then. So, Jeff, since we do it a magazine (where the word is used a lot) we have chosen strewnfield over strewn field (even if Microsoft Word does not like it). Larry Co-editor, Meteorite magazine I would conjecture that this term must have originated with the phrase meteorite-strewn field, i.e. a field strewn with meteorites. If you search for the term rock-strewn in publications, it virtually always appears with the hyphen when used as an adjective, which I believe is grammatically correct. For some reason, meteoriticists in the 1940s, who seems to have brought the phrase into common usage, didn't like the hyphen, and I'm not sure anybody ever actually used meteorite-strewn field (or tektite-strewn field) in a publication. Instead, you see it without the hyphen (still a common form, meteorite strewn field), and in the abbreviated forms without the word meteorite at all: strewn-field, strewn field, and strewnfield. But the word meteorite (or, sometimes, tektite) is always implied; I don't think you ever see mention of pumice strewnfields or hailstone strewnfields, etc. It seems to me that a new word was then born, independent of the original phrase. I think the hyphenated form can clearly be discarded as a remnant of the original phrase, incorrectly hyphenated. The other two forms are really both new coinages, and I think one might argue that either could be correct, if there is such a thing as correct. Both are in common use now. If I were editing a publication, I would probably make the stylistic choice of adopting the single-word version, strewnfield. Jeff On 2010-01-15 8:57 PM, Frank Cressy wrote: Hello all, I think it would be correct to use strewnfield...one word. When someone talks about a corn field, two words are used. Another way to say this is : field of corn. If strewn field is the correct, would one also be correct in saying field of strewn? I don't think that works. So I think the correct usage should be strewnfield like Martin used to use in his columns. Just my 2 cents, Frank From: lebof...@lpl.arizona.edulebof...@lpl.arizona.edu To: Meteorites USAe...@meteoritesusa.com Cc: Meteorite-listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thu, January 14, 2010 7:52:16 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strewnfield or Strewn Field? Hi Eric: For about a year, this was a topic for the editors of Meteorite magazine. We decided to be consistent with strewnfield since we had the column From the Strewnfields by Martin Horejsi at the time (miss your articles in the magazine, Martin). Larry Hi Listees, Thanks to you all who've written in with kind words and comments on my new article a few days back titled What is a Meteorite Strewnfield? I really appreciate your compliments. I hope you all enjoyed it. If you haven't read it yet please do so. It's a good informative read, and even has some pretty pictures too. ;) The reason for this email is to ask about proper use of the word(s) strewnfield. While researching the article I noticed that the numerous websites on the internet had 2 ways of spelling the it. Should it be Strewnfield one word... or Strewn Field two seperate words? Every time I type in strewnfield in a search it comes up with Did you mean? strewn field with a space. I've seen it described as Strewn field on Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strewn_field Then in the paragraph just below it reads strewnfield all one word again. To make matters more confusing Encyclopedia Britannica has the word with a hyphen i.e; strewn-field. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/569002/strewn-field Google shows 67,500 results for the phrase strewn field and the same amount for strewn-field with a hyphen, meaning they don't recognize the hyphen. Google also shows 23,700 results for the single word strewnfield. Not to mention the many articles and papers all over the internet with ALL 3 ways of usage of the word. So which is it? or does it really matter? Regards, Eric Wichman Meteorites USA www.meteoritesusa.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at
Re: [meteorite-list] Strewnfield or Strewn Field?
Hello Jeff, and I think one might argue that either could be correct, In languages always the speakers decide, what is correct. Usage rules. Hehe, Google as a strong linguistic tool - let's check: strewn field - 20,900 hits strewnfield - 22,800 hits Therefore I'd say both forms are in use and correct. I don't know, how productive that word building process is, cause I haven't clues about English language, maybe Bernd can help better. airfield backfield battlefield coalfield cornfield downfield goldfield grainfield hayfield infield midfield minefield oilfield outfield snowfield subfield upfield Lancefield, Springfield Garfield Martin, from the Streufeld. (hence using strewnfield) -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von Jeff Grossman Gesendet: Samstag, 16. Januar 2010 05:14 An: Meteorite-list Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Strewnfield or Strewn Field? I would conjecture that this term must have originated with the phrase meteorite-strewn field, i.e. a field strewn with meteorites. If you search for the term rock-strewn in publications, it virtually always appears with the hyphen when used as an adjective, which I believe is grammatically correct. For some reason, meteoriticists in the 1940s, who seems to have brought the phrase into common usage, didn't like the hyphen, and I'm not sure anybody ever actually used meteorite-strewn field (or tektite-strewn field) in a publication. Instead, you see it without the hyphen (still a common form, meteorite strewn field), and in the abbreviated forms without the word meteorite at all: strewn-field, strewn field, and strewnfield. But the word meteorite (or, sometimes, tektite) is always implied; I don't think you ever see mention of pumice strewnfields or hailstone strewnfields, etc. It seems to me that a new word was then born, independent of the original phrase. I think the hyphenated form can clearly be discarded as a remnant of the original phrase, incorrectly hyphenated. The other two forms are really both new coinages, and I think one might argue that either could be correct, if there is such a thing as correct. Both are in common use now. If I were editing a publication, I would probably make the stylistic choice of adopting the single-word version, strewnfield. Jeff __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Strewnfield or Strewn Field?
Jeff... If I were editing a publication, I would probably make the stylistic choice of adopting the single-word version, strewnfield. I'm with you. strewnfield can mean only one thing, and if I ever came across strewn field in text I would wonder what (besides meteorites) was strewn on that particular field - cow patties, perhaps? FWIW, here's an example from my 35 years of watching the English language evolve in popular writing and publications. years ago Sky Telescope, which maintains a long list of style conventions, referred to a site on the World Wide Web as a Web site. then it became Website and finally website. that's how many such terms evolve. and, yes, ST uses strewnfield. clear skies, Kelly J. Kelly Beatty Senior Contributing Editor SKY TELESCOPE 617-416-9991 SkyandTelescope.com eorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Strewnfield or Strewn Field?
In languages always the speakers decide, what is correct. Usage rules. Except if France and parts of Canada. They have an organization that comes in the middle of the night and takes you away for torture and re-education if you dare use a word without official sanction! g Chris * Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com - Original Message - From: Martin Altmann altm...@meteorite-martin.de To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 5:41 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strewnfield or Strewn Field? Hello Jeff, and I think one might argue that either could be correct, In languages always the speakers decide, what is correct. Usage rules. Hehe, Google as a strong linguistic tool - let's check: strewn field - 20,900 hits strewnfield - 22,800 hits Therefore I'd say both forms are in use and correct. __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Strewnfield or Strewn Field?
Hi All, If strewnfield is not one word (as it should be), then it will be soon. Especially with our help. But in today's vernacular, I suspect it is more like STRNFLD as in: RUNTS! IANAL BUT CYA B4 U SRCH STRNFLD. WDYT? Oh, and thanks for referencing my column Larry and Frank. I would love to have the time again to put into the Strewnfields column again, but it will be a while. I am, however, a new columnist for the journal The Science Teacher (NSTA.org) with an installment titled Science 2.0. In the mean time my monthly Accretion Desk is as much meteorite writing as I have time for. Got to keep this fun, right? B4N, Martin On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Frank Cressy fcre...@prodigy.net wrote: Hello all, I think it would be correct to use strewnfield...one word. When someone talks about a corn field, two words are used. Another way to say this is : field of corn. If strewn field is the correct, would one also be correct in saying field of strewn? I don't think that works. So I think the correct usage should be strewnfield like Martin used to use in his columns. Just my 2 cents, Frank From: lebof...@lpl.arizona.edu lebof...@lpl.arizona.edu To: Meteorites USA e...@meteoritesusa.com Cc: Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thu, January 14, 2010 7:52:16 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strewnfield or Strewn Field? Hi Eric: For about a year, this was a topic for the editors of Meteorite magazine. We decided to be consistent with strewnfield since we had the column From the Strewnfields by Martin Horejsi at the time (miss your articles in the magazine, Martin). Larry Hi Listees, Thanks to you all who've written in with kind words and comments on my new article a few days back titled What is a Meteorite Strewnfield? I really appreciate your compliments. I hope you all enjoyed it. If you haven't read it yet please do so. It's a good informative read, and even has some pretty pictures too. ;) The reason for this email is to ask about proper use of the word(s) strewnfield. While researching the article I noticed that the numerous websites on the internet had 2 ways of spelling the it. Should it be Strewnfield one word... or Strewn Field two seperate words? Every time I type in strewnfield in a search it comes up with Did you mean? strewn field with a space. I've seen it described as Strewn field on Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strewn_field Then in the paragraph just below it reads strewnfield all one word again. To make matters more confusing Encyclopedia Britannica has the word with a hyphen i.e; strewn-field. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/569002/strewn-field Google shows 67,500 results for the phrase strewn field and the same amount for strewn-field with a hyphen, meaning they don't recognize the hyphen. Google also shows 23,700 results for the single word strewnfield. Not to mention the many articles and papers all over the internet with ALL 3 ways of usage of the word. So which is it? or does it really matter? Regards, Eric Wichman Meteorites USA www.meteoritesusa.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Men on Discovery Tonight, New Website, News, Tucson, etc.
Dear Listees: Greetings all. Steve and I are delighted to announce that Discovery Channel will be showing a special edition of the Meteorite Men pilot, tonight only at 10 pm Eastern, with a repeat at 1 am. Times vary in local markets, so please check your cable listings. I know many of you do not get Science Channel -- time to upgrade your cable package! : ) -- so this is a chance to catch the pilot on one of the world's top networks. It is a special edition that will feature a short preview of the new series which premieres this coming Wednesday. Show time details: http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=1.14361.126184.36729.1 Having our parent network air the show is a big deal for us, so please tune in if you can. For our friends overseas, I am sorry to say we still only have US broadcast dates. We will go international at some point. In other news, Science Channel unveiled their new Meteorite Men website on Thursday. Our compliments to Science and Discovery's extremely talented design and photography team: http://science.discovery.com -- and -- http://science.discovery.com/tv/meteorite-men The new site includes an episode guide, illustrated location guide, show times, loads of video clips, the new promo trailers, an on- location photo gallery and even an Asteroid, Comet or Meteor? quiz, so you can all have fun with that : ) And for those of you who have been wondering where we actually went for the six new episodes, you can now find out all about it. In other news: Steve and I just returned from Pasadena, CA where -- along with Science Channel President Debbie Myers and Meteorite Men Executive Producer Eric Schotz -- we presented the new series to a panel of over 100 international journalists and television critics. It was a pretty exciting day and I invite you to take a look at some event photos, courtesy of Getty Images: http://topics.npr.org/photo/0fuI4Mmf0y0eK Steve and I also attended Discovery Channel's 25th Anniversary party and had the opportunity to meet many of our network colleagues. It was also the only party I've ever been to that had live baby giraffes as guests, courtesy of Animal Planet. Discovery really knows how to throw a party! Both the Tucson show and the series premiere are just around the corner. I am very pleased to say that we have arranged evening screening parties for the Meteorite Men new episode premieres on January 27, February 3, and February 10. We will be holding the parties at a very cool downtown venue, close the gem show hotels. Admission is free, all are welcome, and good food and drinks are available for purchase. And wait 'til you see the giant widescreen TV! Steve and I will be present at all three screenings, and we particularly encourage first-time visitors to the gem show to join us. We look forward to seeing old friends and making new ones. I'll post exact details closer to the gem show. And you can learn more at: http://www.facebook.com/meteoritemen -- and -- http://twitter.com/meteoritemen Thanks for reading and all the best from Tucson! Geoff N. www.aerolite.org http://science.discovery.com/tv/meteorite-men/ www.meteoritemen.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Christian Anger
I am deeply saddened by the death of Christian Anger. I had dealings with him several times and donated mineral samples to him on a couple of occasions and found him to be a kind and generous man. My fondest regards go to his family at this time. Rob McCafferty __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Christian Anger
That is very sad news. I expected to meet him at one of the shows someday. He always went beyond the call of duty when I purchased something from him he was always helpful. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. Best wishes to you all - safe travels as you come to Tucson! Mark Bowling - Original Message From: impact...@aol.com impact...@aol.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: h63str...@aol.com Sent: Wed, January 13, 2010 3:56:42 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Christian Anger Hello everybody, I just received this email (below) from Hanno, with very sad news. For all of you who did not know Christian Anger, he was an expert meteorite collector and a very friendly guy. In his real life he was an Engineer, and lived near Vienna, Austria. He leaves behind an (ex)wife and two little girls. And I still remember when we were waltzing together in Ensisheim, in much happier times. Anne M. Black _http://www.impactika.com/_ (http://www.impactika.com/) _impact...@aol.com_ (mailto:impact...@aol.com) Vice-President, I.M.C.A. Inc. _http://www.imca.cc/_ (http://www.imca.cc/) Hello Anne, today I received an email from Harald Stehlik, that our good friend Christian Anger had on 14.dec 2009 a very heavy car accident and he died. I am very shocked and sad, because Christian was not only a collector but a friend. Everybody know how much fun we had when we were togheter. We had also other private contact and were real friends. At first he told me that he cannot come to the Munich show, because he had so many private problems in his mind. Then he called me thursday evening when I was in Munich that he decided to come. So he was with us friday evening at the Fliegerbräu and stayed in Munich till sunday afternoon. He helped me to bring some of my material back into the car sunday afternoon. This was the last time I saw him. True friendship never ends.. Hanno Strufe __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Men on Discovery Tonight...
Hey, I took the quiz and managed to get all 10 correct the first time out.:D A couple was sort of tricky, I thought. Carl _ Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Refraction and cutting solvents
Hi, Listees: Has anyone found a negative effect on slices or thin sections caused by using a lapidary cutting solvent, distilled water, alcohol, mineral oil, or any other coolant in the cutting and polishing of meteorites, assuming prudent care is exercised by cleaning and drying the slices afterward? Do any of them cause a change in the refraction of light in thin sections? Your comments and suggestions will be appreciated as learning by trial and error is not my favorite way to get an education! The tuition is way too high! Regards to all, Paul G. Spears IMCA #3272 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Refraction and cutting solvents
Hi Paul, I am not aware of any change to optical properties of material due to lubricants but with the more advanced testing watch out. I had some material that I polished with a diamond slurry to 1/4 micron. I sent some to a respected researcher that I occasionally consult (he helps me out a lot!). The sample was analyzed on a Raman Spectrometer and found to contain carbon. As this material was (kind of) unique and produced an odor when cutting or polishing, I naturally figured it was carbonaceous. I circulated that information and wound up quite embarrassed when it turned out to be an OC. It appears the diamond slurry was an oil base that changed the spectrometer signature. I think the proper solvent wash would of prevent this but I didn't think of it so I never washed the sample or told my friend what I had used in the sample preparation. Tom Phillips In a message dated 1/16/2010 2:15:02 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, pgspe...@cox.net writes: Hi, Listees: Has anyone found a negative effect on slices or thin sections caused by using a lapidary cutting solvent, distilled water, alcohol, mineral oil, or any other coolant in the cutting and polishing of meteorites, assuming prudent care is exercised by cleaning and drying the slices afterward? Do any of them cause a change in the refraction of light in thin sections? Your comments and suggestions will be appreciated as learning by trial and error is not my favorite way to get an education! The tuition is way too high! Regards to all, Paul G. Spears IMCA #3272 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Men on Discovery Tonight, New Website, News, Tucson, etc.
--- On Sat, 1/16/10, Notkin geok...@notkin.net wrote: Greetings all. Steve and I are delighted to announce that Discovery Channel will be showing a special edition of the Meteorite Men pilot, tonight only at 10 pm Eastern, with a repeat at 1 am. Geoff, by special edition, do you mean just that the original pilot is airing on Discovery or that this is a different cut of the pilot? Thanks -- Richard Kowalski http://fullmoonphotography.net IMCA #1081 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] An offer for meteorite microimaging to dealers (No thin section required)
Hi list, For the last couple years I have been working nearly exclusively on thin sections in cross polarized light. This was due, only partly, to my failure to come up with a satisfactory digital photo adapter on my Neophot but most significantly to Jeff Hodges fantastic thin section library. He has very generously loaned me thin sections for years. I am now back on track with the Neophot (It is a large incident (reflected) light inverted microscope). In fact, I just purchased another one. It has on it some very special parts such as a polarized light illuminator with a sub parallel compensator, Bertrand lens and micro polarizing adjustments. I have looked for years for these parts. They had seemed to be made out of pure unobtaineum. For an example of the type of images I will be producing please look at my latest post to my micrograph gallery on JaH 073. Unlike cross polarized transmitted light thin section images, these images are true color. As I like to say Just what it looks like way up close. http://www.meteorite.com/meteorite-gallery/articles/jah_073/ Please keep in mind, I am not vested in my JaH 073 observations. They are just a guess. I am open to other interpretations of the images. It is mostly just me having fun with micrographs. I am looking for interesting classified material to image. (I have boxes of unclassified NWA so I don't need that kind of stuff) I do not need a thin section but a sample of roughly 1 gram or larger that I am free to polish. I finish with a 1/4 micron diamond slurry to get clear shots at magnifications up to 1600 X. I don't want to do any cutting. Things happen when cutting. Things like falling apart material and unaccounted for missing crumbs! I am just not set up for that. I will safely return the sample with a CD of images that you and I are free to use. You can use the images to promote your material, heck, you can make Tee shirts and calendars if you like. In fact, I want you to use them!!! All I ask is that my name is attached to all products or postings, and that I am free to use or pass along the images as well. The operative word is return, so I am looking for the GOOD STUFF. I am shooting at a resolution of 12 mp so they should be up to any application you might have in mind. Ideally, I would also like to partner in an article where I provide the images and you do the rest! Basically, you write an article and I will give you some additional images to add to the mix. Even if we produce an article and it is not placed you could use it in your promotion of the material for sale and I will post it to my gallery. Please email me with any ideas. Tom Phillips __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Allende and a new mineral called Tistarite......
Hello List, A couple weeks ago I came across a letter on the internet published in the American Mineralogist, Vol 94, pages 841-844, 2009 (here is a link to the letter http://www.its.caltech.edu/~chima/publications/2009_AM_tistarite.pdf ) and the topic was about a new mineral found in Allende, called Tistarite. Last month I purchased an Allende meteorite and since then been fascinated by the thought that Allende is older then dirt, to be more exacted, 4.57 billion years old. And to top it off, Allende has traces of nanodiamonds from near by supernovas, making the fine-grain microscopic particles older then our solar system. Now in 2009 from American Mineralogist I read that scientists have found a new mineral only present in Allende meteorite, which is called Tistarite. My question is how will this new mineral impact Allende meteorite in the science and meteorite communities and what significance will it have on future discoveries for new minerals? Thank you Shawn Alan __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] For Sale, 66-gram Etched Gibeon and 300 gram Campo Del Cielo Iron Meteorites
Hi Folks! I have large 300-gram Campo del Cielo iron meteorite available. It comes with a metal display label and a magnetic display stand. I am offering this meteorite to my mailing list customers for only $80 shipped (US only - Canada and Overseas will be extra). I have photos available upon request. Note - my website is experiencing problems right now and some sections of my website are not working currently. So please respond to me vial email. I also have a beautiful 66-gram etched Gibeon iron that is shaped like a dagger or obelisk. It has one natural side and the other sides are brilliantly etched. The piece stands on one end vertically and displays in several other positions. This piece is striking and the etch job is top quality. The price is only $100 shipped - under the going market rate for etched Gibeon, less yet a piece of this high quality. I have photos available upon request. Lastly - I received a new shipment of Fulgurites, which are now listed in the store. In the coming week I will be getting micromounts of Ash Creek (Texas), Murchison, and Park Forest. Keep an eye on my Brand New! page of my website in the coming days. Thanks for looking and clear skies! MikeG __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Men on Discovery Tonight, New Website, News, Tucson, etc.
Richard Posted: by special edition, do you mean just that the original pilot is airing on Discovery or that this is a different cut of the pilot? Dear Richard: Our executive producer at Science advised us that the version of the pilot airing tonight will be largely the same as the original, but will include a short trailer for the new series. I expect that to be a composite of scenes from the upcoming episodes. We are excited by this broadcast because -- as you know -- Discovery is one of the larger cable networks in the world, and so this special airing will hopefully introduce meteorite science and meteorite collecting to a much larger audience. At least we hope so! : ) See you at the gem show, cheers, Geoff www.aerolite.org http://science.discovery.com/tv/meteorite-men/ www.meteoritemen.com __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] AD - Tucson is in 2 weeks!!!
Hello List members, In 2 weeks the Tucson Show will be open for business. Only 2 weeks, and there is still so much to do. So much to pack. Here are a few highlights of what I will bring with me: First and foremost: Almahata Sitta, also known as Asteroid 2008 TC3, discovered by Richard Kowalski (thank you Richard!) and the Catalina Sky Survey, found in Sudan by Siegfried Haberer (thank you Siegfried!), and now in Exclusivity in my room in the InnSuites. It has been classified as a ureilite, but there is much more to it than that, the study continues, now it is being called extraordinary by the experts and compared to Kaidun!. Just take a look at the Abstract: _http://www.impactika.com/ASitta.pdf_ (http://www.impactika.com/ASitta.pdf) Also Somervell County, the only pallasite ever found in Texas, newly cleaned and stabilized. A very special meteorite from the Monnig Collection. A huge selection of historical, named meteorites. I call them Meteorites with a pedigree! And the largest collection of thin-sections in the world! All of ET's (thank you ET) and mine. And I am probably forgetting a lot of other great pieces! See you all very soon in room 230 in the InnSuites (now Hotel Tucson City Center) in Tucson. And if you can't wait, you can always contact me by email. Thanks. Anne M. Black http://www.impactika.com/ impact...@aol.com Vice-President, I.M.C.A. Inc. http://www.imca.cc/ __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Allende and a new mineral called Tistarite......
Hi Shawn, I doubt it will change the value of Allende, but it is one of the cooler new names for a discovery: The mineral is named after the composition Ti and the word star, implying that this new refractory mineral is among the first solids formed in the solar system. -Martin On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 3:02 PM, Shawn Alan photoph...@yahoo.com wrote: Hello List, A couple weeks ago I came across a letter on the internet published in the American Mineralogist, Vol 94, pages 841-844, 2009 (here is a link to the letter http://www.its.caltech.edu/~chima/publications/2009_AM_tistarite.pdf ) and the topic was about a new mineral found in Allende, called Tistarite. Last month I purchased an Allende meteorite and since then been fascinated by the thought that Allende is older then dirt, to be more exacted, 4.57 billion years old. And to top it off, Allende has traces of nanodiamonds from near by supernovas, making the fine-grain microscopic particles older then our solar system. Now in 2009 from American Mineralogist I read that scientists have found a new mineral only present in Allende meteorite, which is called Tistarite. My question is how will this new mineral impact Allende meteorite in the science and meteorite communities and what significance will it have on future discoveries for new minerals? Thank you Shawn Alan __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Christian Anger
Never heard of him until he was mentioned about his death here on the list... sounded like a great guy. My condolences to his family and closest friends.. RIP Christian. I thought I'd share this - back in October I visited my uncle (very nice sweet guy) in the nursing home, and showed him some of my meteorites. He was somewhat interested in space, and was very pleased and facinated as he held and looked at them. That was the last time I saw hims.. He passed away peacefully sometime in December. --- Melanie IMCA: 2975 eBay: metmel2775 Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09 Unclassified meteorites are like a box of chocolates... you never know what you're gonna get! - Original Message From: Rob McCafferty rob_mccaffe...@yahoo.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sat, January 16, 2010 10:41:49 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Christian Anger I am deeply saddened by the death of Christian Anger. I had dealings with him several times and donated mineral samples to him on a couple of occasions and found him to be a kind and generous man. My fondest regards go to his family at this time. Rob McCafferty __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] An offer for meteorite microimaging to dealers (Nothin section required)
DOUBLE WOW Tom, I never thought you'd be able to top your thin section collection but I'm wrong again Jerry -- From: starsandsco...@aol.com Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 4:56 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] An offer for meteorite microimaging to dealers (Nothin section required) Hi list, For the last couple years I have been working nearly exclusively on thin sections in cross polarized light. This was due, only partly, to my failure to come up with a satisfactory digital photo adapter on my Neophot but most significantly to Jeff Hodges fantastic thin section library. He has very generously loaned me thin sections for years. I am now back on track with the Neophot (It is a large incident (reflected) light inverted microscope). In fact, I just purchased another one. It has on it some very special parts such as a polarized light illuminator with a sub parallel compensator, Bertrand lens and micro polarizing adjustments. I have looked for years for these parts. They had seemed to be made out of pure unobtaineum. For an example of the type of images I will be producing please look at my latest post to my micrograph gallery on JaH 073. Unlike cross polarized transmitted light thin section images, these images are true color. As I like to say Just what it looks like way up close. http://www.meteorite.com/meteorite-gallery/articles/jah_073/ Please keep in mind, I am not vested in my JaH 073 observations. They are just a guess. I am open to other interpretations of the images. It is mostly just me having fun with micrographs. I am looking for interesting classified material to image. (I have boxes of unclassified NWA so I don't need that kind of stuff) I do not need a thin section but a sample of roughly 1 gram or larger that I am free to polish. I finish with a 1/4 micron diamond slurry to get clear shots at magnifications up to 1600 X. I don't want to do any cutting. Things happen when cutting. Things like falling apart material and unaccounted for missing crumbs! I am just not set up for that. I will safely return the sample with a CD of images that you and I are free to use. You can use the images to promote your material, heck, you can make Tee shirts and calendars if you like. In fact, I want you to use them!!! All I ask is that my name is attached to all products or postings, and that I am free to use or pass along the images as well. The operative word is return, so I am looking for the GOOD STUFF. I am shooting at a resolution of 12 mp so they should be up to any application you might have in mind. Ideally, I would also like to partner in an article where I provide the images and you do the rest! Basically, you write an article and I will give you some additional images to add to the mix. Even if we produce an article and it is not placed you could use it in your promotion of the material for sale and I will post it to my gallery. Please email me with any ideas. Tom Phillips __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Tucson Group Meteorite Hunt?
Hi all, I have received 6-10 emails in the last week (from list members and others) asking if I would host a group hunt during the Tucson show. I'm not sure If I can since during this time I will be rushed - as most of us will be. However, I just may have time if it were to happen on Feb 3rd or 4th. So here's your chance. If you have always wanted to find a meteorite but didn't know how or where, please contact me. I'll need to know where you would like to hunt (Arizona strewnfields/Dry lakes etc...) and if the above dates will work. Please don't hesitate to email me as I will need to make a decision very soon. It doesn't matter If you are a new or old list member or whether we have even met. If you want to join in, speak now. There are not many chances to learn from an experienced hunter. The more people that contact me the more likely I will put aside time to do this. So contact me and lets see if we can do this! Rock On! Ruben Garcia Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Save those pennies, guys! The ultimate space collectable!
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[meteorite-list] Happy Birthday H. H. Nininger
Hello List I like to post a Happy Birthday to Harvey Harlow Nininger, Born 1-17-1887, The Father of Meteorite Hunting and the first true Meteorite Man. Hope to see everyone that come to the Tucson show this year, and like last year I'll be giving away Ice Cream at this year show and hope to take and post more photos than last year. My best to all. Keith Chandler, AZ __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
