Re: [meteorite-list] Cometary meteorites

2010-11-25 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, E.P., Jason, List, Jason, this is no criticism of you, because you are indeed re-iterating orthodoxy, but the notion that comets FORMED in the Kuiper Belt put of pure ice (which you seem to imply) is absurd. Let's define that zone as between 40 AU and 50 AU. the area of such a zone is ~2800

[meteorite-list] AD Eucrites and more..

2010-11-25 Thread Tomasz Jakubowski
Dear List Members, I have a few nice meteorites for sale. - Millbillillie (EUC) 204 grams, great fresh crust, 99% fusion crust. Truly amazing specimen. Here some photos : http://picasaweb.google.com/illaenus/Millbillillie203g# ( I have more Millbillillie for sale, ask for size). - NWA 2690 (EUC)

Re: [meteorite-list] Tom Phillips Gallery listing on MT and Goodbye Tom

2010-11-25 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
What happened to Tom? Did I miss something? On 11/25/10, Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com wrote: I remember (years ago) when the M-list was the first place I came to when I had a question, an idea or (in the rare occasion) an answer. I remember when I was shocked that everyone I met in

Re: [meteorite-list] [IMCA] meteorites of course

2010-11-25 Thread Mark Ford
I agree with Dave, there are loads of 'cleaned and treated' milli's around, but ones that are among the first found and in un cleaned state are probably unique so will likely have more value imho... Mark -Original Message- From: imca-boun...@imcamail.de [mailto:imca-boun...@imcamail.de]

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2010-11-25 Thread Ingo Herkstroeter
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[meteorite-list] Good wishes.

2010-11-25 Thread GREG LINDH
Happy Thanksgiving to all here on the List who live in the U.S. We have much to be thankful for even during this tough time in our economy. We live in a wonderful land, and things will turn around and get better, I'm sure. I wish the best for everyone here and hope that you enjoy

Re: [meteorite-list] Tom Phillips Gallery listing on MT and Goodbye Tom

2010-11-25 Thread Dennis Miller
Thanks, Ruben!!! WELL said.. I will have to agree. It has become harder to find good reading here. Love you all! Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving! Dennis Miller Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:40:36 -0700 From: mrmeteor...@gmail.com To: p...@meteorite.com CC: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

[meteorite-list] Happy Turkey Day USA!

2010-11-25 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi all USA met-list members, wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Those list members abroad who don't celebrate this holiday, I wish you all a wonderful holiday season with great joy and abundance. To everyone, have fun, be safe, and most of all, enjoy the time with your family! HAPPY

[meteorite-list] Thin section versa reflected light microscope pictures

2010-11-25 Thread m42protosun
Hello list, depending of microscope exposures most people think about thin section. They show nice colors and sometimes special structures well used for petrogaphic studies. But there is an other possibility to study the micro structure of minerals, - the use of a reflecting light microscope

Re: [meteorite-list] Tom foolery and loosing valued members

2010-11-25 Thread Michael Blood
Hi Ruben and all, Good input. However, there are other factors to consider: The list was MUCH more conflicted 10 years ago (can you imagine It is actually LESS conflicted now?) We had Michal Casper (oh, what Fun he was), Michael Farmer periodically going mad dog and A several others that

[meteorite-list] Arizona strewnfields?

2010-11-25 Thread John Hendry
Hi List, I will be staying for a few months near Phoenix (Apache Junction) from December, and I am really interested in trying to find my first meteorite. I'll have a BMW R1100GS and Jeep Liberty available for transport, and a degree in geology and a Gold Bug 2 to aid detection, but I am sort of

Re: [meteorite-list] Arizona strewnfields?

2010-11-25 Thread Meteorites USA
Hi John, For meteorite collections or places to visit in Northern Arizona, a must see is Meteor Crater. Though not really a collection, there you can view the large Holsinger (Canyon Diablo) iron meteorite, and of course the massive crater. As for meteorite strewnfields, the only documented

Re: [meteorite-list] Arizona strewnfields?

2010-11-25 Thread GREG LINDH
Hi John, As one who has yet to find his first meteorite, perhaps I'm not really qualified to lend my voice here, but I'll take the chance. I found a website that lists several Arizona falls. It follows: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/science/kring/epo_web/arizona_meteorites/index.html

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2010-11-25 Thread Howard Wu
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[meteorite-list] Mifflin meteorite display opens at UW Madison Geology Museum

2010-11-25 Thread Mark Hirsch
Mifflin meteorite display opens at UW Madison Geology Museum. From its orbit in an asteroid belt millions of miles in space to its dramatic fall to Earth last spring and now to a shelf in the UW-Madison Geology Museum, the trajectory of the Mifflin Meteorite has landed it smack in the middle of

[meteorite-list] Test, pls ignore

2010-11-25 Thread Robert A. Juhl
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Re: [meteorite-list] Tom Phillips Gallery listing on MT and Goodbye Tom

2010-11-25 Thread John.L.Cabassi
G'Day Paul, Ruben, Dennis and List You have all pretty well summed up what Tom represents. It's such a shame that another passes by, when will this end? The funny thing about this, I was actually sitting in Tom's shoes when I first signed on to the Met List and he gave me encouragement and it

Re: [meteorite-list] Mifflin meteorite display opens at UW Madison Geology Museum

2010-11-25 Thread eric
Thanks for posting this Mark! Cool deal... Eric Quoting Mark Hirsch markhirschph...@gmail.com: Mifflin meteorite display opens at UW Madison Geology Museum. From its orbit in an asteroid belt millions of miles in space to its dramatic fall to Earth last spring and now to a shelf in the

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2010-11-25 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
Hi Listees, For those of you outside the US or outside the influence of Western materialism, we Americans go through a bizarre and sadomasochistic ritual every year called Black Friday. In essence, otherwise-rational people stampede each other in a mad rush to buy up the latest electronic

[meteorite-list] Important: Jason - Tagish Lake, not Moss Lake

2010-11-25 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi Jason, all - For the best expert analysis on cometary breakup see W.M. Napier, Paleolithic extinctions and the Taurid Complex. pdf's are available online. The Encke sample is Tagish Lake, not Moss Lake, and my apologies to all list members for this major slip up. I hope none of you lost any