Re: [meteorite-list] A new meteorite hunter makes her first find/Congratulations Arlene

2010-12-10 Thread Arlene Schlazer
Well, thank you everyone for the kind words. I must say it was a thrill to finally find my first meteorite. However, it would never have been possible without the guidance and expertise of one of the best meteorite hunters in the field..a wonderful inspiration to me and a great friend as

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of Day - December 11, 2010

2010-12-10 Thread Greg Stanley
Sweet, I very nice specimen. Greg S Sent from my iPhone On Dec 10, 2010, at 7:34 PM, Michael Johnson wrote: > http://www.rocksfromspace.org/December_11_2010.html > __ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.ht

Re: [meteorite-list] A new meteorite hunter makes her first find / Congratulations Arlene

2010-12-10 Thread Count Deiro
Congratulations Arlene! You know, of course, it's customary in today's fierce competition to give half of your first find to the guy that brung ya! :0) Count Deiro IMCA 3536 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives

Re: [meteorite-list] New kind of moon rock identified.

2010-12-10 Thread Sterling K. Webb
IDENTIFICATION OF A NEW SPINEL-RICH LUNAR ROCK TYPE BY THE MOON MINERALOGY MAPPER (M3) CM Pieters, J Boardman, B Buratti, R Clark, JP Combe, R Green, JN Goswami6 JW Head III, M Hicks, P Isaacson, R Klima, G Kramer, K Kumar, S Lundeen, E Malaret, TB McCord, J Mustard, J Nettles, N Petro, C Runyon,

[meteorite-list] Fw: New kind of moon rock identified.

2010-12-10 Thread Howard Wu
Yeah, I had some problems posting from yahoo.com for months. But have been lurking. Found this article on the OOS moon rock: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20100011316_2010011566.pdf Howard Sent: Fri, December 10, 2010 8:07:00 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] New kind

Re: [meteorite-list] A new meteorite hunter makes her first find /Congratulations Arlene

2010-12-10 Thread Dave Gheesling
Awesome, Arlene...congrats! Dave www.fallingrocks.com -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of wahlpe...@aol.com Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 9:27 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Su

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of Day - December 11, 2010

2010-12-10 Thread Dave Gheesling
Awesome, Martin! Dave www.fallingrocks.com -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Michael Johnson Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 10:35 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [mete

[meteorite-list] New kind of moon rock identified.

2010-12-10 Thread Howard Wu
Anybody know anything about this? http://www.space-travel.com/reports/New_type_of_moon_rock_identified_999.html __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteor

[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of Day - December 11, 2010

2010-12-10 Thread Michael Johnson
http://www.rocksfromspace.org/December_11_2010.html __ 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] End of planet formation marked by giant impacts

2010-12-10 Thread Paul H.
End of planet formation marked by giant impacts by Dr. Emily Baldwin, Astronomy Now Online, December 10, 2010. http://www.astronomynow.com/news/n1012/10impact/ Cataclysmic Collisions Brought Gold to Earth, Dec. 9, 2010‎ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/12/101209-asteroid-collisions-ea

Re: [meteorite-list] A new meteorite hunter makes her first find /Congratulations Arlene

2010-12-10 Thread Mike Bandli
Few things beat that first one! Congrats, Arlene! -- Mike Bandli Historic Meteorites www.HistoricMeteorites.com and join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Meteorites1 IMCA #5765 --- -Original Message

Re: [meteorite-list] A new meteorite hunter makes her first find / Congratulations Arlene

2010-12-10 Thread Greg Hupe
Congratulations to Arlene for her first meteorite discovery, Awesome!! Keep on finding 'em! Best Regards, Greg Hupe On Dec 10, 2010, at 7:27 PM, wahlpe...@aol.com wrote: Hi List, I would like to Congratulate Arlene Schlazer on making her first ever meteorite find. She was out hunting with

Re: [meteorite-list] A new meteorite hunter makes her first find / Congratulations Arlene

2010-12-10 Thread Meteorites USA
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS!!! Way to go Arlene! Eric On 12/10/2010 6:27 PM, wahlpe...@aol.com wrote: Hi List, I would like to Congratulate Arlene Schlazer on making her first ever meteorite find. She was out hunting with her husband, Brix and I on a remote dry lake bed when she made the wonderf

[meteorite-list] A new meteorite hunter makes her first find / Congratulations Arlene

2010-12-10 Thread wahlperry
Hi List, I would like to Congratulate Arlene Schlazer on making her first ever meteorite find. She was out hunting with her husband, Brix and I on a remote dry lake bed when she made the wonderful discovery. It looks like we have a fierce competitor coming into the hunting arena! : ) http

[meteorite-list] POP QUIZ DAY

2010-12-10 Thread Shawn Alan
Hello Listers,   Today is POP QUIZ day or night or morning. I like to try to stay current with events and so todays pop quiz will reflect that.   The name of the game. Be the 10th Lister to email me off the List with the correct answer and you will win a free NWA 1836 fragments that I bought from

[meteorite-list] AD: Auctions - many falls

2010-12-10 Thread Mike Bandli
Dear List, A nice set of new auctions ending in 48 hours: http://shop.ebay.com/historic-meteorites/m.html Bruderheim, Peekskill, Cangas de Onis, Homestead, and a bunch of others. Everything started at 99 cents! Have a great weekend! -- Mike Bandli Historic Meteorite

[meteorite-list] Fw: MOLDAVITE COLORS

2010-12-10 Thread Sterling K. Webb
I'm assuming that Tomek does not mind my forwarding his email to the List. If Norm Lehrman says it ain't a tektite... it ain't a tektite! I rather imagine that's who Bob would check a tektite with. I certainly would. I took the reference to it from Guy Heinen's book, which was published in 1998,

Re: [meteorite-list] Muong Nong Tektites (was: MOLDAVITE COLORS)

2010-12-10 Thread Gary Fujihara
Here is a picture of a Muong Nong layered tektite from Thailand: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31853563&l=080b9b9fac&id=1394318075 gary On Dec 10, 2010, at 12:16 PM, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de wrote: > Hello Steve and List, > > "What is a muong nong tektite ... What do > they look like and

[meteorite-list] Muong Nong Tektites (was: MOLDAVITE COLORS)

2010-12-10 Thread bernd . pauli
Hello Steve and List, "What is a muong nong tektite ... What do they look like and what is the composition?" Muong Nong-type tektite characteristics: - they are relatively large and blocky - they are layered - they do not display an aerodynamic shape - they are more internally heterogeneous in

Re: [meteorite-list] MOLDAVITE COLORS

2010-12-10 Thread Steve Dunklee
ok im dumd here. What is a muong nong tektite i know i spelled it wrong. What do they look like and what is the composition? On Fri Dec 10th, 2010 3:39 PM EST Sterling K. Webb wrote: >Hi, List, and Mike Gilmer who asked originally, > >Yes, Mike, it is the iron. > >Moldavites are high in Si02, us

[meteorite-list] Moldavite Colors

2010-12-10 Thread bernd . pauli
Sterling wrote: "while I typed this and checked the figures, the question was answered already..." .. nevertheless an *excellent* post and it added valuable information that had not been addressed yet (two-colored moldavites, for example)! Thank you, Sterling, for posting it! Bernd ___

[meteorite-list] MOLDAVITE COLORS

2010-12-10 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, List, and Mike Gilmer who asked originally, Yes, Mike, it is the iron. Moldavites are high in Si02, usually close to 80%. that is, they have a higher "glass" content and fewer "minerals." The most common other ingredient is Al203, from 8% to 10%. Fe0 makes up only 1% to 2%, and it is this ir

Re: [meteorite-list] Were there any fireballs near LA on Dec 1st?

2010-12-10 Thread MEM
It is not an Iridium flare, although it the right time of day for it. It appears to have an elongated tail, so it isn't an orbital reflection off another low orbit satellite. You might check decay predictions for the day IF you know the location and exact time. Elton - Original Messa

[meteorite-list] X-37B Sonic Boom

2010-12-10 Thread Ron Baalke
From: Brian Webb (launch-alert-edi...@earthlink.net) X-37B SONIC BOOM 2010 December 9 (Thursday) 19:30 PST As reported previously, the Air Force's unmanned X-37B spacecraft landed at Vandenberg AFB last Friday at 1:16 a.m. PST. Launch Alert reader Brian Bartky was in Camarillo and reports heari

Re: [meteorite-list] Mineral responsible for green color in Moldavite?

2010-12-10 Thread Piper R.W. Hollier
Dear Mike, Chris, Elton, Bernd, and list, At 05:09 10-12-10, MikeG wrote: Can someone please tell me which mineral constituent gives Moldavite it's green coloration? Is it iron? There is some useful info about moldavite colors on p. 10 of this 20-page document: Milan Trnka and Stanislav H

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: December 6-10, 2010

2010-12-10 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES December 6-10, 2010 o Elysium Planitia (06 December 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20101206a o Cyane Sulci (07 December 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20101207a o Tithonium Chasma (08 December 2010) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20101208a o Arsia Chasmata (09

[meteorite-list] Were there any fireballs near LA on Dec 1st?

2010-12-10 Thread Yinan Wang
Noticed this little video on TMZ that's way too blurry to ID: http://www.tmz.com/2010/12/09/manu-ginobili-ufo-video-san-antonio-spurs/ -YvW __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list M

[meteorite-list] Mineral responsible for green color in Moldavite?

2010-12-10 Thread bernd . pauli
Hello Chris, Elton and List, A decreasing silica content seems to correlate with a gradual change of color from yellow over green towards brown: LDG - almost pure silica => 98% - yellowish or pale green Moldavites => 78-85% - (light) bottle green Average value of 25 bediasites => 71.89-81.31 - d

Re: [meteorite-list] Mineral responsible for green color in Moldavite?

2010-12-10 Thread Chris Spratt
I sit, corrected. Chris Spratt (Via my iPhone) __ 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] Mineral responsible for green color in Moldavite?

2010-12-10 Thread MEM
Sorry no such content. Moldavites and Georgiasites are chemically very akin to soda glass, essentially identical to the sands they came from with a possible addition of iron from the impactor. Nickel content is below detection thresholds, apparently. Minor content of Na, K, Ca, Mg, Mn, Al a

Re: [meteorite-list] Mineral responsible for green color in Moldavite?

2010-12-10 Thread Chris Spratt
I think it may be a form of Beryilium or Beryl. Chris. Spratt Victoria, BC __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailma

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2010-12-10 Thread Mike Miller
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Re: [meteorite-list] Rare Arizona Meteorite Find

2010-12-10 Thread meteoritefinder
Congrats on the news, Ruben! Great find! Sincerely, Robert Woolard Sent from my iPhone On Dec 9, 2010, at 8:14 PM, Ruben Garcia wrote: > Hi all, > > The classification of my rare Arizona Meteorite find has just been > completed. Many will remember that a year ago we had fun guessing as > to w

[meteorite-list] AD: Extra small Riker Mounts have arrived!

2010-12-10 Thread Matthew Martin
Hello everyone and Happy Holidays, During the summer I announced that I would be having extra small Riker boxes produced as they have disappeared off the shelf of most places since their manufacturing demise. Well, I'm pleased to announce that Meteorite Treasures has received its massive s

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Re: [meteorite-list] Rare Arizona Meteorite Find

2010-12-10 Thread Ruben Garcia
Hi Jason, Thanks for reminding me that Graham also guessed the classification correctly. Graham, I will buy you dinner or lunch in Tucson! On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 9:55 PM, Jason Utas wrote: > Hum.  I beg to differ. > > http://www.mail-archive.com/meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com/msg78386.html

[meteorite-list] Park Forest Main Mass

2010-12-10 Thread bill kies
Hi all, Most folks that are or ever have been interested in the Park Forest Meteorite, know the Garza Stone. The one that punctured the home of Phil Jones in Olympia Fields Illinois is generally accepted as the PF main mass. There is a larger mass that has been overlooked. http://www.mail-

Re: [meteorite-list] Rare Arizona Meteorite Find

2010-12-10 Thread Count Deiro
Congratulations on your super find, Ruben! Guido -Original Message- >From: Guenther >Sent: Dec 10, 2010 6:32 AM >To: 'Ruben Garcia' , 'Meteorite List' > >Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Rare Arizona Meteorite Find > >Awesome Ruben! > >Now I can't wait to get mine classified or even get

Re: [meteorite-list] Rare Arizona Meteorite Find

2010-12-10 Thread Guenther
Awesome Ruben! Now I can't wait to get mine classified or even get it sliced! Thanks a lot for sharing. Abe Guenther -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Ruben Garcia Sent: Thursday, Decemb

Re: [meteorite-list] Rare Arizona Meteorite Find

2010-12-10 Thread e-mail ensoramanda
Hi Ruben, Congratulations again. Just a little boast that I too was right in my guess at it's classification...just checked the archiveso no prizes then? ;-) It just reminded me of my Vaca Muerta sample. http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/meteorite-list/2009-October/057091.html as below

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2010-12-10 Thread gd Knox
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