[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day
Sikhote Alin http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpod.asp __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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] Sikhote Alin Meteorite Stolen from the University of New Mexico
WATCH OUT !! Sikhote Alin Meteorite Stolen from the University of New Mexico http://www.meteorite-times.com/whats-new/sikhote-alin-meteorite-stolen-from-the-university-of-new-mexico/ One of our museum display specimens was stolen out of its case — most likely just before Christmas break, during opening hours. The specimen is a “Sikhote Alin” weighing 9490 grams. I would like to alert the meteorite collector community to be on the look-out for this specimen, it is unique and easily identifiable as our property. Martin Postfach fast voll? Jetzt kostenlos E-Mail Adresse @t-online.de sichern und endlich Platz für tausende Mails haben. http://www.t-online.de/email-kostenlos __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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] NM AZ CO TX CA Major Meteor 31DEC2011 update
Dear List, Updated sighting reports and map now added to site; take a look at all of the reports: http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2012/01/breaking-news-nm-az-co-bolide-meteor.html Happy New Year! Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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] Sikhote Alin Meteorite Stolen from the University of New Mexico
Hi, I am confused, the sign under the Sikhote reads Hexahedrite but isn't Sikhote Alin a coarsest octahedrite? http://www.meteorite-times.com/whats-new/sikhote-alin-meteorite-stolen-from-the-university-of-new-mexico/ On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 4:19 AM, karmaka karmaka-meteori...@t-online.de wrote: WATCH OUT !! Sikhote Alin Meteorite Stolen from the University of New Mexico One of our museum display specimens was stolen out of its case — most likely just before Christmas break, during opening hours. The specimen is a “Sikhote Alin” weighing 9490 grams. I would like to alert the meteorite collector community to be on the look-out for this specimen, it is unique and easily identifiable as our property. Martin Postfach fast voll? Jetzt kostenlos E-Mail Adresse @t-online.de sichern und endlich Platz für tausende Mails haben. http://www.t-online.de/email-kostenlos __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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 -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia Website: www.MrMeteorite.com Articles: www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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] Sikhote Alin Meteorite Stolen from the University of New Mexico
Hi Ruben, No reason to be confused! You're right ... it is a typo. Cheers, Bernd __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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] Sikhote Alin Meteorite Stolen from the University of New Mexico
That is disgusting. I hope they find the thief and give him the Furio treatment. If you have seen the Sopranos, you know what that is. LOL And Ruben is right, I think. Sikhote is a IIAB - coarse octahedrite. Unless some specimens were re-crystallized by heat and are now classified as hexahedrites? Best regards, MikeG PS - ask everyone who had access to the building (if keys were used) to take a polygraph. if they refuse, break their ankles or a knee-cap. I bet the meteorite gets turned in quick. On 1/2/12, Ruben Garcia mrmeteor...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I am confused, the sign under the Sikhote reads Hexahedrite but isn't Sikhote Alin a coarsest octahedrite? http://www.meteorite-times.com/whats-new/sikhote-alin-meteorite-stolen-from-the-university-of-new-mexico/ On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 4:19 AM, karmaka karmaka-meteori...@t-online.de wrote: WATCH OUT !! Sikhote Alin Meteorite Stolen from the University of New Mexico One of our museum display specimens was stolen out of its case — most likely just before Christmas break, during opening hours. The specimen is a “Sikhote Alin” weighing 9490 grams. I would like to alert the meteorite collector community to be on the look-out for this specimen, it is unique and easily identifiable as our property. Martin Postfach fast voll? Jetzt kostenlos E-Mail Adresse @t-online.de sichern und endlich Platz für tausende Mails haben. http://www.t-online.de/email-kostenlos __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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 -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia Website: www.MrMeteorite.com Articles: www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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 -- * Galactic Stone Ironworks - Meteorites Amber (Michael Gilmer) Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://tinyurl.com/42h79my News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone *** __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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] Sikhote Alin Meteorite Stolen from the University of New Mexico
Bernd, you wrote this almost 4 years ago: Eduardo wrote: Meteor Crater... exhibition... a Sikhote Alin...labeled as Hexahedrite. Hello Eduardo, Anne, and List, That employee was not too far off target, ... only problem his source of information is outdated. His reference was probably the, ...roll of drums, the Third Edition of the Catalogue of Meteorites (1966), page 449: Sikhote-Alin, Eastern Siberia... Iron. Granular hexahedrite, or coarsest octahedrite (4.9 mm)...The so-called craters are mostly only impact holes, and the fall appears to be a granular hexahedrite rather than an octahedrite (L. LaPaz, Popular Astronomy, Northfield, Minnesota, 1949, vol. 57, p. 88). Bernd Martin Von: Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de An: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: [meteorite-list] Sikhote Alin Meteorite Stolen from the University of New Mexico Datum: Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:29:16 +0100 Hi Ruben, No reason to be confused! You're right ... it is a typo. Cheers, Bernd __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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 Postfach fast voll? Jetzt kostenlos E-Mail Adresse @t-online.de sichern und endlich Platz für tausende Mails haben. http://www.t-online.de/email-kostenlos __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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] Sikhote Alin Meteorite Stolen from the University of New Mexico
Martin kindly wrote: Bernd, you wrote this almost 4 years ago: Eduardo wrote:...a Sikhote Alin...labeled as Hexahedrite. ... which clearly demonstrates the Internet doesn't forget but I do ;-) Cheers, Bernd __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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] Small Etched Gibeon and Muonionalusta cuts - Dealer lots for sale!
860 grams Etched Gibeon Circles (.80 per gram) http://s1088.photobucket.com/albums/i334/mrmeteorite/?action=viewcurrent=gibeonandmuonionalusta003.jpg 1565 grams Etched Muonionalusta cuts (Most with Exterior) (.65 per gram) http://s1088.photobucket.com/albums/i334/mrmeteorite/?action=viewcurrent=gandm004.jpg 1850 grams - Etched Gibeon Cuts (most without exterior) (.75 per gram) http://s1088.photobucket.com/albums/i334/mrmeteorite/?action=viewcurrent=gandm002.jpg -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia Website: www.MrMeteorite.com Articles: www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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-WInona (AZ), Ornans, complete Murchison, Whitecourt, more
Happy New Year! I've just completed an update of my site with some rare material, some from my personal collection. Please have a look here: http://www.mhmeteorites.com Also I have some ebay auctions running http://stores.ebay.com/Mile-High-Meteorites/ Matt Morgan __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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] Sikhote Alin Meteorite Stolen from the University of New Mexico
Hi guys I think this is true, but really don't know if there is some more subtile catch like some completely arbitrary distance someone measured somewhere: In the conditons of formation, even though Sikhote is classified as an octahedrite, most of the small specimens do not exhibit patterns and are just small chunks of a single kamacite crystals, right? So whatever the main mass is called, really doesn't matter - these smaller ones are chemically hexahedrites. Because all a hexahedrite is - is a fragment of a kamacite crystal. In fact, some hexahedrites between 5-6% nickel are probably octahedrites even by the TKW accounting method, only, the interface wasn't discovered during classification. Similar to the siderite vs. pallasite discoveries of late. (In the case of the larger specimen that was labeled, probably it is larfe enough to contain a crystal interface, so best to call it as mentioned coarsest octahedrite.) kindest wishes Doug (surviving the change of year, but barely!) -Original Message- From: Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de To: Meteorite-list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, Jan 2, 2012 11:06 am Subject: [meteorite-list] Sikhote Alin Meteorite Stolen from the University of New Mexico Martin kindly wrote: Bernd, you wrote this almost 4 years ago: Eduardo wrote:...a Sikhote Alin...labeled as Hexahedrite. ... which clearly demonstrates the Internet doesn't forget but I do ;-) Cheers, Bernd __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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 __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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] Sikhote Alin Meteorite Stolen from the University of New Mexico
kindest wishes Doug (surviving the change of year, but barely!) DeLeón, Pepe's y Joe's, Kahlúa, Tepaches, Margaritas or some of 'Doug's Homebrew' ?;-) Martin Von: MexicoDoug mexicod...@aim.com An: bernd.pa...@paulinet.de, Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Sikhote Alin Meteorite Stolen from the University of New Mexico Datum: Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:38:29 +0100 Hi guys I think this is true, but really don't know if there is some more subtile catch like some completely arbitrary distance someone measured somewhere: In the conditons of formation, even though Sikhote is classified as an octahedrite, most of the small specimens do not exhibit patterns and are just small chunks of a single kamacite crystals, right? So whatever the main mass is called, really doesn't matter - these smaller ones are chemically hexahedrites. Because all a hexahedrite is - is a fragment of a kamacite crystal. In fact, some hexahedrites between 5-6% nickel are probably octahedrites even by the TKW accounting method, only, the interface wasn't discovered during classification. Similar to the siderite vs. pallasite discoveries of late. (In the case of the larger specimen that was labeled, probably it is larfe enough to contain a crystal interface, so best to call it as mentioned coarsest octahedrite.) kindest wishes Doug (surviving the change of year, but barely!) -Original Message- From: Bernd V. Pauli To: Meteorite-list Sent: Mon, Jan 2, 2012 11:06 am Subject: [meteorite-list] Sikhote Alin Meteorite Stolen from the University of New Mexico Martin kindly wrote: Bernd, you wrote this almost 4 years ago: Eduardo wrote:...a Sikhote Alin...labeled as Hexahedrite. ... which clearly demonstrates the Internet doesn't forget but I do ;-) Cheers, Bernd __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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 __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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 Postfach fast voll? Jetzt kostenlos E-Mail Adresse @t-online.de sichern und endlich Platz für tausende Mails haben. http://www.t-online.de/email-kostenlos __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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 -Special Monday Auctions Ending - No Reserves!
Dear Meteorite List Members, I have Special Monday Night Auctions ending this evening. There are many great planetary specimens with no reserves. I also have 54 auctions ending tomorrow night. All were started at just 99 cents with reserves. Please check them out if you can find time. Many bargains are to be had! Link to all auctions: http://shop.ebay.com/raremeteorites!/m.html Kindest Regards and Happy New Year, Adam __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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] Weathering profiles on Earth and Mars
The below web page is an interesting site of images and text explanation. Weathering profiles on Earth and Mars by Anne Gaudin, University Nantes, CNRS, Laboratoire LPGN, France Featured images for January 2012, IAG Planetary Geomorphology Working Group http://www.psi.edu/pgwg/images/Jan12Image.html The paper is: Gaudin, A., E. Dehouck, N. Mangold, 2011, Evidence for weathering on early Mars from a comparison with terrestrial weathering profiles. Icarus. vol. 216, no. 1, pp. 257-268. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019103511003496 Best wishes, Paul H. __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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] Iowa WI MN Large Fireball 2JAN2012
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2012/01/ia-wi-mn-meteor-fireball-2jan2012.html __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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] NM AZ CO Bolide Meteor Fireball 31DEC2011
Wow, that is a large fireball! Some pieces on the ground for sure, reported from Texas to Colorado. Christmas came early and might have came late too! Michael Farmer Sent from my iPad On Dec 31, 2011, at 10:46 PM, drtanuki drtan...@yahoo.com wrote: Dear List, Happy New Year 2012! Just Breaking News - http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2012/01/breaking-news-nm-az-co-bolide-meteor.html Also just breaking news - 1JAN2012 Japan Earthquake M7.0 - no known damage and no tsunami warnings http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2012/01/japan-earthquake-70-1428-1jan2012-happy.html Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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 __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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] Darryl Pitt's TATA MARTIAN auction
Gets better by the minute. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 31, 2011, at 5:57 PM, Darryl Pitt dar...@dof3.com wrote: Okay More first auction hiccups. I asked Lucas (who as some of you know works in the music biz aspect of what we do) to set up the auction on eBay. I later mentioned to Luke there were a handful of typos in the copy and that the headline should have contained the word meteorite. I just learned Luke thought he could fix thisand it seems he inadvertently took down the auction. It's now back up (with the corrections) and still ending tomorrow, but the specimen is now much cheaper! ;-) It's listed as this METEORITE - NEW TATA MARS SHERGOTTITE 0.652 GRAMS So very sorry for the inconvenience, folks. Ugh! From a very loud office in Times Squareonce gain, wishing everyone a really terrific year! Warmly / Darryl On Dec 31, 2011, at 7:31 PM, Peter Scherff wrote: Hi Darryl, What happened to the auction? Peter __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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 __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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 __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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] TKW OF THE TATA MARTIAN - Predict $100 Martians
Anyone with pieces for sale contact me. I am a buyer of this flood of material. $200 gram how much can you offer me. Michael Farmer I see that those who don't have it are showing via these posts. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 31, 2011, at 4:26 PM, dean bessey deanbes...@yahoo.com wrote: I am going out on a limb and predict that we are about to see $100 martian. Probably less. Dont believe anybody who tells you there are only four kilos. I could be wrong with that price guess (Especially if some goovernment museum decides to buy it all up) but this is currently all held by the moroccans who want to sell it and not just sit on it like with some other meteorites that remain overpriced because a small number of people are hoarding in (Or Investing in it). I think martians are way overpriced as it is even without this fall. This will be very close to being the largest ever Martian meteorite (If not the largest). And its all for sale. I started getting offers a short while ago at over $400 a gram and the wholesale price is well under $200 already. As with all meteorites in Morocco when you get offers that offer is always The last thats available so you better buy now. That has happened to me more often than I can count so I dont believe a word that comes out of Morocco anymore. My advice is to hold off on the current overpriced offerings and wait until Tucson (Which I predict will be flooded with the stuff). I have a leftover Martian from a few years ago (Where there really is very little more available) that I have started on ebay at $161 a gram (Or buy it now at $241) - See my ebay auction #190621515662). If you think that the new fall will create lots of martian interest and drive up the price this is a rare opportunity to get some cheap (Cheaper than I paid for it) but me, I think that Martians are about to become reasonably priced and am getting out while I can. Of course if some government agency buys it all up dont blame me if you missed out on a really nice martian fall cheap. Goldman Sachs is not always right in the price predictions either. Cheers DEAN __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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 __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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] TKW OF THE TATA MARTIAN
Show me these 11 kg I believe what I see and i know of around 6kg. Michael Farmer Sent from my iPhone On Dec 31, 2011, at 3:06 PM, Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.com wrote: Wow, the weight popped from just 6 kilos a week ago and is now well over 11kilos this week and still climbing. I am hoping for a new world record so there will be plenty of nice large pieces for collection and study purposes. Wouldn't that be something? It would be nice if more images were posted with accurate weights. It is a sham that both Shergotty and Zagami have rounded off weights. Can't somebody afford an accurate scale instead of just guessing? Happy New Year, Adam - Original Message - From: rachid chaoui chaouirachi...@gmail.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 11:07 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] TKW OF THE TATA MARTIAN Hello all all What is exchanged about the TKW of TATA in met list just rumors ,TATA will not comes to Zagami (18kg) i assume that the TKW will be betwen 9-10kg, the days come and we'll have the truth best greetings -- Rachid Chaoui IMCA # 4157 __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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 __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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 __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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] TKW OF THE TATA MARTIAN
Hello All, My initial estimate was off -- apparently 2 kilograms I thought came 'from Morocco' came from another dealer and was counted twice. I assumed more was found *because* that amount came out, but it doesn't look like that happened. My new estimate is 6 kilograms, 7 tops. Jason On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 4:04 PM, MexicoDoug mexicod...@aim.com wrote: Hi my friend MikeG and happy New Year! but ... I sure hope no one takes any investment advice from you! The quality of the meteorites has less impact on the value than the supply and demand situation. NWA 482 is expensive because it was doled it out, like Haag with Esquel and any others of a number of highly profitable monopolized falls. This one is clearly not price controllable, it is well-distributed whether desireable or not. The initial sales were already made at very low price and those are the guys that are sitting on top of the profit, but that is long gone. The posts are divided into two groups: the haves and the have-nots. The haves want to drive up the price to lock in a profit (and if they bought in at an in-between price, have got to be sweating bullets with the increase in material mentioned), so every time they open their mouthes it will be as a strategy to claw up the price in a clueless market so far. The name of the game for our high octane meteorite gambling contingent is to buy lower than the other guy, that's all there is to be done. And the have nots, some are pissed they missed out and either have sour grapes, or others who couldn't give a hoot, or ar just happy they don't have to deal with all this gambling crap this time around. And their posts will tend to reflect that. If no one buys more now, in a few weeks the price will crash whether you are a have or a have not. Doesn't matter what the material is unless it has a customer base. The people that will set the price are not the ones that have bought, and not the ones that will wait till the party is over. They are the ones right now that will pony up hundreds of thousands of dollars to tide the sources appetites over so they hold out until the Sun rises and everyone has to go back to work. If that money doesn't show up soon ... As for science, science doesn't eat meteorites. With 20 grams most everything could be figured out except variations among sampling points. Either way, just because the scientists are salivating like us doesn't mean all that much more science will be done, and certainly nothing that 100 grams couldn't handle. I mean - what are the hypotheses you expect this rock will answer? Not saying there isn't interesting research to be done, but it's not for every Tom Dick and Nancy with a lab coat to do. Two top groups will handily characterize it, and they probably have enough material on the way already. Next time you think a fresh meteorite will demand lots of money just look at Allende. The best meteorite of all (and more interesting than another Shergottite) and for years priced below lots of rap including common H's and L's. If there are 10 kilograms, at only $100/g, that's $1,000,000.00. Then, if it gets retailed at $300/g that's $3,000,000 of capitalization. Are you one of the 10 people ready to plow $100,000 into this? Or do you think that the sale of a micro or oooh, a one gram specimen for a zillion dollars a gram means anything at all except marketing posture (Hey look ten kg is worth a zillion becasue I sold ten milligrams for X)? Because markets have this way of getting out of control very quickly, and if the monopoly wasn't already established, the cat can never be shoe-horned back into the bag. Just go buy some Chergach, Bassi or Dreyga if you don't want to deal with this one. Probably a better investment anyway. Too much speculation going on with the Martian at the moment to be anything other than a gamble. Nothing will be clear on this until the end of Tucson. Best wishes Doug (a have-not) Don't worry about that, there's a sucker born every minute. (Chicago gambling hall, Michael McDonald, 1867) -Original Message- From: Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com To: Adam Hupe raremeteori...@yahoo.com Cc: Adam meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sat, Dec 31, 2011 5:46 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] TKW OF THE TATA MARTIAN Hi Adam and List, It's the most important fall of 2011 and of the past 50 years. The inner cores of these fresh specimens will provide pristine uncontaminated material for science. This is the freshest Martian and planetary there is. I imagine demand will be quite high, beyond the usual frenzy we see at the beginning of all new falls. This meteorite will surely end up in several journals and that will create an ongoing demand as new research yields tantalizing clues of the solar system's past. This goes far beyond any ordinary chondrite fall and will have more interest than other Martian
Re: [meteorite-list] NC Meteor Fireball 28DEC2011
I caught a pretty nice one too on 12-28-11 http://s18.photobucket.com/albums/b143/MrKrink/METEORS/?action=viewcurrent=m20111228_061007_021.mp4 Stuart McDaniel Lawndale, NC Secr., Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society IMCA #9052 http://spacerocks.weebly.com -Original Message- From: Michael Farmer Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2012 2:42 AM To: drtanuki Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NM AZ CO Bolide Meteor Fireball 31DEC2011 Wow, that is a large fireball! Some pieces on the ground for sure, reported from Texas to Colorado. Christmas came early and might have came late too! Michael Farmer Sent from my iPad On Dec 31, 2011, at 10:46 PM, drtanuki drtan...@yahoo.com wrote: Dear List, Happy New Year 2012! Just Breaking News - http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2012/01/breaking-news-nm-az-co-bolide-meteor.html Also just breaking news - 1JAN2012 Japan Earthquake M7.0 - no known damage and no tsunami warnings http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2012/01/japan-earthquake-70-1428-1jan2012-happy.html Dirk Ross...Tokyo __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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 __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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 __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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] NM AZ CO Bolide Meteor Fireball 31DEC2011
Actually, it appears to have massed only around a kilogram, and burned up more than 50 km high. It's not a likely candidate for producing meteorites. Chris *** Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com On 1/1/2012 12:42 AM, Michael Farmer wrote: Wow, that is a large fireball! Some pieces on the ground for sure, reported from Texas to Colorado. Christmas came early and might have came late too! Michael Farmer __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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
