Re: [meteorite-list] Etching a name on an iron meteorite slice

2017-01-05 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Traditionally asphalt was used. If I were to do it I would purchase > > some stickers since my hand writing is so bad. I am sure that there > > are many other resists that people could use. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Peter > > > > -Original Mess

Re: [meteorite-list] Etching a name on an iron meteorite slice

2017-01-05 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
o do it I would purchase some > stickers since my hand writing is so bad. I am sure that there are many > other resists that people could use. > > Thanks, > > Peter > > -Original Message- > From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritece

[meteorite-list] Ad: New Rare NWA Classifications Available (Ad 6/12)

2016-12-20 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Fellow Meteorite Collectors,   Recently I had a number of NWA specimens classified, most of which are relatively rare in their classifications and/or abundance.  I have been diligently working on cutting and polishing specimens and finally have some available for sale.     Knowing that

Re: [meteorite-list] [9/52]: NWA 8159, Martian augite basalt available for sale

2016-12-22 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
-sigh- 15mb is small these days. Particularly for good resolution. My opinion atleast. John Sent using the mail.com mail app On 12/22/16 at 10:22 AM, John Teague via Meteorite-list wrote: > 15MB in attachments? UNBELIEVABLE! There IS plenty of free or inexpensive > editing software

[meteorite-list] Request for contact info

2017-03-22 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello list members, Hope you are well. If anyone has an email (or another form of contact info) for the following, please let me know: James R. Schwade David New Thanks for your time. John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 Sent using the mail.com mail app __

[meteorite-list] AD: Sale prices on everything listed at my site! (Ad: 9/12)

2017-03-21 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing great!   Due to my unending addiction for meteorites,  ;-)  I’ve set a fundraising goal recently and am slightly more than half way there now. With the hopes of hitting that target I have slashed prices of everything listed on my website. In many

[meteorite-list] AD: An array of new and old NWA offerings, with a few other gems. (Ad 8/12)

2017-03-14 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Fellow Collectors!   Hope you are doing great!   At the link below you will find my latest meteorite, and meteoritics offerings. Some rare and not so rare specimens from the new and old NWA eras, plus a few others.   Please take a moment from your relaxing evening to consider these

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites with old labels wanted!

2017-07-31 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Alright, this is gonna be shameless... ;-) I also want meteorites with old museum or old collection provenance for my collection! Contact me as well! :-D Cheers! John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 Sent using the mail.com mail app On 7/31/17 at 1:32 PM, Tomasz Jakubowski via Meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] LOL! You'll LOVE this!

2017-08-12 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
LOL Usually when I find a suspect meteorite my first reaction is to stab it multiple times with a pocket knife... -eye rolling- Sent using the mail.com mail app On 8/12/17 at 9:18 AM, Tommy via Meteorite-list wrote: > "A man in Georgia claims to have found a burning meteorite in a small >

Re: [meteorite-list] 10 Mislabeled Meteorites - Meteorite lot $1.99 starting bid

2017-08-16 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
So my crime is what...? That I didn't want people to think they were "mislabeled" when they really weren't? -chin scratching- Okay... Well have a good night! Cheers, John Sent using the mail.com mail app On 8/16/17 at 7:55 PM, John Cabassi wrote: > Yes Ruben, it was a bonus for those

Re: [meteorite-list] 10 Mislabeled Meteorites - Meteorite lot $1.99 starting bid

2017-08-16 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
ALOT of them are not mislabelled, just abbreviated. Great Sand Sea 012, from the Egyptian DCA Great Sand Sea, that specimen simply never got classified as the official DCA skips from 009 to 019. Tagounite 001 and 019 are just informally numbered specimens from the unofficial DCA of Tagounite.

[meteorite-list] AD: NWA 11351 unequilibrated and equilibrated LL3-LL6 chondrite (Ad 1/12)

2017-08-10 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors,   Hope you are all doing well today!   Recently classified and now available on my website is NWA 11351, an LL3-LL6 meteorite with an amazing composition of both equilibrated and unequilibrated lithologies, both cluster chondrule and breccia lithologies, aswell as

Re: [meteorite-list] Second Test Plain Text Please Delete

2017-07-10 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Next time I need to send an advertisement I will try sending it in test form as well first. ;-) ;-) John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 Sent using the mail.com mail app On 7/10/17 at 11:57 AM, Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list wrote: >

Re: [meteorite-list] Second Test Plain Text Please Delete

2017-07-10 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Who knows... Everyone else seems perfectly capable of including links in emails on the metlist without "testing" the system; including Adam, who sends emails selling the exact same meteorite (with links) on a weekly basis. Yet suddenly he needs to test the system to make sure a link is

[meteorite-list] AD: Tunguska Wood Specimens Available For Sale (Ad 13/14)

2017-07-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well.   Recently updated my website to include two very nice specimens from the University of Bologna Expedition to the site of the Tunguska Event. A wood section showing the “light rings” studied on that expedition, within the tree rings in the

[meteorite-list] Ad: Lost Creek, Kansas H3.8 Metoerite specimens FS

2017-07-23 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all well today.   I have recently updated my website to include three lovely specimens of the 1916 Kansas specimen Lost Creek, an unequilibrated H3.8 meteorite. A rare classification outside of NWA and Antarctica. These specimens have excellent provenance

[meteorite-list] AD: Newest Minnesota Iron Meteorite. Specimens Available. (Ad 9/14)

2017-04-27 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Fellow Collectors!   Today I have a true rarity of a specimen now available on my site, the latest classification from the state of Minnesota, High Island Creek, a IIIAB iron meteorite with an institutional origin that is rarely documented in collections.   Please follow the

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites with old labels wanted!

2017-07-31 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
; > > > Anne M. Black > > IMPACTIKA.com > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > > > > To: Tomasz Jakubowski <illae...@wp.pl>; metlist <meteorite-list@ > >

[meteorite-list] AD: Price Drop, Minnesota Iron Meteorite, High Island Creek. (Ad 10/14)

2017-05-11 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Hello Fellow Collectors!   In an effort to move some specimens before Ensisheim I have dropped the price of some of the meteorites on my site, including the only three remaining specimens of High Island Creek, (iron IIIAB) the only classification from Minnesota in the last 40 years. A true

[meteorite-list] Wanted: Antarctice meteorites specimens

2017-06-22 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all well. I used to own four Antarctic meteorite specimens but sold them years ago privately. I regret it, and want a specimen or two to represent the region in my collection. Legal considerations of owning them put aside, I know there are specimens out

[meteorite-list] AD: Mbale, Sikhote Alin full slice, NWA x, Agoudal end cuts, FS (Ad 11/14)

2017-06-01 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all well!   I have update my website to include a good selection of both iron and stone meteorite specimens.   A selection of part slices from the Mbale, Uganda fall, listed at below Ebay’s asking prices.   A large Sikhote Alin full slice, chock full of

[meteorite-list] AD: Etched Huoyanshan Iron Slices, Mbale, Agoudal, SA, NWA X (Ad: 12/14)

2017-06-16 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors,   Hope you are all doing great!   I recently cut and had etched a specimen of the latest Chinese iron, Huoyanshan, an IAB-sLH meteorite. One of only ten meteorites classified as such. It’s a phenomenal looking etch, with a unique appearance indeed.   I only have two

Re: [meteorite-list] Membrane Boxes (and others)

2017-05-02 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Michael and all, There are a couple of places where you can get membrane boxes (you can even find them on Amazon if you know the product name) but these places tends to be the most complete resource online in my opinion.

[meteorite-list] FS: Navajo, Arizona, iron-IIAB, 1941 (Ad 4/12)

2017-09-22 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well. I recently loaded some specimens of the Navajo, iron-IIAB meteorite from 1941 onto my website: https://bigjohnmeteorites.com This is a very rare iron specimen that was scarcely distributed by the Field Museum after they acquired the main

[meteorite-list] AD: New CO3.6 FS NWA 11358, rare subtype (Ad 5/12)

2017-10-03 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well.   I have recently uploaded some rare and very interesting specimens of NWA 11358 to my website. This is a CO3.6 classification of mine, which was recently approved after a lengthy period of consideration for the data. CO3.6 is a rare

[meteorite-list] Ad: BIG SALE of rare and beautiful specimens! (AD 2/14)

2017-09-02 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all well. It is BIG sale time at bigjohnmeteorites.com! When was the last time you saw Bendego for sale? Elbogen? How about Tucson Ring...? Well all those and many other specimens are now posted on my site at unbelievably good prices. The majority of

[meteorite-list] Ad: Reduced prices at my website (Ad 6/12)

2017-10-10 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well.   In an effort to move some inventory I have lowered prices on nearly all specimens on my website, including the recently classified CO3.6, NWA 11358. Please take a moment from your relaxing evening to consider adding some specimens to your

[meteorite-list] AD: Prices dropped on specimens (Ad: 8/12)

2017-11-24 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Friends, Hope you are doing well. You can call it a “Black Friday Sale” if you want, but the prices will be the same tomorrow. ;-) I dropped some prices on my webpage given the pending Christmas holiday, so now is the time to get some great deals on a lot of good specimens.

Re: [meteorite-list] Stability of Sericho (Habaswein)

2017-12-04 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
I got my sealed full slice of Habaswein from Rob many months ago and don't see a lick of rusting on it. Sealant appears to be working great. :-D If I were in the market for a specimen, I'd listen to the guy who actually has experience working with the meteorite in question. Additionally,

Re: [meteorite-list] Interesting Trivia - Black Beauty Moniker

2017-11-13 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
"The meaning of nick names or monikers will be lost in a generation or two, while official names will stand the test of time." So you're planning to stop calling NWA 5000, "The Legendary, NWA 5000"? ;-) ;-) John Sent using the mail.com mail app On 11/13/17 at 5:05 PM, Adam Hupe via

Re: [meteorite-list] Lots of Gold and Meteorites on Heritage Auctions

2017-11-03 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Sorta feels like we are rehashing an old topic in a new form here... It is common and even justifiable for people to be attached to the concept of formal pairings and classification for specimens, particularly when they pride themselves on selling specimens of a well known classification.

Re: [meteorite-list] Lots of Gold and Meteorites on Heritage Auctions

2017-11-03 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
"Self-pairing is a slippery slope. Allowing laymen/dealers/Moroccans to classify their own stones opens up the entire meteorite collectable sector to fraud." Hence my condition that the seller needs to be "reliable". A subjective term, yes, but it is impossible to formally pair every stone.

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Lots of Gold and Meteorites on Heritage Auctions

2017-11-04 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
hasn't been for many years. Just ignore him, > > everyone else does .. > > > > Cheers > > > > Martin > > > > Martin Goff > > www.msg-meteorites.co.uk > > International Meteorite Collectors Association (IMCA) member #3387 > > > > O

[meteorite-list] List of specimens I'm seeking

2017-11-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, If anyone has any of the following specimens for sale please reach out to me and let me know. Many thanks for your time! Cheers, John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 List: Iron Creek, Canada Krasnojarsk, Russia Berdyansk, Russia Nogata, Japan Oktibbeha, Mississippi Livingston,

[meteorite-list] AD: Dozens of specimens added to my website! (Ad: 7/12)

2017-11-09 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing great! I uploaded dozens of specimens to my website for you to consider. Historic, new and rare meteorite specimens are available now, all at excellent prices. There is a little bit of everything for all variations of collectors! Please take a

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Lots of Gold and Meteorites on Heritage Auctions

2017-11-03 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
It's too late to take the high road, Adam. Your true colors have been revealed. Sent using the mail.com mail app On 11/3/17 at 9:42 PM, Adam Hupe wrote: > John, > > Posting private emails to the list is against the rules and in poor > taste. I have wasted enough time with endless debates

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: Lots of Gold and Meteorites on Heritage Auctions

2017-11-03 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
That's really sad, Adam... How sad that after all your years of life and experience in the meteorite world, you failed to develop the skills you need to face a challenge from a peer with some dignity. Sent using the mail.com mail app On 11/3/17 at 7:49 PM, Jason Utas wrote: > --

Re: [meteorite-list] AD - Sikhote Alin Iron Meteorite Polished 261 Gram End Cut

2017-11-04 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Gotta ask here... At what point do these repeat emails about these SA specimens for sale exceed the rule of 1 advertisement per person per week? Not trying to be a pain here, just keeping it real... John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 Sent using the mail.com mail app On 11/4/17 at 7:00 PM,

[meteorite-list] test

2017-12-09 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
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Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 5000 Bitcoin Holders

2017-12-01 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
1) This has nothing to do with meteorite classification. 2) That email is an advertisement, Adam. Whether you think it is or not. 3) I wonder how many bitcoins were used last month in criminal endeavors? Not something I would want any of my meteorite classifications associated with... Cheers,

[meteorite-list] Ad: Reduced prices on my website (Ad: 1/12)

2018-05-22 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Happy Monday! What better way to start off your week than to acquire a few meteorite specimens at truly great prices. In an effort to clear some inventory for the forthcoming update of my webpage I have dropped prices on nearly every specimen on the page. Some of these

[meteorite-list] AD: New Polymict Diogenite NWA 11805, slices FS (Ad: 3/12)

2018-06-11 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well after an enjoyable weekend.   Not long ago I was fortunate to acquire the main mass of NWA 11805, a recently classified Polymict Diogenite that was brought to classification by fellow IMCA member, Chris Colvin. I cut slices of the main mass

[meteorite-list] AD: Rare Tarahumara, Mexico, Iron IIE Meteorite for sale (Ad: 2/12)

2018-06-03 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors,   Hope you are all doing great!   Well it looks like the Ensisheim show is starting early. Why, you say…? Because here and now is your chance to get a specimen of an exceptionally rare silicated iron meteorite, Tarahumara, Mexico. Four specimens have been added to my

Re: [meteorite-list] Want To Buy Large Zag or Monahans

2017-10-27 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Peter, Rob, all, I sought out specimens of Monahans '98 a while ago for another collector. As far as I know only micros were made available. The smaller of the two specimens went to NASA very shortly after the fall, then back to the city for display with the older Monahans iron. I've heard it

Re: [meteorite-list] Want To Buy Large Zag or Monahans

2017-10-27 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Stand corrected. Looks like a few bigger pieces are out there. Hope you find what you want Rob. :-) Sent using the mail.com mail app On 10/27/17 at 10:51 AM, Michael Farmer wrote: > I have 140 grams of Monahans 1998 > > Michael Farmer > > > On Oct 27, 2017, at 2:35 PM

[meteorite-list] AD: New specimens added to my website! (Ad: 9/12)

2018-01-04 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors,   Hope you are all doing great, and that your New Year is off to a good start.   I added some lovely meteorite and impactite specimens to my website. Notably: A handful of fresh NWA-X at various sizes, a rare US iron from the state of Wisconsin, a gorgeous Wabar Pearl,

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad 32 Auctions Lots of Good Deals!

2018-01-09 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Great line up of meteorites Larry! Really nice 3+kg GB specimen from Nevada in there! Steal of a deal on a big NWA Eucrite end cut! Really nice to see ads from people who aren't just selling the same old lunar meteorite every single week. ;-) Cheers! Sent using the mail.com mail app On

Re: [meteorite-list] Current Sericho Habaswein Pallasite Prices

2018-01-17 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
As mentioned before, those really are not good quality specimens. Not very representative examples, Adam. Also the 2kg or bigger specimens/lots of Hasbaswein have been selling for 0.50$/g or less from the source for months now. Regardless of size or price changes (which are temporary anyhow)

Re: [meteorite-list] Michigan Meteor

2018-01-18 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
They found a few small specimens last I heard. Did they find the main mass? Sent using the mail.com mail app On 1/18/18 at 1:00 PM, Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list wrote: > It has been found > > Michael Farmer > > > On Jan 18, 2018, at 9:43 AM, Les to Rovy via Meteorite-list > >

Re: [meteorite-list] AD -Auctions Ending Tonight and Tomorrow

2018-02-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
recommend you hold your tongue from now on or you will only > > embarrass yourself further. > > > > Sincerely, > > John A. Shea, MD > > IMCA 3295 > > > > > > On 2/7/18 at 12:03 PM, Adam Hupe wrote: > > > >> Everybody, who has been

Re: [meteorite-list] AD -Auctions Ending Tonight and Tomorrow

2018-02-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
lf further. Sincerely, John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 On 2/7/18 at 12:03 PM, Adam Hupe wrote: > Everybody, who has been around for awhile, sees you as the village idiot > and a clueless 3.0 level newbie. > > On 2/7/2018 7:49 AM, Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list wrote: > > "The

Re: [meteorite-list] Howdy list

2018-02-12 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Rick, Hope you are well. Like many meteorites that are more abundant (and therefor tend to drive prices down) the rarity of more desirable features on such specimens is what justifies a premium for a singular specimen. For this reason I agree that the specimen you described would certainly

Re: [meteorite-list] AD -Auctions Ending Tonight and Tomorrow

2018-02-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
"The low estimate is $1,500/g (before commission). While the reserve is far lower still..." Thank you, Darryl. Glad someone else said it. I would have pointed it out myself but I already get enough blowback and crudeness from Adam via his unwelcome "private" messages to my email here... John

[meteorite-list] AD: Dropped prices on specimens! (Ad 9/12)

2018-02-25 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing great! Sent this earlier this morning but never saw it pop up on the list. Apologies if this is a repeat... I’m planning an update to my website soon and in an effort to clear some inventory I have dropped prices on the majority of the specimens

[meteorite-list] AD: Dropped prices on my website (Ad: 6/12)

2018-08-03 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing great!   I recently dropped prices for the specimens on my webpage. These are excellent examples of rare meteorites.   https://bigjohnmeteorites.com   Yunnan, fall 6/1/2018 probable L6: A full slice and endcut of the latest Chinese fall available

[meteorite-list] AD: New Eucrite and historic specimens added to website (Ad: 6/12)

2018-08-12 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors,   Hope you are all well today.   My website has been updated to include a few historic fall and find specimens, as well as a lovely selection of monomict Eucrite breccia specimens. These are full slices cut from the main mass of the recently classified NWA 11550.  

[meteorite-list] AD: Marriage sale! Reduced prices!! (AD:7/12)

2018-08-30 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Friends, Hope you are all doing well. I’m getting married at the end of October so for the next 4-6 weeks I will be updating my website with numerous specimens that I have in my unlisted inventory. I have already DRASTICALLY REDUCED PRICES on what is currently present on my

[meteorite-list] Ad: Iron Creek and Elbogen specimens FS

2018-09-05 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Friends, Hope you are all well! As a component of my ongoing “wedding sales” I have updated my website to include specimens of some rare historic irons and a lovely meteorite watch. New on my site: Iron Creek, Canada 1.15g – An exceptionally rare meteorite specimen from the

[meteorite-list] AD: Yunnan, China 6/1/18 Fall, New Halfa, Sudan 11/8/94 Fall (Ad 4/12)

2018-07-04 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Friends,   Hope you all have had a great start to your week!   I recently uploaded to my website a selection of slices from two noted meteorite falls.   First: The Yunnan, China fall of 6/1/18. The cut surface of this fall is quite lovely, more abundant in chondrules than you

[meteorite-list] Ad: Large acrylic padded boxes w/ white foam insert (ad 5/12)

2018-07-12 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing good. I recently got a shipment in of the 85 x 60 x 25mm acrylic padded boxes we frequently use with white foam inserts. I sold some to frequent customers prior to this ad, and have put the remaining available boxes up on my website.

Re: [meteorite-list] Toxic Giant Hogweed Spreading - Warning to Meteorite Collectors

2018-07-03 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Giant Hogweed is definitely no joke. I saw a child once in an ER who had lost sight in his left eye after getting the sap on his face. Also it’s very hard to get rid of if it’s growing on your property. An expensive clean out, like many invasive species. A good one to watch out for when out

Re: [meteorite-list] interstellar meteorite anyone?

2018-03-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
m.edu > http://meteorite.unm.edu/people/carl_agee/ > http://compres.us/about-us/compres-president > > > > On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 1:22 PM, Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > There are none we know of. > > >

Re: [meteorite-list] interstellar meteorite anyone?

2018-03-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
There are none we know of. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newscientist.com/article/2100887-canadian-meteorite-may-be-first-visitor-from-the-kuiper-belt/amp/ That article speculates that Tagish Lake might have originated from the Kuiper Belt, but there is no way to confirm even that. Maybe

[meteorite-list] Ad: Unique specimens added to website! (Ad 10/12)

2018-03-11 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well   A handful of very interesting meteorite specimens have been added to my website.   First among them, NWA 11359. This is a very strange L6 S2 W1. It is unique among the L6 classification due to a highly porous matrix that is set within a

Re: [meteorite-list] Questions About NWA 7034, "Black Beauty" Pairing

2018-03-12 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
I have bought from the seller in question numerous times. He is very reliable, after at least a dozen transactions... As to whether or not people are willing to buy specimens that cost as much as Black Beauty under the advertisement of a probable pairing, it is entirely up to the buyer. This

[meteorite-list] Camp Verde meteorite (transported Canyon Diablo)

2018-03-01 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all well.   Simple question for you all, not looking to buy or sell anything with this:   If you have, or ever have had, a specimen of the “Camp Verde” meteorite (one of the “transported” Canyon Diablo specimens) in your collection, please take a moment to

Re: [meteorite-list] First meteorite identified Japan in 15 years

2018-03-01 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Alfredo, I would agree that what the article stated was slightly misleading, but this is not the same meteorite as the one that is mentioned to have fallen 100 years before. They were just including that bit of information in the story as a nidus for the owner's interest in getting the specimen

Re: [meteorite-list] First meteorite identified Japan in 15 years

2018-03-01 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Additionally, the article is somewhat misleading on the actual appearance of the specimen. The MetBul listing for the meteorite describes it more appropriately as being brown and rusted.   

Re: [meteorite-list] First meteorite identified Japan in 15 years

2018-03-01 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea==namescontains=50=ge==Japan=name=All=All===0=Normal%20table=66476   The MetBull for that specimen.   Thanks for the article Tom!   Cheers, John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295           Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2018 at 6:49 AM From: "Tommy via

Re: [meteorite-list] Questions About NWA 7034, "Black Beauty" Pairing

2018-03-13 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
and looking to make a quick buck off another's hard work. There is a > > unspoken code here that forbids this illegitimate practice. The new > > generation of collectors are educated and they disdain any seller > > participating in any such sales. No more excuses. > > >

Re: [meteorite-list] Questions About NWA 7034,

2018-03-13 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
“You, a thief, admitted by yourself, to stealing by claiming a pairing number to John Higgins material. Mr. Higgins likely paid several hundreds of dollars to have it studied and the grams donated as a type specimen.” Seriously...? This is why he’s a “thief”? Because he self-paired some

[meteorite-list] AD: Rare NWA iron subgroup, rare USA meteorites FS (Ad: 12/12)

2018-04-10 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors,   Hope you are all doing well this week.   I recently updated my website to include some great specimens of a rare NWA iron subgroup, some very hard to find US meteorite specimens, a newly classified small NWA eucrite and a few lovely NWA unclassified stone specimens.

Re: [meteorite-list] Roman Meteorite Coins

2018-04-17 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Almost certainly lost to history, Yinan. There is one ancient baeytl still around that is not of Roman origin, but instead Islamic. That being the Black Stone of Mecca, also called the Al-Hajaru al-Aswad. Some have suggested it is a meteorite. Of course no testing has been done to verify

Re: [meteorite-list] Roman Meteorite Coins

2018-04-16 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
I think you may be referring to this Michael. http://www.meteorman.org/Meteorite_Coin.htm Cheers! John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 www.bigjohnmeteorites.com Sent using the mail.com mail app On 4/16/18 at 8:21 AM, Michael Blood via Meteorite-list wrote: > Hi all, > > There used to be a

[meteorite-list] Ad: Unique specimens on my website (AD 11/12)

2018-03-26 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well.   If you're looking for a truly unique meteorite specimen to add to your collection, NWA 11359 is the one.    This is a very strange L6 with a moderate shock stage and very little weathering. It is unique among the huge L6 classification due

Re: [meteorite-list] Awesome Shock Melted (NWA 6963) Martian Specimens

2018-03-19 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Art, Hope you are well. I formally request that I be made a “Moderator” for the Metlist, so that there is SOMEONE, who can put an end to this back and forth bickering when it gets out of hand. Which it has in this scenario... I have extensive experience as an Administrator for both the

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2018-06-28 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
I’d trust Jason’s opinion of a specimen over 99% of the collecting and selling population. Cheers, John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 On 6/25/18 at 9:30 PM, Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list wrote: > Spoken by a true pioneer in self-pairing and piggy-backing, > Anybody for any self-paired and

[meteorite-list] AD: Hard to find fall specimens (ad 9/12)

2018-10-22 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are well! In order to finish off my wedding sales I am putting some of my fall specimens up for sale. They are all 95-99% crusted specimens. All are as fresh as they can be given the circumstances of the fall and recovery of specimens. (PLEASE NOTE: My computer

[meteorite-list] AD 9/12 fall specimens update

2018-10-22 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Just an updated list regarding my fall specimen sale sent out this AM. Availability as noted below: SOLD Buzzard Coulee 35g = $525, 95% crusted individual, very representative of the fall SOLD Millbillillie 30.4g = $395, Red exterior with exemplary flowlines on this one. SOLD Wiluna 40.9g

[meteorite-list] AD: Shavings from the El Taco mass of Campo del Cielo (Ad 10/12)

2018-11-16 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Meteorite Friends,   Hope you are all doing great today!   Recently I had the good fortune to acquire some former laboratory specimens of the famous El Taco mass of Campo del Cielo. These shavings were sourced directly from a well published researcher who acquired them from one of the more

Re: [meteorite-list] Michigan meteorite

2018-10-05 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Absolutely agree Paul. Unless they can be verified by numerous independent eye witnesses, then stories like that are really no more verifiable than a child’s fantasies. Furthermore, since stories are unreliable, and it hasn’t been officially classified yet, I don’t see any reason why it

Re: [meteorite-list] Test

2018-09-22 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
I sent an ad out a week ago that never made it to the list. I feel your pain... Cheers, John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 www.bigjohnmeteorites.com On 9/22/18 at 9:46 AM, Greg Hupe via Meteorite-list wrote: > Testing, please ignore if not affected. Anyone else seeing delays of posts > or not getting

[meteorite-list] AD: Vintage Meteor Crater Memorabilia (Ad 11/12)

2018-11-20 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope your week is off to a great start!   I have recently uploaded to the website some phenomenal vintage Meteor Crater memorabilia. All are in great condition and they are very hard to come by these days. They consist of the following:   Vintage Meteor Crater Ashtray

[meteorite-list] AD: Cyber-Monday sale! (Ad: 12/12)

2018-11-26 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, In celebration of Cyber-Monday I have dropped prices for most specimens on my webpage by as much as 30%!! This includes specimens of: Elbogen, now at impossibly low prices. The main mass of NWA 11550, Monomict Eucrite. Various memorabilia/ephemera of Meteor Crater, from

[meteorite-list] "Space Rocks" magazine, May 2017 issue

2019-04-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear List, Hope you are all well. If anyone has a copy of the May, 2017 issue of Space Rocks Magazine that they are willing to lend/sell to me, please let me know. It contains an article regarding the Iron Creek meteorite which I wrote, but unfortunately I gave away all my copies to interested

[meteorite-list] Ad: Great deals on available specimens. (Ad 10/12)

2019-06-26 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, I hope you are doing well today! Now that Ensisheim is over you put what money you have left ;-) into some real bargains, right here... Available today: 511g main mass of NWA 11915, an L4-6 with a stunning brecciated interior. = $250 78.9g main mass end cut of NWA

[meteorite-list] Ad: Great deals on a variety of specimens (AD 11/12)

2019-07-02 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Available today at exceptional prices are some lovely specimens of meteorites, each one begging to be added to your collection.  Many will come with prior provenance (as indicted below) along with my own provenance. Contact me for additional photos. Shipping is 8$

[meteorite-list] Ad: Additional rare and hard to find specimens (free ad 1/1)

2019-07-29 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well! I have added a significant number of specimens to my sales list. Falls, finds, unique classifications, rare localities, etc. all excellent specimens for your collection! Please take moment from your busy Monday to consider some specimens!

[meteorite-list] Ad: Additional specimens at great prices! (Ad: 1/14)

2019-08-08 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well! I have added a significant number of specimens onto my prior sales list. All are small to micro specimens listed at excellent prices! Please PM me with your interest! Specimens: Warm Springs Wilderness, Arizona H4-6, 1.19g = $20 Tagounite

[meteorite-list] AD: Small meteorite specimens at great prices! (ad 12/12)

2019-07-22 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing great!   Available today are an array of smaller specimens at highly attractive prices. Many of these are hard to find and somewhat obscure specimens, though many are very familiar. I have photos for all of these so please respond if there is

[meteorite-list] Ad: Appraisal Service and T-shirts!

2020-03-28 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well today! After some considerable effort trying to find someone to work on an appraisal of my core collection, I have realized that there is a void in the world of meteorite collecting. Namely, an affordable and accessible appraisal service for

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteoritical Bulletin Main Mass photos

2020-06-14 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Take it private if you want to argue. On 6/14/20 at 12:46 PM, Marcin Cimała - POLANDMET via Meteorite-list wrote: > Hi Marcin, > > I did not mean my reply to sound aggressive or personal towards you. I > have always liked you and never had a problem with you personally. I > just don't like

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteoritical Bulletin Main Mass photos

2020-06-14 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Everything we do on the internet (including your last email) is being spied on. No reason at all to bother worrying about facebook... LOL On 6/14/20 at 1:56 PM, Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list wrote: > Zuckerberg doesn't even use his own services and makes six million dollars a > day gathering

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites

2020-11-23 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Those look nothing like meteorites. Cheers, John A. Shea, MD IMCA 3295 www.bigjohnmeteorites.com On 11/23/20 at 6:39 PM, John Lutzon via Meteorite-list wrote: > > What am I missing? > > - Original Message - > From: "John Teague via Meteorite-list" > To: "Audrey Pfeifer" ; > >

[meteorite-list] AD: Historic Native American Meteorite Specimen

2021-05-10 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing good. Available here is an excellent old specimen of Lincoln County, CO (L6). Noted by Nininger in his article "Meteorite Collecting Among Ancient Americans" it was found in 1937 amidst the ruins of a Native American encampment. Like other

Re: [meteorite-list] SALE: BUR-ABOR, AN INCOMPARABLE METEORITE SPECIMEN – MAIN MASS

2021-05-21 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
In my estimation, Bur-Arbor likely rests in the category of "Find - Doubtful Fall" or "Find" as defined below. The degree of weathering seen on the mass is unlikely to be from an event in 1997, though an earlier event in the region may be on record somewhere, and thus be 

Re: [meteorite-list] SALE: BUR-ABOR, AN INCOMPARABLE METEORITE SPECIMEN – MAIN MASS

2021-05-22 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
quot;witnessed find" as I suggested. If the darn thing has > been found it had to have fell at some point. Shsh Most of these > terms are absurd. > > > > Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. > > ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ > On Friday, May 21, 2021 7:51

[meteorite-list] AD: New CV3 Classification

2021-07-02 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all doing well! I have a reduced subclass CV3 that will hopefully be completing classification soon. Just a few specimens available for collectors. The main mass will be held by the classifying institution. 10.2g end cut 117$ 3.6g part slice 46$ 2.7g part

[meteorite-list] AD: Trâpeăng Rônoăs, Cambodia

2021-07-11 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
Dear Fellow Collectors, Hope you are all having a great weekend. I have available today a once in a lifetime specimen... One of two pieces of the Trâpeăng Rônoăs meteorite fall that are in a private collection. Trâpeăng Rônoăs, Cambodia, H4, 2.2g part end cut showing rust from water

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad: Ogi, Japan fall 1741

2021-02-07 Thread Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list
: From: "Michael Doran via Meteorite-list" Date: February 7, 2021To: "Bigjohn Shea via Meteorite-list" Cc: Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad: Ogi, Japan fall 1741 > However, you give

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