Re: [meteorite-list] Mega-Chondrule Competition

2006-10-23 Thread Darren Garrison
None of these are in the mega size range, but IMHO there are some really interesting chondrules here. This unclassified slice is something that I bought as a buy it now item for 4 or 5 bucks from a seller just because I was already buying other things from the same person, and thought that I

Re: Re: [meteorite-list] Mega-Chondrule

2006-10-23 Thread Darren Garrison
On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 03:25:36 +0200, you wrote: The 2 halves. http://illinoismeteorites.com/images/duellith5.JPG Hey, those lithologies aren't fighting! (And yeah, it sure looks like 869 to me.) __ Meteorite-list mailing list

Weird bit-o-space (was Re: [meteorite-list] Mega-Chondrule Competition)

2006-10-24 Thread Darren Garrison
(Forwarding this posting from off-list in the hopes of getting comments from the peanut gallery.) On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:53:34 -0500, you wrote: Could the bright white chondrule in same quadrant be a CAI? Could the zoned, multicolored eggish- shaped one be a clast of another chondrite?

[meteorite-list] Wow. Look what I just stumbled across!

2006-10-24 Thread Darren Garrison
http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/Asteroids2.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: RE: Re : [meteorite-list] Chondrule formation mechanism (Info Please)

2006-10-25 Thread Darren Garrison
On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:52:23 -0400, you wrote: If the heavy elements, such as nickel and iron, are created by a supernova, and the chondrules are in theory formed much later during the future dynamics of our solar system's nebula, would it be fair to say that the metal flecks would be billions

Re: [meteorite-list] AD - KAYUNWAR ebay auctions

2006-10-26 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 22:13:21 +0200, you wrote: Dear All, Sorry about this second post but I found out that the links got cut; I hope this time it will be all right. I don't know why Ebay started adding all that extra crap to their URLs. All you need to point to an item is this:

Re: [meteorite-list] (no subject)

2006-10-26 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:33:45 -0400, you wrote: please remove me [EMAIL PROTECTED] from your mailing list .the site is not what i expected.i dont have the faintest idea what their talking abuot except meteorsthank you Just out of curiosity-- what were you expecting/looking for?

Re: RE: [meteorite-list] One Ad Per Week

2006-10-27 Thread Darren Garrison
On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:53:09 +, you wrote: Not honoring this rule when everybody else does is just plan disrespectful. David, Take for instance, the long lines at the Disneyworld zoo where you work in Orlando. If somebody were to take cuts to the front of one of these long lines and

Re: Re: [meteorite-list] pieces forsale

2006-10-29 Thread Darren Garrison
On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 18:01:11 -0500, you wrote: What no Ghubara Maybe there should be a special giveaway of Ghubara blood. Dab it on a tissue, possibly? __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites, Ice Antarctica

2006-10-30 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 21:36:20 + (GMT Standard Time), you wrote: Hullo again, Anyone read Meteorites, Ice Antarctica by Dr. Bill Cassidy? I'm about half way though and it is a great read! He has great humour and writes so well - a must read if you've not done it. His description of the Nakhla

Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen Meteorite

2006-10-30 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:18:51 -0500, you wrote: valued at $1 million by US collectors in 1996, then simply kept in an office cabinet of professional investigators? (not that this title necessarily gives them credibility for anything) snip The space rock, known as the Binya Meteorite, was taken

Re: [meteorite-list] Google-Moon Lunar impact features and more

2006-11-01 Thread Darren Garrison
On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 11:21:10 -0800 (PST), you wrote: Dear List, For those wanting to study more about impact craters I am sending this link to the List. Enjoy! With Google Earth, you spend hours pouring over images trying to find impact craters. With Google Moon, you can spend hours trying to

[meteorite-list] Someone doesn't care for Paypal!

2006-11-01 Thread Darren Garrison
Okay, it isn't directly meteorite related. But since so many of us use Paypal in the buying and selling of meteorites, I thought this would be of interest. http://cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_305004735.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: Re: [meteorite-list] Steve Arnold (Chicago) what are you doing????????

2006-11-03 Thread Darren Garrison
On Fri, 3 Nov 2006 11:27:46 EST, you wrote: I'd be interested in knowing whether the hole in the specimen at issue was the result of the flight of the specimen (ablation) or whether it resulted from natural weathering, as was suggested as a possible cause for the hole in a previous thread.

Re: Re: [meteorite-list] Time for a Met-List Upgrade?

2006-11-04 Thread Darren Garrison
On Sat, 04 Nov 2006 15:03:35 -0500, you wrote: upgrade will resolve the issues. I believe the issues are not related to the list itself, but rather the problem stems from our respective ISPs. I agree. I don't see orphan replies, meaning replies to other posts that never reached me, and

Re: Re: [meteorite-list] Time for a Met-List Upgrade?

2006-11-04 Thread Darren Garrison
Another thing that you have to concider is that maybe movies are causing your problem. See, the internet is a series of tubes. And when those tubes fill up with movies, internets that you send may have to wait in line to get to the tube. So an internet sent to you yesterday could possibly not

[meteorite-list] Best place to keep a meteorite= bathroom??

2006-11-04 Thread Darren Garrison
http://www.the-signal.com/?module=displaystorystory_id=33982format=html A Rock a Kid's Bucket of Pennies Commentary by John Boston Mr. SCV Saturday November 4, 2006 Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards. - Sir Fred Hoyle Time is such a

[meteorite-list] Seeking Out Meteorites (on the moon)

2006-11-06 Thread Darren Garrison
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Seeking_Out_Meteorites_999.html Seeking Out Meteorites by Staff Writers London UK (SPX) Nov 07, 2006 Monica Grady, a professor of planetary and space science at the Open University in the UK, is one of the world's meteorite experts. In addition to studying the

Re: Re: [meteorite-list] Brenham Instability Myth

2006-11-07 Thread Darren Garrison
On Tue, 7 Nov 2006 03:23:30 -0800 (PST), you wrote: It is nice to know that the pile of rust and olivine I have visibly decaying away in my collection is only doing so mythically. Maybe the original post was just a mythunderstanding. :-) __

Re: [meteorite-list] Science Loses When PR Becomes Top Priority(Brenham Meteorites)

2006-11-07 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 6 Nov 2006 22:06:49 -0800, you wrote: Man is this guy bitter, here's his email address if you wish to send him an e-hug. Yeah, the guy does have a bit of anger in him. However, I did find it very interesting and noteworthy that some high-school girl had in fact found a Brenham with a

Re: [meteorite-list] simulant moon dust wanted by NASA

2006-11-07 Thread Darren Garrison
On Tue, 7 Nov 2006 10:02:38 -0800 (PST), you wrote: Dear List, I don`t how much the government is wasting on stimulant(sic) dust but they are searching for more. Here is their link: http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/moon_dirt_050124.html I see your wanted-- fake moon dirt and raise

Re: [meteorite-list] Falling stones and birds...

2006-11-08 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 9 Nov 2006 02:52:03 +0100, you wrote: Hola list, I have a stupid question for the ornithologists. Does it happen, that birds are throwing with stones? There are types of birds that collect objects for some reason or another. http://archives.stupidquestion.net/sq11702.html

[meteorite-list] Meteorite interview, part 2

2006-11-09 Thread Darren Garrison
http://www.astrobio.net/news/modules.php?op=modloadname=Newsfile=articlesid=2139mode=threadorder=0thold=0 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Meteormaybe in Georga

2006-11-10 Thread Darren Garrison
http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=5657715nav=5kZQ Piece of the cosmos in Valdosta? November 9, 2006 Valdosta - Astronomers at Valdosta State University are studying a rock they believe could be a meteorite. The rock was brought in by two Valdosta residents who say they saw a blue light

[meteorite-list] Where do I sign up?

2006-11-16 Thread Darren Garrison
http://www.space.com/news/061116_asteroid_nasa.html NASA Studies Manned Asteroid Mission By Leonard David Senior Space Writer posted: 16 November 2006 06:32 am ET NASA is appraising a human mission to a near-Earth asteroid—gauging the scientific merit of the endeavor while testing out spacecraft

Re: [meteorite-list] Rover's on Mars-humour.

2006-11-16 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:04:01 -0700, you wrote: It was bound to happen: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/54360 At least the freakin' transformers didn't find it, like poor Beagle 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ItK90yvA44 __ Meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] The ultimate meteorite tester

2006-11-17 Thread Darren Garrison
Take a look at the supermagnets near the bottom of the page. Massive rare-earth magnets. http://www.unitednuclear.com/magnets.htm __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] The ultimate meteorite tester

2006-11-17 Thread Darren Garrison
On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 15:34:26 -0800, you wrote: I have the #232 magnet and there is still an unclaimed $100 cash prize for the person that can pull it off of my refrigerator with their bare hands - no tools allowed. By the way, this magnet will hold a phone book to the fridge. No pacemakers

Re: [meteorite-list] Blogger post failed

2006-11-17 Thread Darren Garrison
Here's that weird message again. What address on the list is feeding into a blog? X-Symantec-TimeoutProtection: 0 Return-Path: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Received: from aa03.charter.net ([10.20.200.155]) by mtao04.charter.net (InterMail vM.6.01.06.03 201-2131-130-104-20060516) with ESMTP

Re: [meteorite-list] Blogger post failed - Source

2006-11-17 Thread Darren Garrison
On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 22:23:27 -0600, you wrote: Plus I have located the source. According to the blog homepage, it is owned by Art, BAN HIM!!! :-) owner of this list, and it appears to copy everything on this list. Except it seems that it is failing to get everything (hence the error

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - November 19, 2006

2006-11-19 Thread Darren Garrison
On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 10:53:19 -0800, you wrote: Apparently some browsers provide more/different information than mine. I use Foxfire - which I know is fairly common, and this is ALL that came through besides the photo: See, there's your problem right there. While an earlier,

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - November 19, 2006

2006-11-19 Thread Darren Garrison
On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 12:16:15 -0800, you wrote: to LOOK UP that info, you must first have the fall/find NAME. I am not getting the name. I don't know why could it be cox cable? could it be Firefox? Could it be Macintosh? Could it be a combination of Firefox and Macintosh? Could it be gremlins?

Re: [meteorite-list] make a reasonable offer (AD)

2006-11-22 Thread Darren Garrison
On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 23:04:07 -0800, you wrote: Matteo, Reflect on your own history before you cast asparagus. Is that a zen thing? http://www.merchantspassage.com/servlet/Detail?no=1071 http://atouchofglassgifts.tripod.com/id19.html __

Re: [meteorite-list] in Smithsonian Magazine

2006-11-22 Thread Darren Garrison
On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:07:28 EST, you wrote: Hello Members, I found this in the Letters section on this month's issue of Smithsonian Magazine: HOT ROCKS DASH MOON SKEPTICS: As a former student intern at NASA's Johnson Space Center now serving time for the heist of Apollo moon rocks, I

Re: [meteorite-list] Scumbag Steve Arnold Chicago

2006-11-23 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 11:13:23 -0600, you wrote: For those who care, This dips..t never ceases to amaze me. I bought an item from the mentally challenged Steve Arnold on ebay a while back. Apparently he listed the item for $1.00 by mistake. So he called me acknowledging the mistake and I said no

[meteorite-list] Dig Turns Up Little At Mysterious Newport Tower *except for a meteorite)

2006-11-24 Thread Darren Garrison
http://www.turnto10.com/news/10392157/detail.html NEWPORT, R.I. -- An archaeological dig at a mysterious Newport Tower turns up -- not much. Archeologists spent a month digging at a structure called the Old Stone Mill. The tower's origins are uncertain -- leading amateur historians to speculate

[meteorite-list] OT fun guy

2006-11-24 Thread Darren Garrison
Last night I was browsing through some photos I had taken a few weeks ago and just got around to downloading from my digital camera. This one looked ubercool to me: http://webpages.charter.net/garrison6328/shroomcap.jpg it reminds me of this picture of Hyperion:

Re: [meteorite-list] website GONE

2006-11-25 Thread Darren Garrison
On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 06:07:32 -0800 (PST), you wrote: note,I wish anyone who likes to do PUBLIC attacks on this list please keep it private.NO ONE LIKES PUBLIC ATTACKS.For some reason some people think that everything here needs to be aired.NO MORE!! Just for myself, I don't care to see the

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite novels -gifts II

2006-11-25 Thread Darren Garrison
On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 19:34:06 -0600, you wrote: do that in Iraq). And we've certainly never managed to have a war as magnificently named as The War of Jenkins' Ear! Well, now we have The War of He Tried To Kill My Daddy. __ Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] 70kg monster chondrite for sale

2006-11-26 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:35:31 +0100, you wrote: Hi Well known moroccan dealer Mr Habibi have a monster size chondrite for sale. http://www.polandmet.com/_nwa_aziz.htm Wow, this one is nicer than the 70 kilo one: http://www.polandmet.com/gfx_nwa_aziz/003.htm

Re: [meteorite-list] The ultimate meteorite tester

2006-11-26 Thread Darren Garrison
Interesting note-- I just saw this web site featured on CBS news tonight. Included a brief interview with the site operator. It was on because other than magnets, the site sells radioactive materials, including Palodium 210 (and lists a few meteorites, but all show as sold) On Fri, 17 Nov 2006

[meteorite-list] Comet attacks Australia!

2006-11-27 Thread Darren Garrison
http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=336477 Residents report comet sighting 27th November 2006, 18:54 WST Residents in central and western Victoria have reported seeing a bright light, possibly a comet, streaking across the sky just before sunset. Callers to ABC Radio reported

Re: [meteorite-list] Green LASER Pointers

2006-11-27 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:23:24 -0500, you wrote: Greetings, all, Does anyone on the List have a link or info for reasonably priced 5-10 mW green laser pointers? Forget green-- go for a Blu-Ray laser. Only $1999! http://www.wickedlasers.com/sonar.php

Re: [meteorite-list] Lunar?

2006-11-29 Thread Darren Garrison
On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:05:09 -0500, you wrote: Hi All, I received this slice from a friend who believes it may be a lunar. See, he had this vision, a vision of a orange penguin pointing at the rock (with a flipper, okay?) and it squaked absolut, absolut and he knew that he had been drinking

Re: [meteorite-list] Pass Times other than posting meteorite sales

2006-11-29 Thread Darren Garrison
On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:27:13 -0500, you wrote: You could also get involved in the scientific study of crater formation. Take remaining stock of meteorites in hand (literally) and throw them at your computer components (CPU, monitor, printer, etc.) and then analyze the impacts and resulting

Re: [meteorite-list] Essexite Gabbro - Not Mars Meteorite

2006-11-30 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:05:39 -0500, you wrote: Seems I posted the wrong URL for that 'mars meteorite' you keep seeing on eBay. Here's the right one. http://www.meteorite-dealers.com/essexite/ Thanks for posting that. I can see how well it convinced the wackjob (just check ebay).

[meteorite-list] Carbon globules in meteorite may have seeded Earth life

2006-11-30 Thread Darren Garrison
Carbon globules in meteorite may have seeded Earth life * 19:00 30 November 2006 * NewScientist.com news service * David Shiga Life on Earth may have started with the help of tiny hollow spheres that formed in the cold depths of space, a new study suggests. The analysis of carbon

Re: [meteorite-list] Essexite Gabbro - Not Mars Meteorite

2006-11-30 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:30:01 -0500, you wrote: geologist) while weathering met-list critical group-think. Congratulations, In defense of critical group-think, the critical group-thinkers were saying that it isn't a meteorite, proving that it isn't a meteorite would in no way change the mind of

Re: [meteorite-list] Essexite Gabbro - Not Mars Meteorite

2006-11-30 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:24:53 -0600, you wrote: Hello all, An interesting observation on lunar meteorites is that they are small. The largest around one kilo. Has anyone done any math on the size of lunar meteorites that could make it to the earth? What about that super-secret 13 kilo one

[meteorite-list] What else do you collect?

2006-11-30 Thread Darren Garrison
Another packrat here. I've collected a little bit of everything (it seems like) over the years. Fossils-- especially ammonites and trilobites (I have an inordinate fondness of Flexicalymene sp. trilobites from around Ohio-- I have dozens of them) and large shark teeth. Other minerals to some

Re: [meteorite-list] What else do you collect?

2006-11-30 Thread Darren Garrison
I just took a couple of quick photos of some of my best (in terms of size, shape, color, condition, or any of the above) larger (and some smaller) shark teeth. Try to overlook the quality of the photo (taken inside, with flash). I'm not making any claims that they are museum-worthy, but I'm happy

Re: [meteorite-list] What else do you collect?

2006-12-01 Thread Darren Garrison
On Fri, 1 Dec 2006 11:43:11 -0500, you wrote: Darren Garrison wrote: I have an inordinate fondness of Flexicalymene sp. trilobites from around Ohio--I have dozens of them. Hello Darren, One of the neatest specimens I once had in my trilobite collection was a pair

[meteorite-list] Okay, confess

2006-12-01 Thread Darren Garrison
Which one of you was selling the rockwangs at Tuscon? :-) http://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/02/04/tucson-gem-mineral-show-2006-part-2/ (And I was googling for Terataspis grandis, not for rockwangs, not that there is anything wrong with that...) __

Re: [meteorite-list] Steves $1.00 auctions

2006-12-04 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:11:20 -0700, you wrote: However, you probably don't realize that you have been used as a pawn in some sort of mastermind business strategy. I haven't figured it out yet. Could be a case of life imitating art. In this case, a weird juxtaposition of Brewster's Millions

[meteorite-list] Comet watches

2006-12-08 Thread Darren Garrison
An article on rare stones being used in watches, including a mention of meteorites, which are extracted from comets fallen to Earth. http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/08/news/rwatchmine.php Oh, and here's a watch that could be made from comet material:

Re: [meteorite-list] Look at this great auction!

2006-12-12 Thread Darren Garrison
On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:36:18 -0500, you wrote: Michael and list members... He finally saw the light and uploaded the Sikhote-alin strewnfield photo to his server instead of just linking to my website. I actually messaged the guy saying nice family photo not because I wanted to be a

Re: [meteorite-list] Look at this great auction!

2006-12-12 Thread Darren Garrison
On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:52:51 -0700, you wrote: Jim, that was a superb prank! Ingenious of you to substitute a new photo at your own URL. That actually isn't that uncommon a practice. People often tend to be much more graphic, though, using for the replacement photo goatse or tubgirl.

Re: [meteorite-list] Look at this great auction!

2006-12-12 Thread Darren Garrison
On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 01:54:34 GMT, you wrote: suspension of a IMCA member. Just a simple notice that it is impolite to link to another dealer's website. I would venture a guess that most people really don't stop to think about there being any problem with linking to a photo on a web site, or

Re: [meteorite-list] Look at this great auction! I'm the bandwidth stealer!

2006-12-13 Thread Darren Garrison
On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 09:05:19 -0500, you wrote: Here is a humorous website that I found today concerning hotlinking: http://www.cockeyed.com/pranks/imposter/imposter.html Here's a photo I saved from a few months back that was replaced on a web forum. It was (not that memory serves me, but

Re: [meteorite-list] BIMS mag

2006-12-13 Thread Darren Garrison
On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:35:17 -0800 (PST), you wrote: Hi Dave, I could not make this link work, it wanted to sell me a file sharing service??? The service is useful in that it allows you to share files, but it is really annoying in doing it. You have to 1.) click on the free link, 2.) wait a

Re: [meteorite-list] biggest taggish lake

2006-12-15 Thread Darren Garrison
On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:13:51 -0800 (PST), you wrote: Kidding aside, If you are speaking about Tagish Lake They will have disolved into mud. What say you list? That's what I was thinking. I was under the impression that Tagish Lake was of a consistancy that it would dissolve like a lump of dry

Re: [meteorite-list] Republic of Palau Nantan Coin

2006-12-18 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:33:09 -0800 (PST), you wrote: Dear List, Given the proclivity for rusting in Nantans, what is the likelihood of the Nantans in the Palau coins deteriorating? Thomas Well, when I think of well made, long lasting items I certainly think of the Republic of Palau.

Re: [meteorite-list] LARGE fireball report!

2006-12-19 Thread Darren Garrison
On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 16:19:22 -0700, you wrote: That close to Tokyo, I'd suspect Rodan or Mothra g. Rodan? Mothra? Be serious! Those are Earth creatures. Mike obvioulsy saw King Ghidorah! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Ghidorah __

Re: [meteorite-list] Renseignements

2006-12-20 Thread Darren Garrison
On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:08:50 +0100 (CET), you wrote: Sorry for the last mesage but i try hope understand it. (I sollicitre of members list to inform me well with what had the presence of the chondrules in the meteorites. in continuation their magnetism (abundant presence of iron, not very

Re: [meteorite-list] OT: Festivus

2006-12-22 Thread Darren Garrison
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446696749?tag2=gwbqb-20 __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Dakhla= ancient Egyptian for okay, who ticked off Ra?

2006-12-24 Thread Darren Garrison
(Sorry about that, accidentally hit send before editing in the new message.) http://www.glassonweb.com/news/index/5274/ Mysterious Egyptian Glass Formed by Meteorite Strike, Study Says Strange specimens of natural glass found in the Egyptian desert are products of a meteorite slamming into

Re: [meteorite-list] Dakhla= ancient Egyptian for okay, who ticked off Ra?

2006-12-24 Thread Darren Garrison
And the fill article in National Geographic: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/12/061221-egypt-glass.html Mysterious Egyptian Glass Formed by Meteorite Strike, Study Says Stefan Lovgren for National Geographic News December 21, 2006 Strange specimens of natural glass found in the

[meteorite-list] Semi-OT free astronomy Ebook

2006-12-28 Thread Darren Garrison
http://www.astrowhatsup.com/download-the-book/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Prospector says Hartman Rocks, meteor strike

2006-12-29 Thread Darren Garrison
http://www.gunnisontimes.com/index.php?content=C_newsnewsid=4967 December 30, 2006 Prospector says Hartman Rocks, meteor strike Ian Neligh If Johnny Tonko is right, then nearly 364 million years ago — just as the first fish started evolving legs — a meteorite crashed into the earth with

Re: [meteorite-list] SANTA VITORIA DO PALMAR

2006-12-31 Thread Darren Garrison
On Sun, 31 Dec 2006 10:25:36 -0500, you wrote: Who had 15 days in the pool? I donno, but they are probably pretty wrinkly. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Dave Shiflett-- no fan of the brenham

2007-01-02 Thread Darren Garrison
...a 1,400-pound space rock that resembles a massive, slightly rotting yam. Ugly is only skin deep, however. This monstrosity sold for a cool million. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088sid=a.flI69Q4Dvgrefer=muse Pilot Science Show Features Meteorites, Stem Cells, Speedy Cars By

Re: [meteorite-list] Close-up New Jersey Object

2007-01-04 Thread Darren Garrison
I just saw a longish story on the object on a local news story, including a close-up of the object being rotated. In the short time of that close-up, it sure looked like regmyglyphs on it to me. I'm trying to search down the video on the net now. __

Re: [meteorite-list] Close-up New Jersey Object

2007-01-04 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:32:22 -0500, you wrote: I just saw a longish story on the object on a local news story, including a close-up of the object being rotated. In the short time of that close-up, it sure looked like regmyglyphs on it to me. I'm trying to search down the video on the net now.

Re: [meteorite-list] Close-up New Jersey Object

2007-01-04 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:48:11 -0500, you wrote: On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:32:22 -0500, you wrote: I just saw a longish story on the object on a local news story, including a close-up of the object being rotated. In the short time of that close-up, it sure looked like regmyglyphs on it to me. I'm

Re: [meteorite-list] Close-up New Jersey Object

2007-01-04 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:30:22 -0700, you wrote: Sure looks like a piece of pyrite. From the video I saw, crystal faces are visible on one end. Pyrite doesn't hold a magnet. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Iron Falls NJO

2007-01-04 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:01:17 -0600, you wrote: I propose we take a vote Who votes the NJO is a meteorite? Judging from what I could see in that short, low-resolution video, I vote yes. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Close-up New Jersey Object

2007-01-04 Thread Darren Garrison
Another link with video. http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_004193309.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Very Rare NWA2828

2007-01-06 Thread Darren Garrison
On Sat, 06 Jan 2007 17:47:26 -0700, you wrote: How long does it take to be considered paleo? All the means is old. Please shed some light on this for me... Yeah, no kidding. I have a bunch of stuff that I got in a cheap lot on Ebay (not from any of the list members, I think) that sure looks

Re: [meteorite-list] PALEO Meteorite||||Was Very Rare NWA2828

2007-01-06 Thread Darren Garrison
On Sat, 6 Jan 2007 17:41:40 -0800 (PST), you wrote: I dont think that Paleo is a proper way to describe them as these meteorites are not paleolithic. Paleolithic is an era starting just before mesolithic Paleo just means old-- paleolithic is the old stone age. Also used in paleozoic.

Re: [meteorite-list] How to get an NJO

2007-01-06 Thread Darren Garrison
On Sat, 6 Jan 2007 21:45:27 -0800 (PST), you wrote: Yes, this one smells funny to me. The one thing I like though, is the non-stop publicity on every TV station in the USA! I must have received calls from just about everyone I know asking me if I was buying this thing! It could be a fall I guess,

Re: [meteorite-list] Irons DON'T form Fusion Crust's - yes they DO

2007-01-07 Thread Darren Garrison
On Sun, 7 Jan 2007 20:17:25 +0100, you wrote: But it doesn't hit the point regarding meteorites. Glassy evokes the impression of something shiny, very smooth, mirror-like. But as we all now But the laymen use of the term isn't the scientific one. Glassy means something that cooled quickly

Re: [meteorite-list] Irons DON'T form Fusion Crust's - yes they DO

2007-01-07 Thread Darren Garrison
On Sun, 07 Jan 2007 14:34:12 -0500, you wrote: On 7 Jan 2007 at 14:26, Darren Garrison wrote: Glassy means something that cooled quickly enough that it didn't have time to crystalize and is instead, on the atomic level, an amorphous mess. I think this is a stretch of the term 'glassy

Re: [meteorite-list] Irons DON'T form Fusion Crust's - yes they DO

2007-01-07 Thread Darren Garrison
On Sun, 07 Jan 2007 13:56:00 -0700, you wrote: phenomenological It this really a word? Sounds like a George Bush word. It seems perfectly cromulent to me. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Nogata Meteorite

2007-01-07 Thread Darren Garrison
On Sun, 07 Jan 2007 18:00:10 -0800, you wrote: If you do discover a still photo of it, I would much appreciate if you let me know of it, as I am working on a book about hammers. Right Plugging the Japanese word for meteorite inseki along with Nogata pulls up this small image:

Re: [meteorite-list] Nogata Meteorite

2007-01-07 Thread Darren Garrison
Here is a google search with the kanji for nogata and inseki plugged in. You can use the google translater to get Matteo-esque translations of the pages: http://www.google.com/search?num=100hl=enlr=safe=offq=%E9%9A%95%E7%9F%B3%20%E7%9B%B4%E6%96%B9%E5%B8%82btnG=Searchie=UTF-8oe=UTF-8sa=Ntab=iw

[meteorite-list] Wired Science segment for download

2007-01-10 Thread Darren Garrison
Okay, here's the rapidshare link to the 100 MB version http://rapidshare.com/files/10958368/Brenham_Wired_Science_medium.avi.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Wired Science segment for download (resend)

2007-01-10 Thread Darren Garrison
I was never able to find a good copy of the Cash and Treasure segment on line, but I did find a good copy of the Wired Science pilot last night, and trimmed out the Brenham piece. It was 158 MB, but I don't know a good free way to transfer a file of that size to (potentially) hundreds of

[meteorite-list] Wired Science segment for download

2007-01-10 Thread Darren Garrison
I was never able to find a good copy of the Cash and Treasure segment on line, but I did find a good copy of the Wired Science pilot last night, and trimmed out the Brenham piece. It was 158 MB, but I don't know a good free way to transfer a file of that size to (potentially) hundreds of

[meteorite-list] Black diamonds= supernova origin?

2007-01-10 Thread Darren Garrison
The story seems very fishy to me. I find it hard to believe that even diamonds could survive hitting the Earth's atmosphere/surface at interstellar speeds. http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/070108_spacey_diamonds.html ET Gems: Black Diamonds Come from Outer Space By Jeanna Bryner

Re: [meteorite-list] Brightest Comet in 30 Years: Comet C/2006 P1(McNaught)

2007-01-11 Thread Darren Garrison
On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 03:58:20 -0800 (PST), you wrote: break and find out too late. It's blowing a hoolie up here in the Western Isles of the UK and the glorious Hm. Never heard that term before. But you have my sympathies: http://www.dayoopers.com/rocknock.html

[meteorite-list] New photo of the NJO

2007-01-11 Thread Darren Garrison
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650221958,00.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Meteorite hunter= slur?

2007-01-11 Thread Darren Garrison
http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070109/NEWS01/701090375/1007 Geologist claims defamation Texan sues after MSU professor criticizes meteorite find in News-Leader guest column. Melissa DeLoach News-Leader A Texas geologist alleges a Missouri State geology professor

Re: [meteorite-list] Lightning Balls Created In The Lab

2007-01-12 Thread Darren Garrison
On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:28:53 +0100, you wrote: Hi List! I remember that you can have a lot of fun with wire wool and a microwave oven. Also a nice lightning ball! But don't forget to throw the microwave away later; it won't be useful any more after that treatment. ;) I posted these links to

[meteorite-list] Stoned sofa for sale

2007-01-13 Thread Darren Garrison
Come on, if people buy mailboxes hit by meteorites, cars hit by meteorites, vent covers hit by meteorites, and hammer heads dug up while looking for meteorites, surely someone here would want this. http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=347641 Meteorite-damaged NZ sofa for sale 14th

Re: [meteorite-list] killer glenormiston iron

2007-01-15 Thread Darren Garrison
On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:15:24 +1000, you wrote: Hi listoids Checkout the killer Glenormiston iron at http://www.rawnet.com.au/~qwalkra1/glenormiston.htm Kind of questionable auction, in my opinion. It looks like the seller is trying to make people think that they are bidding on the pictured

Re: [meteorite-list] killer glenormiston iron

2007-01-15 Thread Darren Garrison
On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:48:18 +1000, you wrote: Ah cmon The Glenormiston is not for sale I'm not asking for any bids - the Glenormiston is not going to be auctioned and I'm not selling a copy of a paper about the meteorite Somehow I posted my reply to the wrong message (as someone mentioned).

Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869

2007-01-16 Thread Darren Garrison
On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:47:53 -0500, you wrote: I doubt if this will ever turn up, but someone has taken a very nice, small NWA 869 from my collection - right from my own home! I never weighed it, but it is somewhere in the 40-50 gram range. Pics are here; Surely there is only a small

[meteorite-list] New Martian meteorite

2007-01-16 Thread Darren Garrison
Good luck getting a slice. http://www.marsdaily.com/reports/Opportunity_Finds_Another_Meteorite_999.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869

2007-01-16 Thread Darren Garrison
On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:16:57 -0500, you wrote: PS - Regarding the lost meteorite, I am not at all inferring that anyone's friends are peasants! Hey, if somebody stole it, imply away. Except in discribing them, I'd change the spelling of peasant by putting a dash between the s and the second a

Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869

2007-01-16 Thread Darren Garrison
On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:28:30 -0500, you wrote: I don't know about the particular circumstrance you are describing but pieces of the Mbale fall were reportedly ground up and eaten as a presummed cure for AIDS. Guess they couldn't find any babies to rape.

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