[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - 16 New Desert Meteorites

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There are 16 new approvals from the hot deserts of NWA, Qatar, and Libya. Link : http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=sfor=namesants=falls=valids=stype=containslrec=50map=gebrowse=country=Allsrt=namecateg=Allmblist=Allrect=phot=snew=2pnt=Normal%20tabledr=page=0

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[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Dozens of Desert Meteorites

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There have been two recent updates. The first contained lunars, Martians, and numerous achondrites. The most recent has 38 meteorites from various deserts around the world, including the Sahara, Gobi, Oman, and Atacama. Link :

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite-list Digest, Vol 146, Issue 3

Hi Aziz and List, Thanks for the question. My photos do not clearly show the piece - I do not have my usual camera and my photography skills are lacking. In hand, the piece strongly resembles other weathered NWA pallasites that I have seen. It has a minor oxidation rind that one would expect

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Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet

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[meteorite-list] $7000/g Martian Meteorite?

Why is this 92mg Martian micromount being offered for approx. $7000 per gram? Am I missing something or is this seller out of his/her mind? Is there something special about NWA 4468 that I am not aware of? Does it contain unobtainium? Link :

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[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Desert Meteorites and Canadian Iron (Rainy River)

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There are twelve new approvals. Two of them are from the SW USA. Several, including LL3.0, EUC, CV3, EL6, and others are from the NWA DCA. There is also one iron from Canada (Rainy River). Link :

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Hi Bulletin Watchers, There are 10 new approvals from the hot deserts. Link http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=%2Asfor=namesants=falls=valids=stype=containslrec=50map=gebrowse=country=Allsrt=namecateg=Allmblist=Allrect=phot=snew=2pnt=Normal%20tabledr=page=0 Best regards and Happy

[meteorite-list] Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, and Safety or Terrorism Concerns

Hi List, Let me preface this - I do not want this to get political and I want to stick to how this situation impacts the meteorite world. I do not want to engage or ignite a discussion about religion or politics. I have been reading stories on the news wires about the operation of terrorist

[meteorite-list] Large Impact Basin Discovered in Australia

Forgive me if someone already posted this one - Scientists have discovered a new impact crater basin in Australia that is 250 miles wide. The impact is believed to have occurred approx. 300 million years ago. The impact remnant is 1.2 miles underground and scarred into the ancient, underlying

[meteorite-list] F.A. Paneth - Radioactive Decay Processes and the Age of Meteorites

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Re: [meteorite-list] F.A. Paneth - Radioactive Decay Processes and theAge of Meteorites

. To what degree is this a valid consideration? -Original Message- From: Galactic Stone Ironworks via Meteorite-list Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2015 4:01 PM To: Meteorite List Subject: [meteorite-list] F.A. Paneth - Radioactive Decay Processes and theAge of Meteorites As is well known

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Re: [meteorite-list] March issue of Meteorite Times is now up

Hi List, Yes, thanks indeed to Paul, Jim, and everyone else at Meteorite Times for their continued high-level of writing. I look forward to it every month. :) I especially like the show reports - I feel like I am there with Jim as he wanders from room to room. Best regards, MikeG --

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[meteorite-list] Question about Impact Melting Process

When considering meteorites that are described as impact melt, I have a question regarding the heat required to melt the materials. How is the heat responsible for the melting generated? In other words, is the heat generated by the impact itself or the immediate after-effects of the impact? Is

[meteorite-list] Fall of the Siena Meteorite

The outside of every stone that has been found, and has been ascertained to have fallen from the cloud near Sienna, is evidently freshly vitrified, and is black, having every sign of having passed through an extreme heat; when broken, the inside is of a light-gray color mixed with black spots, and

[meteorite-list] Povenmire's Florida Fireball Patrol

I ran across a copy of Harold Povenmire's book Fireballs, Meteors, and Meteorites and one chapter talks about the Florida Fireball Patrol - a network of observers who logged fireballs for the purpose of recovering meteorites. I did some searching on the web, but could not find any recent info

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - NWA Carbonaceous Chondrites and Pallasite

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There are seven new approvals from the NWA DCA. Six are carbonaceous chondrites of various types and one is a pallasite. Link :

[meteorite-list] Marquesas Islands Meteorite Mythos

In the beginning, there was nothing. There arose a swelling, a ferment, a black fire, a spinning of vortices, a bubbling, a swallowing - there arose a whole series of pairs of props, posts or piles, large and small, long and short, crooked and bent, decayed and rotten. Similarly, there arose pairs

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Re: [meteorite-list] Edwin Thompson's----EarthUnder

Hi Folks, I missed the original announcement. Is this book fiction or non-fiction? I would love to read about Edwin's early adventures in the Sahara and how it helped bring about the Saharan Gold Rush. Best regards, MikeG On 3/5/15, Greg Hupé meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote:

[meteorite-list] Ceres and Meteorites?

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Re: [meteorite-list] Notice to eBay Meteorite Sellers

. And now you know. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Galactic Stone Ironworks via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sat, Feb 28, 2015 6:50 pm Subject

Re: [meteorite-list] Notice to eBay Meteorite Sellers

Hi Ron, That is exactly the line of thinking I had in mind. I try not to share my financial information online anywhere unless it's necessary and then it is through PayPal only. If PayPal gets hacked, fine. eBay, Facebook, Twitter, or any other websites do not need direct access to my bank

Re: [meteorite-list] Weird Bounce Notices on the List

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[meteorite-list] Notice to eBay Meteorite Sellers

Hi Folks, I have noticed a new trend with meteorite dealers on eBay. Two different dealers have done this that I know of, and there may be others. What I am referring to is bidder requirements. I tried to place a bid on two different specimens from two different dealers and both times eBay

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Hot Desert Meteorites, HED, Pallasite, Carbonaceous, and others

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There are 13 new approvals with many different types. Link : http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=sfor=namesants=falls=valids=stype=containslrec=50map=gebrowse=country=Allsrt=namecateg=Allmblist=Allrect=phot=snew=1pnt=Normal%20tabledr=page=0 Best regards and

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Strikes Down Thief During Armed Robbery

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[meteorite-list] Weird Bounce Notices on the List

Hi Listees, At random times (it seems) I get these bounce notices when I send a message to the List. Is anyone else getting these and what do they mean? Are my posts making it to the List? Somebody please reply to this and let me know. Here is a copy of the text in the emails I get :

Re: [meteorite-list] Weird Bounce Notices on the List

art.jo...@iscs.com wrote: Hi Mike; Someone else reported that this morning, so I've made a change that will hopefully take care of it. Best Regards, Art -Original Message- From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Galactic Stone Ironworks

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Hi Edwin, I can't wait to go see what you are offering. As soon as I send this, I am going over to ebay to check out your books. I just expanded my meteorite book collection this week when I acquired a large collection of meteorite books - some will go up for sale and some will go into my

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Mreira update to a Fall, New Martian, and New OC

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There are two new approvals and one updated entry. Mreira has been changed from a find to a fall - probable. There is also a new Martian shergottite. Link :

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Nkayi and NWA's

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There are three new approvals. One is the Nkayi fall from Zimbabwe and the other two are OC's from the NWA DCA. Link :

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - USA, Iran, Mexico, NWA - Lunar, Melt Rocks, and others.

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There are 13 new approvals from around the world. One of the approvals is a lunar and several are melts. Link :

Re: [meteorite-list] So Chelyabinsk is not an impact-melt meteorite. Steve said so

, it is amazing to me. Comments? Anyone in this list, scientist or collector know something I don't, that Chelyabinsk is a non impact-melt meteorite? Micael Farmer On Feb 22, 2015, at 10:07 AM, Galactic Stone Ironworks via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Bulletin

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[meteorite-list] Test 1 2 3

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[meteorite-list] Big Fireball over Pennsylvania

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[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - USA, China, and NWA meteorites

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There are 16 new approvals from the USA, China, and NWA DCA. Link : http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=%2Asfor=namesants=falls=valids=stype=containslrec=50map=gebrowse=country=Allsrt=namecateg=Allmblist=Allrect=phot=snew=2pnt=Normal%20tabledr=page=0 Best

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - China Irons and NWA Stones

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There are 5 new approvals - 3 irons from China and 2 stones from the NWA DCA. One of the NWA meteorites is an HED. Link -

Re: [meteorite-list] Important Announcement form the Nomenclature Committee

Hi Carl and List, Thank you for this update on the change. However, what exactly does this mean in practice? For example, would a find with coordinates like Mreira now be classified as a NWA 10xxx ? Or will finds with firm reliable coordinates still be considered for a place name and not a NWA

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Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson stories

Well, don't tease us, you tell us! LOL. ;) Let me hazard some wild guesses. I will disclose that I know jack about Gold Basin except what the typical collector knows. I haven't read anything recently. Is it? Somebody found tektites associated with the area? New overlapping strewnfield

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Two Lunars and Four HED

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There are 6 new approvals from the NWA DCA. These include two lunars and four Vestans. Link :

Re: [meteorite-list] New fall, Nkayi Zimbabwe

Hi List, I assume the possibility of a link between Kagarlyk and Tunguska has been ruled out by now? Best regards, MikeG On 2/9/15, Katsu OHTSUKA via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Frank, Tunguska, Russia and Kagarlyk, Ukraine (L6) would be another example.

Re: [meteorite-list] lost and found

If the box has a 20kg lunar in it, then it's mine, I will send my agent to retrieve it. ;) Best regards, MikeG -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter -

Re: [meteorite-list] Same day (was: New fall, Nkayi Zimbabwe)

Hi Bernd and List, Is there any chance that meteorites which fall on the same date may be launched paired, even if they are different types? (perhaps they originated from a rubble-pile parent body with multiple lithologies?) Best regards, MikeG --

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Re: [meteorite-list] New fall, Nkayi Zimbabwe

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Re: [meteorite-list] New fall, Nkayi Zimbabwe

This is the same day as the Cartersville Georgia fall. Have two different meteorites ever fallen on the same day in different parts of the world and been recovered? Best regards, MikeG -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - NWA, Lunar and Achondrites,

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There are 9 new approvals from the NWA DCA. There is one lunar, several achondrites of various types, and one OC. Link :

Re: [meteorite-list] Australian Monash University Meteorite Recovery Program is under threat

Hi Ian, Well said. I agree that Australia should protect it's borders to prevent massive outflow of meteorites to foreign destinations - one could argue the dynamic of it, but in the end, the meteorites end up leaving and most don't come back. But, the government should not deter it's own

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - 17 NWA Meteorites, R, CK, CV, Ure, Euc, Type 3

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There are 17 new approvals from the NWA DCA. Most are OC's, but there are also some achondrites. Link :

Re: [meteorite-list] Australian Monash University Meteorite Recovery Program is under threat

Hi Jeff, A worthy program for sure. But, one has to wonder - if Australia's laws were not so restrictive, private hunters would be recovering and classifying more Australian meteorites than the scientists would have time to examine. Take the private hunters out of the equation, and all that's

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Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson pics?

For those who care to navigate the seas of social media, there are tons of Tucson photos all over Facebook. More Tucson photos than you can look at. John Humphries is posting some really good ones, as he always does. Many of my rockhound friends are and they are posting oodles of photos as

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - 27 Desert Meteorites, OC's and Carbs

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There are 27 new approvals from the hot deserts of NWA and Oman. They are a mix of OC's and carbonaceous chondrites. Link :

Re: [meteorite-list] Middle school students lobbying Kansas lawmakers to declare official state rock

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Re: [meteorite-list] Middle school students lobbying Kansas lawmakers to declare official state rock

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[meteorite-list] Is it just me, or does this Australian meteorite look like NWA?

While poking around the Met Bulletin database, I ran across the Pigick H5 meteorite. The only two photos of Pigick in the database strongly resemble a NWA stone. The desert varnish appears to resemble typical NWA varnish and there are some captive sand grains in the weathering cracks - also

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update : Lunar Olivine Gabbro and CO3.2

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There are two new approvals from the NWA DCA. One is a lunar olivine gabbro and the other is a CO3.2 Lunar (NWA 8727) : http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=61388 CO3.2 (NWA 8724) : http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=61387 Best regards and Happy

Re: [meteorite-list] Is it just me, or does this Australian meteorite look like NWA?

highly doubt that it is an NWA. It may have been transported within Australia though. Best, Mendy Ouzillou On Jan 28, 2015, at 5:14 PM, Galactic Stone Ironworks via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: While poking around the Met Bulletin database, I ran across

[meteorite-list] Mendota Wrong - Any Updates on Composition or Source?

Hi List, I was looking at Matt Martin's thin sections of Mendota and it reminded me of this weird meteorwrong. It's been quite a while now since this material hit the market, and I was wondering if anyone had analyzed it yet? Has anyone microprobed it or hit it with the XRF gun? I'm still

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Saharan Achondrites and OC's

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There are 11 new approvals. Most are from the NWA DCA. There are several Vestans, melts, and an ungrouped chondrite. Link :

Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update: Sahara 00293

Hi Laurence and List, Ah, the nebulous picture becomes more clear. Science works in mysterious ways. It must be interesting (and fun) to have access to an institutional collection. One could sift through the numerous specimens looking for traits that stand out and/or features of interest. I

Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update: Sahara 00293

: a...@unm.edu http://meteorite.unm.edu/people/carl_agee/ On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 1:01 PM, Galactic Stone Ironworks via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Laurence and List, Ah, the nebulous picture becomes more clear. Science works in mysterious ways. It must

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite mineral named after beer is time capsule

Is this Carlsbergite pasteurized? Meteorites containing Carlsbergite cannot be purchased by collectors under the age of 21. Too much Carlsbergite causes beer goggles making weathered meteorites look pretty. Meteorites with Carlsbergite have a frothy crust. Somebody stop me --

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update : Sahara 00293

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There is one new approval. I find it curious. It is an old Sahara OC found by Mr. Labenne fifteen years ago (2000). Crystylynda Fudge was the classifier. I have never heard this name before. I am just curious why this meteorite suddenly appeared out of obscurity to be

Re: [meteorite-list] Vesta

Hi Andre, Even before the NASA Dawn program, scientists had made a strong connection between the HED meteorites and Vesta. The brief paper at the link below gives a general explanation of the connection. In the years since, Dawn has solidified that connection. From the text : Many lines of

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[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Martian, CO3, and OC's

Hi Bulletin-Watchers, There are five new approvals, one from Chile and four from the NWA DCA. One of them (NWA 8716) is a Martian. Link :

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[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Sawtooth Mountain (Ureilite, Colorado, 2006)

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There is one new approval, a ureilite found in Colorado in 2006. Link : http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=61353 Write-up text : Sawtooth Mountain38°20’46N, 106°57’41”W Colorado, United States Found: 2006 Classification: Ureilite History: This

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[meteorite-list] Question about Norites - Lunar and Diogenite

Hi List, I was looking at Norites recently, and I came across the only lunar-origin Norite, the lunaite NWA 773. I had no knowledge of NWA 773 prior to stumbling across it's Noritic connection. The visual similarities between lunar norite and Vestan norite are apparent. I am assuming the major

Re: [meteorite-list] 'New Year's Comet' Lovejoy Reaches Its Peak: Watch for It

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Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Tucson Preview

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Re: [meteorite-list] Astronomical Prices of Meteorites in Korea Still Controversial

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[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - 57 New Approvals, Martian, Achondrites, OC's, Oman, Antarctica, Yemen, NWA

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There is a major update. There are 57 new approvals from all over, including : NWA, Oman, Yemen, and Antarctica. Many of the approvals are OC's. There are a few interesting meteorites in the mix : Ureilite, CK6, Diogenite, CO3, Eucrite, and Martian. Update Link :

[meteorite-list] January Meteorite Falls

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Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites, Gangnam Style

Yeah, and I am sure the Korean Meteorite Program is going to benefit science in ways never before possible. Korea doesn't want those pesky foreign collectors getting their hands on them - those same foreign collectors who strongly support science and have accomplished more than the official

Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Lunars, Martian, HED's, Achondrites

and Martian meteorites time and time again? I check the links to discover these were announced months ago and are not new discoveries. It makes it appear that new finds are being found on a weekly bases. Best Regards, Adam - Original Message - From: Galactic Stone Ironworks via

Re: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Lunars, Martian, HED's, Achondrites

: Galactic Stone Ironworks via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2014 7:02 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Lunars, Martian, HED's,Achondrites Hi Bulletin Watchers

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[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Lunars, Martian, HED's, Achondrites

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There are 10 new approvals, including 3 Lunars and a Martian. Link : http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=%2Asfor=namesants=falls=valids=stype=containslrec=50map=gebrowse=country=Allsrt=namecateg=Allmblist=Allrect=phot=snew=2pnt=Normal%20tabledr=page=0 Best

[meteorite-list] Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

If you were good, May you awake to a stocking full of space rocks fresh from the asteroid belt. :) And if you were bad this year, Krampus will turn all of your fresh stones in caliche-covered W4 ordinary chondrites. www.galactic-stone.com --

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Re: [meteorite-list] NASA, Planetary Scientists Find Meteoritic Evidence of Mars Water Reservoir

Hi Ron and List, Are these new findings based on the study of NWA 7034/pairings or Tissint or ? It makes mention of shergottites and Martian meteorites, but the abstract does not say which meteorite(s) was studied. Meteoritic evidence for a previously unrecognized hydrogen reservoir on Mars

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Hot Desert OC's and Eucrite

Hi Bulletin Watchers, There are 15 new approvals from Oman and the NWA DCA. All but one are OC's. There is one eucrite and an H-melt. Link :

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