[meteorite-list] Test - delete

2010-07-27 Thread Graham Ensor
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[meteorite-list] Test....please ignore

2011-10-03 Thread Graham Ensor
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Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2011-10-12 Thread Graham Ensor
Amazing Jimprobably the best example I've ever seen of my favorite meteorite ...very envious! Graham...Uk On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 12:00 PM, valpar...@aol.com wrote: Murchison http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpod.asp __ Visit the Archives at

Re: [meteorite-list] Unusual inclusion in Muonionalusta slice

2011-10-29 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi Mike, Now that does look unusual...never seen that before...reminds me of some lunar meteorites! Would be most interesting to get some anaysis done on that. I would have thought some one researching iron meteorite formation and differentiation would be keen to have a look at it. Let us know if

Re: [meteorite-list] Unusual inclusion in Muonionalusta slice

2011-10-29 Thread Graham Ensor
Yes Mirko that did cross my mind tooperhaps Mike can tell us if that was possible as he knew the piece before cuttingwas the inclusion exposed enough at thge surface for that to have happened? On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Mirko Graul m_gr...@yahoo.de wrote: Hi Mike, that looks

Re: [meteorite-list] Unusual inclusion in Muonionalusta slice

2011-10-29 Thread Graham Ensor
...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Graham, yes it is open in the front all the way to the surface. So it could be tightly packed sand or soil. On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 3:27 PM, Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.com wrote: Yes Mirko that did cross my mind tooperhaps Mike can tell us if that was possible

Re: [meteorite-list] Way off topic! Campo Witch and Canyon Man Halloween Fun

2011-10-31 Thread Graham Ensor
Great fun Sonny...if I can only take one I'll take the one with the eyes.. :-) Cheers, Graham On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 1:44 AM, wahlpe...@aol.com wrote: Hi List, For those of you who enjoy Halloween, here is a link for you! Sonny Georgia

Re: [meteorite-list] Cleaning a heavy iron meteorite

2011-11-11 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi Guenther, As you have already had a go at it with a wire brush it is difficult o say what is best as we can't tell what it originally looked like. As Ruben said, it looks more like a weathered stoney chondrite with just a few flecks of metal left where it has a window cutUnless it was

Re: [meteorite-list] Cleaning a heavy iron meteorite

2011-11-11 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi again, I would be very wary of using wire brushes to clean a meteorite that has an obvious black fusion crust hidden underneath. I have a 12kg xxxNWA that was covered in white caliche which I cleaned chemically, painstakingly bit by bit, neutralizing the acid every cm or so to stop any soaking

Re: [meteorite-list] Hammer hammers!

2011-11-23 Thread Graham Ensor
Now...getting back to fantastic meteorites... here's a picture of a real hammerstill on Svend's website but now in my own collection... Check out the third picture down and read the description on his great website...probably my favourite acquisition.

Re: [meteorite-list] Taza (was: Hammer hammers!)

2011-11-23 Thread Graham Ensor
Svend has had some of the most spectacular meteorites in his collection as his website illustrates It made my Ensisheim trip rather expensive that year but I was glad to give it a good home.would be great to find some way of testing when it was actually used as a hammerI think Sven

Re: [meteorite-list] Taza (was: Hammer hammers!)

2011-11-23 Thread Graham Ensor
scalp ... Congratulations! Matthias - Original Message - From: Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.com To: Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 1:09 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Taza (was: Hammer hammers

Re: [meteorite-list] Taza (was: Hammer hammers!)

2011-11-23 Thread Graham Ensor
got photos to share? Graham On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 12:37 AM, Matthias Bärmann majbaerm...@web.de wrote: Well, Graham, it's a breathtaking iron also without scalp ... Congratulations! Matthias - Original Message - From: Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.com To: Bernd V. Pauli

Re: [meteorite-list] Taza (was: Hammer hammers!)

2011-11-24 Thread Graham Ensor
is in my collection, the bigger one in Svend's. My very best, Matthias - Original Message - From: Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.com To: impact...@aol.com Cc: majbaerm...@web.de; bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 2:38

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

2011-11-25 Thread Graham Ensor
That's a great iron from Jeff...never seen olivine in it like that before. Good stuff from MPOD again...thanks Graham On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 11:00 AM, valpar...@aol.com wrote: NWA 5549 http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpod.asp __ Visit the

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Men?

2011-11-27 Thread Graham Ensor
Anyone know how I can get to see season 2 Meteorite men here in the UK? Season 3 is about to be shown in the USA and yet I have not even seen season 2 broadcast over here yet? Graham, UK __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] So do we have bits of Vesta in our collections or not?

2011-12-01 Thread Graham Ensor
All has been very quiet on the Dawn front...should be interesting when all the data is put togetherseems there are still doubts! http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/meteorite/?p=876 Graham __ Visit the Archives at

Re: [meteorite-list] Cannon Falls Man Discovers Meteorite, Again

2011-12-02 Thread Graham Ensor
Great story...thanks for sharing that. Graham On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 4:55 PM, dorifry dori...@embarqmail.com wrote:     CF man discovers meteorite, again     by Ken Haggerty     Skunk Hollow resident Larry Plucker is a fairly down-to-earth guy, except for maybe once every fifty years

Re: [meteorite-list] Images of 'The' Lunar Eclipse

2011-12-10 Thread Graham Ensor
Very good Gregwhat about a conjunction of Mars and Vesta next? ;-) I'm sure you have the resources at hand. Graham On Sat, Dec 10, 2011 at 9:59 PM, Greg Hupé gmh...@centurylink.net wrote: Good Afternoon All, Here is a link to my images of 'the' lunar eclipse:

Re: [meteorite-list] Rare Moon Set Lunar Eclipse Vantage Point

2011-12-12 Thread Graham Ensor
Sounds like a dream of a night out in the desert. Nice photos Jonathan. Thanks for sharing the experience. Cheers and a merry Xmas from soggy England, Graham On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 1:41 AM, Jonathan Abel abelcomp...@cox.net wrote: List - Sentiments of the Season!! They showed my lunar

Re: [meteorite-list] Lunar eclipse Jim Shorten IMCA #6204

2011-12-12 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi Jim, Very good of the moon and Earth to position themselves perfectly for such a magnificent shot down past the OK Corral. Was strolling down there just over a year ago. Cheers, Graham On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 6:44 AM, John.L.Cabassi j...@cabassi.net wrote: Apologies once again Jim and

Re: [meteorite-list] Allende meteorite selling for around $40 a gram!!!

2011-12-12 Thread Graham Ensor
In my experience at the big public auctions the smaller exotic items nearly always seem to go for lot more than the market price...especially Lunar meteorites. The only good deals are usually the larger museum quality pieces if you are lucky enough to find one without a high reserve and have deep

Re: [meteorite-list] LOST METEORITE

2011-12-20 Thread Graham Ensor
His Cat might have gone up in value but it will never catch his dog up :-) Merry Chrismas Hopperand of course all the rest of you on the list. Cheers, Graham On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 4:33 AM, Count Deiro countde...@earthlink.net wrote: I love Ruben...he's a funny guy. But, its true. His

Re: [meteorite-list] Fantastic shot of Comet Lovejoy from Western Australia

2011-12-22 Thread Graham Ensor
Wowgreat Xmas comet, Graham On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 6:02 AM, Rob Matson mojave_meteori...@cox.net wrote: Hi All, Had to share this fantastic shot of Comet Lovejoy taken by Australian photographer Colin Legg from near Perth:

Re: [meteorite-list] Holy Space Balls!

2011-12-24 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi all, A Merry Christmas to you all and whilst on the topic of gifts from space you might have a laugh about this Russian satellite debris lands in Cosmonaut Street http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16326942 and in the same year we have the meteorite landing on the house of Monsieur

Re: [meteorite-list] RSPOD RETURNS.... MERRY CHRISTMAS!

2011-12-26 Thread Graham Ensor
Very nicean excellent end to 2011...will be interesting to see how much more of this fall turns up. Happy New Year all, Graham On Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 5:20 PM, Michael Johnson rockma...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.rocksfromspace.org/December_25_2011.html =

Re: [meteorite-list] ADVERT / MARS - NO RESERVE - Sleeper Alert

2011-12-30 Thread Graham Ensor
As you have pieces at http://www.rocksfromspace.org/MARS.html of around 1g for $500 or $600 then it will be interesting to watch thismany on ebay will not know about those and thus it may make the $1000/g or more.but the pieces on the website will certainly be a bargain then and shouldn't

[meteorite-list] Mars fall individuals

2012-01-01 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi All, Hope you all had a good time welcoming in the New Year. Just wondering if anyone has seen any photos of the large individuals of the new Mars fallthere seems to be an indication from ones I have seen that it broke up early in hot flight and yet there are lots of broken fragments

Re: [meteorite-list] French version of peekskill

2012-01-05 Thread Graham Ensor
Great! Very Funny Martin...another to add to your french collection? Cheers, Graham On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Martin Goff msgmeteori...@gmail.com wrote: Take a look at the following auction depicting the French version of Peekskill ;-)

Re: [meteorite-list] Forest City meteorite, Fell May 2, 1890, Winnebago County, Iowa.

2012-01-07 Thread Graham Ensor
Great stone Michaelwhats the back like? Nice to see RFSPOTD again too. Graham On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 6:40 AM, ROCKS FROM SPACE rockma...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.rocksfromspace.org/forest_city.html ROCKS FROM SPACE | METEORITES AND METEORITE HUNTERS

[meteorite-list] Tata, Foumzgit

2012-01-14 Thread Graham Ensor
Has anyone got a link to an online map showing exactly where Foumzgit is in the Tata region? Graham __ HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Tata-Foumzgit-Tanzrou Martian Fall. (Why no lunar falls? and freshest lunar?)

2012-01-15 Thread Graham Ensor
It still seems strange to me that we have not found any sedimentary meteorites from Mars.what are the main thoughts on why? There are many very fragile meteorites so I cannot imagine it is because they would not surviveor are we just not identifying them? Graham On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at

Re: [meteorite-list] Tata-Foumzgit-Tanzrou Martian Fall. (Why no lunar falls? and freshest lunar?)

2012-01-16 Thread Graham Ensor
But is was more than a decade later that Viking got evidence that made them realize what they hadwould the investigations have been different if they had known...or am I completely wrong with that? Graham On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 2:04 AM, Gary Fujihara fuj...@mac.com wrote: Indeed Zagami had

Re: [meteorite-list] Tata-Foumzgit Martian Fall. The most significant fall of this century?

2012-01-16 Thread Graham Ensor
Totally agree Mike...well said...hope you've stashed a few nice examples too ;-) Graham On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 3:52 PM, Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com wrote: Not to mention the fact that Zagami and the other Martian meteorites were not treated properly, cut in water or oil, highly

Re: [meteorite-list] A Masterpiece of the new Martian fall Tissint

2012-01-17 Thread Graham Ensor
Absolutely stunning...wonderful photographvery jealous. Graham On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Chladnis Heirs n...@chladnis-heirs.com wrote: Dear list-members, let us contribute to the discussion about that new Martian fall, which certainly belongs to one of the most exciting events in

Re: [meteorite-list] A Masterpiece of the new Martian fall Tissint

2012-01-17 Thread Graham Ensor
...@npgcable.com wrote: I was lucky and got to be one of the few (so-far) that has got to hold one of these!  Simply AWESOME! Jim Jim Wooddell http://k7wfr.us - Original Message - From: Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.com To: Chladnis Heirs n...@chladnis-heirs.com Cc: meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Provenance of Universities' Material

2012-01-18 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi Peter, Glad you are managing to get the Tucson...sad I can't make it too this year and share the experiencethe greatest show there is...I'm sure you will have a great time there...I'm very envious. Graham On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 2:42 PM, Peter Davidson p.david...@nms.ac.uk wrote: Hello

Re: [meteorite-list] COST OF NEW MARS METEORITE AT TUCSON SHOW

2012-01-19 Thread Graham Ensor
Please send me a 0.161955122g micro amount and I'll send you the dollar Mike ;-) Graham On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com wrote: $61745. 50 per gram Sent from my iPhone On Jan 19, 2012, at 6:44 AM, steve arnold chicagosteve1...@gmail.com wrote: Hi

Re: [meteorite-list] COST OF NEW MARS METEORITE AT TUCSON SHOW

2012-01-19 Thread Graham Ensor
Bet my math is wrong! On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.com wrote: Please send me a 0.161955122g micro amount and I'll send you the dollar Mike ;-) Graham On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 1:50 PM, Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com wrote: $61745. 50 per gram

Re: [meteorite-list] Tissint Mars Meteorite, Main Mass?????

2012-01-19 Thread Graham Ensor
That's just an outstanding Murchison Jimjust a privilege to watch the videomakes my 57g pride and joy look insignificant... http://www.rocksfromspace.org/March_5_2010.html Cheers, Graham On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Jim Strope nwa...@comcast.net wrote: I have put quite a few

Re: [meteorite-list] Phenomenology of Tissint Individuals

2012-01-19 Thread Graham Ensor
Can't lookit stares at me!!! On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 8:17 PM, Chladnis Heirs n...@chladnis-heirs.com wrote: Dear Listers, As if the complete Tissint individuals wouldn't be all wonders - there are some especial surprises among them.. What do you think about that one?

Re: [meteorite-list] Chris Herd talking about the Tissint meteorite - NPR 'Science Friday'

2012-01-20 Thread Graham Ensor
Excellentthanks Martin... On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 10:50 PM, karmaka karmaka-meteori...@t-online.de wrote: Addition: If you only want to listen to the relevant section of the broadcast, you can download it here now: http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/totn/2012/01/20120120_totn_03.mp3

Re: [meteorite-list] NEW CONCORD - A recent trade with ASU

2012-01-22 Thread Graham Ensor
Nice trade Jimhope they like there Tissint ;-) Gaham On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 2:56 PM, ROCKS FROM SPACE rockma...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.rocksfromspace.org/new-concord.html __ Visit the Archives at

Re: [meteorite-list] Special: AD: New Mars-Fall Tissint - Polished Fullslices!

2012-01-26 Thread Graham Ensor
Beautiful meteorite in all waysnice work, Graham On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Chladnis Heirs n...@chladnis-heirs.com wrote: Dear community, Now we all were occupied with admiring the fragments and the rare individuals that new epoch-making fall yielded; we studied the exterior,

Re: [meteorite-list] 1099 gram Tissint

2012-01-30 Thread Graham Ensor
Amazing rockbut now I'm intrigued by what is in Dave's right hand (bottom New York picture)? Another? ;-) Graham On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Darryl Pitt dar...@dof3.com wrote: Hi, While previously announced by Dave Gheesling on Facebook, it is worth noting here as well the

[meteorite-list] Large Tissint donated to the NHM....!

2012-02-08 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi All, Just seen this...wow! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16943200 I wonder who?...very generous! http://www.fallingrocks.com/Collections/Tissint.htm Graham __ Visit the Archives at

Re: [meteorite-list] Large Tissint donated to the NHM....!

2012-02-08 Thread Graham Ensor
Wonderful news.it is such an important fall and deserves it's place in the NHM collection. It should attract lots of interest and promote meteoritics well if the reaction of the public is anything to go by when I exhibited my 21g sample of Tissint for the Stargazing Live events at the Long

Re: [meteorite-list] Large Tissint donated to the NHM....!

2012-02-08 Thread Graham Ensor
://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone *** On 2/8/12, Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.com wrote: Wonderful news.it is such an important fall and deserves it's place in the NHM collection. It should attract lots

Re: [meteorite-list] Large Tissint donated to the NHM....!

2012-02-08 Thread Graham Ensor
helped make the acquisition possible. On Feb 8, 2012, at 10:39 AM, Graham Ensor wrote: Hi All, Just seen this...wow! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16943200 I wonder who?...very generous! http://www.fallingrocks.com/Collections/Tissint.htm Graham

Re: [meteorite-list] OT - Trying to reach Zelimir Gabelica

2012-02-09 Thread Graham Ensor
Yes...I too have had no luck getting Zelimir by emailany help accepted gratefully Graham On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 5:08 AM, Rob Wesel nakhla...@comcast.net wrote: Sorry to implore the list but conventional methods have failed. I fear my contact info (@uha.fr) may be out of date. Any help

Re: [meteorite-list] Professor Colin Pillinger lecture - Stones from the sky: A heaven-sent opportunity to talk about science

2012-02-10 Thread Graham Ensor
And of course these days there are no scoundrels about in the meteorite world at all ;-) Graham On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 11:32 AM, Martin Goff msgmeteori...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Doug, He was certainly not all starchy white in reputation and was definitely a bit of scoundrel at times, in a very

Re: [meteorite-list] HELP PLEASE - PECULIAR METEORITE DISCOVERY....

2012-02-14 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi, I can't really see what the problem is as it is obviously a purchased or at least sawn end cut that has been left to rust...I can't see that it really matters where it was foundeven if the story is bogusas such I would have thought that it is very likely to match an existing meteorite

[meteorite-list] Tissint Drama!

2012-02-15 Thread Graham Ensor
.just listened to thisquite thought provoking. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01bw7hq/From_Fact_to_Fiction_Series_11_We_Are_Watching_Something_Terrible_Happening/ Graham __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] Tissint at the National Space Centre, Leicester

2012-02-16 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi all, Should be fun today... 16 February Rocks from Space – Take a closer look at the Moon, Mars and an asteroid called Vesta, as meteorite expert Graham Ensor chats with the manager of the UK government’s Near Earth Object Information Centre. They will be showing several precious rocks

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite shower on 11th February 2012, 1:30 pm, in Huangzhong county, Qinghai, China

2012-02-16 Thread Graham Ensor
Thanks for the links Martinsome great footage and detailthink I'll just nip over and map out the strewn field ;-) Cheers, Graham On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 2:44 PM, karmaka karmaka-meteori...@t-online.de wrote: ADDITION: Meteorite shower expedition Forum on Chinese meteorites and

[meteorite-list] Large meteor in UK

2012-03-03 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi All, ...just had an exciting report from one of DDAS astronomy members of a very large meteor. At around 9.39 this evening he was sitting at a north facing window in Derby when as he looked up he saw a large meteor traveling almost directly towards himso traveling southit was dropping

Re: [meteorite-list] Large meteor in UK

2012-03-03 Thread Graham Ensor
Loads of reports coming inanyone good at working the figures and geometry? http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball2/public.php?pending=1 Graham On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 10:23 PM, Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All, ...just had an exciting report from one of DDAS astronomy members

Re: [meteorite-list] 'All things considered' on NPR Radio with Ruben Garcia

2012-03-04 Thread Graham Ensor
Thanks for posting that Martin...nice one Ruben. Graham 2012/3/4 karmaka karmaka-meteori...@t-online.de:  'All things considered' with Ruben Garcia Meteorite Hunter Scours The Ground For Bits Of Sky ON AIR TODAY on NPR radio

Re: [meteorite-list] Ad: TektiteSource website updated with lots more coming---

2012-03-05 Thread Graham Ensor
Welcome back Norm... On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 2:23 AM, Norm Lehrman nlehr...@nvbell.net wrote: Listoids, At the beginning of the year I retired from my exploration geology job and came home from Africa.  We've been reorganizing our inventory and working our way through a massive update of

[meteorite-list] Speed that meteors enter dark flight?

2012-03-07 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi All, I have been wondering lately if there have been calculations done on the speeds that meteors stop their hot flight and enter dark flight. What speed does a body have to reach before it generates a hot plasma ball that shows as a fireball...or in other words how fast could a body travel

Re: [meteorite-list] Speed that meteors enter dark flight?

2012-03-07 Thread Graham Ensor
wrote: Ablation and incandescent flight typically end at about 3-4 km/s. Chris *** Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com On 3/7/2012 10:43 AM, Graham Ensor wrote: Hi All, I have been wondering lately if there have been calculations

Re: [meteorite-list] New Find Today

2012-03-10 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi Larry, Looks like a very interesting find. The line through the middle looks at first like a shock vein...I have one similarbut when you look at the weathering it seems to me that you will see two lithologies if you cut across the lineone side seems much higher in iron and thus more

Re: [meteorite-list] 1949 Meteorite Bookend by H.H. Nininger

2012-03-17 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi Mike, Very nice acquisitiongreat to see it still in use. Cheers, Graham On Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 8:28 PM, Mike Bandli fuzzf...@comcast.net wrote: Dear List Members, A unique Nininger acquisition that I thought would be fun to share:

Re: [meteorite-list] What private collector has the most localities?

2012-03-22 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi Jan Wow!...now that's a collection to be jealous ofgreat that you share it through the website. Cheers, Graham On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 5:31 PM, Jan Woreczko - www.meteoritica.eu e...@biol.uw.edu.pl wrote: Ha I have a ~150 kg in 1000 specimens, an average of 150 g per specimen, which

[meteorite-list] TISSINT EJECTION AGE MAY ONLY BE 5 YEARS!

2012-03-30 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi All, Spent a great day yesterday in London with 6 other BIMS members viewing the Lake House and Danebury meteorites at the Royal society and at the NHM viewing lots of goodies behind the scenes. One thing we were told is that there are indications through current research that Tissint may have

Re: [meteorite-list] TISSINT EJECTION AGE MAY ONLY BE 5 YEARS!

2012-03-30 Thread Graham Ensor
...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Graham Ensor Sent: 30 March 2012 11:29 To: meteorite list Subject: [meteorite-list] TISSINT EJECTION AGE MAY ONLY BE 5 YEARS! Hi All, Spent a great day yesterday in London with 6 other BIMS members

Re: [meteorite-list] Bicentenary of the meteorite of Toulouse

2012-04-08 Thread Graham Ensor
The escargot in Ensisheim are very goodlooking forward to them again this year :-) Graham On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 12:46 AM, Anne Black impact...@aol.com wrote: I agree Mendy. I have helped my mother and grand-mother prepare many escargots when I was a kid. Anybody needs the recipe??    

Re: [meteorite-list] Boom 28 secs after Russian meteor passes overhead - oops 98 secs!

2013-02-17 Thread Graham Ensor
Ahyes I had not noticed that and it was confusing me too as on another videowhich I have been trying to find it had a countdown of time and that did match also at least 98 seconds.wish I could find that one againlooked at so many. G On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 4:54 AM, Robin Whittle

Re: [meteorite-list] Gold Rush begins for Fragments of Russian Meteorite

2013-02-17 Thread Graham Ensor
The stones being shown in this video near the end definitely look promisingremind me of Almahata Sitta or fresh shocked chondrite. Graham On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Paul H. inselb...@cox.net wrote: The gold rush begins for fragments of Russian meteor worth more than £10,000 each as

Re: [meteorite-list] Gold Rush begins for Fragments of Russian Meteorite

2013-02-17 Thread Graham Ensor
yes...park forest came to mind for me too... On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 5:58 PM, Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com wrote: Certainly meteorites, looks like chondrites for sure. Park Forest look to them. Michael Farmer Sent from my iPhone On Feb 17, 2013, at 10:32 AM, Graham Ensor graham.en

Re: [meteorite-list] Cherbakul Чебаркуль - lake fragments officially identified as meteorites

2013-02-17 Thread Graham Ensor
Looks like the hunt is on then for samples along the track to the lakeI wonder which villagers were showing the pieces they found? Graham On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 9:25 PM, karmaka karmaka-meteori...@t-online.de wrote: Chebarkul / Чебаркуль - lake fragments officially identified as meteorites

Re: [meteorite-list] Odp: Re: Wish list Meteorite choice (can only pick one)

2013-02-19 Thread Graham Ensor
I'm waiting till the Russians bring some sacks loads of Chebarkul to Ensisheim and hopefully there will be some BB there straight from Morocco too...why choose when you can probably have both if you wait ;-) Graham On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 7:02 PM, Tomasz Jakubowski illae...@wp.pl wrote: Hi,

Re: [meteorite-list] Wish list Meteorite choice (can only pick one)

2013-02-19 Thread Graham Ensor
So where does this leave Tissint...one of the most undervalued meteorites of all time. If it had come down as it did , but in the USA or UK...what would have the price beenand yet what is the difference. Pricing at the moment has gone bonkers. Graham On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 7:57 PM, Michael

Re: [meteorite-list] I will be in Barcelona next week

2013-02-20 Thread Graham Ensor
I visited many years back, but cannot remember any meteoriteshope that has changed and you get to see themshare some photos again if you do. Good luck, Graham On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 6:33 PM, Mendy Ouzillou ouzil...@yahoo.com wrote: I will be in Barcelona next week for the Mobile World

Re: [meteorite-list] Are the floodgates about to open? (Chebarkul on eBay - possibly real)

2013-02-23 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi Mike From what I have seen these look authentic with the location shots and attached ice stems, plus characteristic breaks along shock veins...but I'm sure there will eventually be a flood of stones at reasonable prices. The difficulty will come in judging what/when to pay/buy if it snows and

Re: [meteorite-list] Space Rock Graffiti

2013-02-24 Thread Graham Ensor
So how do you spray paint something most likely covered in a thick layer of dust? G On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 7:23 PM, Paul Gessler cetu...@shaw.ca wrote: I am just envisioning in my head those ultra desirable painted / numbered and cataloged pieces from historical collections like the Paris

Re: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk 1.8 kg mass found

2013-02-25 Thread Graham Ensor
Nice specimen...looks like it broke away earlier in hot flight and was well ablated. Graham On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 2:04 PM, karmaka karmaka-meteori...@t-online.de wrote: Chelyabinsk 1.8 kg mass found A beautiful specimen! http://image.tsn.ua/media/images2/original/Feb2013/383747428.jpg

Re: [meteorite-list] NEO types

2013-02-25 Thread Graham Ensor
/groups.html Cheers! --Rob -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Graham Ensor Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 6:02 AM To: Tom Randall Cc: Meteorite list Subject: Re: [meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] NEO types

2013-02-25 Thread Graham Ensor
://www.daviddarling.info/images/Apollos_Atens_Amors.jpg Michael in so. Cal. On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 9:42 AM, Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Rob...thanks for that information.although I am confused now as I had always thought that most meteorites that had their orbits tracked had

Re: [meteorite-list] NEO orbits

2013-02-25 Thread Graham Ensor
] On Behalf Of Graham Ensor Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 11:05 AM To: Michael Mulgrew Cc: Meteorite list Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] NEO types But the diagram does not show the Aten group's orbit intersecting the asteroid belt?. Graham

Re: [meteorite-list] Minor Planet families

2013-02-26 Thread Graham Ensor
Thanks to everybody for their enlightening posts on this questionanswering many aspects that I had wondered aboutan interesting thread. Graham On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 2:59 PM, Chris Peterson c...@alumni.caltech.edu wrote: To elaborate on Rob's and Larry's comments, a further

Re: [meteorite-list] Possible that comet will hit mars next year!!!

2013-02-27 Thread Graham Ensor
Should be amazing for comets over the next couple of years then... Graham On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 8:03 PM, Jodie Reynolds spacero...@spaceballoon.org wrote: Hello Graham, With the current orbit from the MPC, my simulation has it missing Mars by a little over 700,000km, or about the same

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite-list Digest, Vol 117, Issue 56

2013-02-28 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi James.I think they are very rare slices that you never get the chance to see because the photo is always in the next email to come ;-) Graham On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 3:04 PM, James Masny sciflye...@gmail.com wrote: What's this about Sequel slices being sold by Mr. Anold? All the best

Re: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk - channel 4 (UK) documentary

2013-03-04 Thread Graham Ensor
Well worth a watch although it takes the usual apocalyptic routebut not surprising after the Russian event I suppose...time to spot Dima again ;-) Graham On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Sergey Vasiliev vs.petrov...@gmail.com wrote: Unfortunately can't watch it in Czech Republic :-( Error:

Re: [meteorite-list] Possible that comet will hit mars next year!!!

2013-03-04 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi Jeff, New data puts it so strike likelihood increasing. http://spaceobs.org/en/2013/02/27/new-data-concerning-the-close-approach-of-comet-c2013-a1-to-mars/ If not an impact this means the planet will pass through the comet's coma. Lots of dust and gas. Meteor showers at the surface

Re: [meteorite-list] C/2013 A1, Mars and spacecraft/rover operation

2013-03-04 Thread Graham Ensor
Thanks for the update Robinteresting times ahead. Graham On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 7:51 PM, Matson, Robert D. robert.d.mat...@saic.com wrote: Hi Graham/Jeff/All, New data puts it so strike likelihood increasing. http://spaceobs.org/en/2013/02/27/new-data-concerning-the-close-approach

Re: [meteorite-list] Sharing a Find (and What It Is That It Somewhat Resembles, In My Opinion)

2013-03-05 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi Richardat first sight your sample looks more like sandstone with desert varnish that has been worn awayis the sample attracted to a magnet. Yo need to file a corner off and let us look inside. Graham On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 7:29 AM, Peter Richards pedricha...@gmail.com wrote: This

Re: [meteorite-list] Availability of Cheylabinsk/Chebarkul from sellers on this list?

2013-03-09 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi Count, Hope you get your pieces Count and they are the real thing.they do have a very characteristic look, so it should not be a problem when you see themhaving mine in hand now makes it much easier.and mine was from a reliable and respected source. I know there will be definitely

Re: [meteorite-list] [IMCA] Urgent Attention: Major Meteorite Collection stollen !!!!

2013-03-12 Thread Graham Ensor
Looks like somebody stole the page toowhere will it all end ;-) On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 4:01 PM, rskun...@aol.com rskun...@aol.com wrote: I have had trouble opening your list;? the?message ?is that the page can not be found. Perhaps it would be good to check the link and resend it?

Re: [meteorite-list] Astrobiologists Find Ancient Fossils inFireballFragments

2013-03-12 Thread Graham Ensor
This guy has done this with several meteorites and always it has been disprovedsame old story again and again. On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 4:42 PM, Joshua Tree Earth Space Museum dori...@embarqmail.com wrote: Hello Count, All that stuff has been debunked long ago, no need to beat dead

Re: [meteorite-list] Vortex simulation, heavy reading for smoke trail study

2013-03-14 Thread Graham Ensor
Interesting Stevewhen you look at the Russian meteor trail there are two formed and it seemed to me that they would be created by one object as the simulations show. There was some talk at the time of two. G On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 6:10 AM, Steve Dunklee steve.dunk...@yahoo.com wrote: Enjoy

Re: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk meteorite

2013-03-16 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi Countstrange that yours do not have any of the brown crust or other surface features common in most from the fall that were picked up within days. Graham On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 10:01 PM, Count Deiro countde...@earthlink.net wrote: Peter and List All nine Chelyabinsk/Chebarkul

Re: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk is 'official'

2013-03-18 Thread Graham Ensor
Great...but why does it state that broken fragments are rare!!! Graham 2013/3/18 karmaka karmaka-meteori...@t-online.de: Dear list members, Chelyabinsk is OFFICIAL in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=57165 Martin

Re: [meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk is 'official'

2013-03-19 Thread Graham Ensor
I like the Freudian slip with Mirko's last name Anne ;-) Graham On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 12:17 AM, Anne Black impact...@aol.com wrote: Mirko Gaul in Germany is selling at $40 to $50 a gram, depending on quality. And No I am not buying either. Waiting on some Russian dealers we all know.

Re: [meteorite-list] A Bunch of Irregular Stones I Found (+How I Think They May Have Originated)

2013-03-22 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi Peter I'm afraid all the pictures I can get to work from your links are all typical of terrestrial industrial slag and not meteorites. Graham On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 10:58 PM, Peter Richards pedricha...@gmail.com wrote: -This stone seems to have a feature which suggests a (modified) layer

Re: [meteorite-list] A Bunch of Irregular Stones I Found (+How I Think They May Have Originated)

2013-03-22 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi Peter.why ask one of most experienced group of meteorite enthusiasts and experts (all of which are passionate about helping others to search for new finds and material) for an opinion based on a visual analysis/photos of your samples if you are certain for yourself and are willing to

Re: [meteorite-list] A Bunch of Irregular Stones I Found (+How I Think They May Have Originated)

2013-03-23 Thread Graham Ensor
, Mike, apparently, attitudes like yours are those that predominate. The result I think is to discourage what Graham Ensor says is desired. ie. new blood, and facilitate the maintenance of an old boys club, as they say. For what its worth, I think the cultural problems I've alleged exist are rather

Re: [meteorite-list] Trolls...

2013-03-23 Thread Graham Ensor
I tried a few beneficial additives to the feedbut it's not workingso I think you are right...a starvation diet is best ;-)back to real meteorite chat. G On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 7:54 PM, Peter Scherff petersche...@rcn.com wrote: please don't feed.

Re: [meteorite-list] (AD) METEORITES FOR SALE

2013-03-24 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi Don..Mike...will definitely be interesting to see what happensI will be forever grateful to the very generous and well respected collector who let me have my 23g sample collected within 3 days of the fall. Quick somebody buy Mirkos big 90ish g piece at $30/g. They sell often for over $60/g

Re: [meteorite-list] unusual crystalline structure found in NWA --your thoughts please

2013-03-25 Thread Graham Ensor
Hi Jim...this is similar...hoping to get it looked at at PSSSRI at some point soon http://s760.photobucket.com/user/Graham-Ensor/library/Unusual%20inclusion%20in%20NWAxxx Sorry about poor shots...just took them quickly to reply Graham On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 4:48 PM, jim_brady...@o2.co.uk

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