RE: [meteorite-list] OT: SATURN'S MOON ENCELADUS HAS HOT WATER VOLCANO

2005-08-31 Thread mark ford
decay products? Best Mark Ford -Original Message- From: Sterling K. Webb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 9:55 AM To: Meteorite List Subject: [meteorite-list] OT: SATURN'S MOON ENCELADUS HAS HOT WATER VOLCANO Hi, All British newspapers and the BBC

RE: [meteorite-list] Impactika remeding an honest mistake

2005-08-30 Thread mark ford
... Just goes to show, the precise reason why we should keep proper records of where material came from and where we sold it on to... it's the only way we can help stop the fakes from infiltrating our collections! MF -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [meteorite-list] Astronomers Gear Up for Historic Asteroid Passin 2029 (99942 Apophis)

2005-08-24 Thread mark ford
into tektites!! Mark Ford -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 11:37 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Astronomers Gear Up for Historic Asteroid Passin 2029 (99942 Apophis) It's

RE: [meteorite-list] Some of you may have a free rare earth magnet

2005-08-17 Thread mark ford
magnet that won't affect compasses or credit cards! - Since you can turn it off. Best Mark Ford -Original Message- From: Tom Knudson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 1:24 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list

RE: [meteorite-list] Question on oriented SA shrapnel

2005-08-10 Thread mark ford
Hi Göran, Yep, I've also got a few sikhote shrapnels with definite flow lines, so must have been due to detonation in the air, since I can't see how flow lines can form whist imbedding in a tree etc... Best Mark -Original Message- From: Jeff Kuyken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

RE: [meteorite-list] Question on oriented SA shrapnel

2005-08-10 Thread mark ford
conceivably be shock induced lines formed by the explosive energy during impact? But some of the examples ive seen pictures of, look exactly like normal flow lines. Best, Mark Ford -O riginal Message- From: Martin Altmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 11:08

RE: [meteorite-list] Metachondrites?????????????

2005-07-29 Thread mark ford
Aren't they those microscopic things in Starwars that give Luke Skywalker 'the power of the Force'. Sorry I couldn't resist !! :) -Original Message- From: Tom Knudson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 5:31 AM To: met list Subject: [meteorite-list]

RE: [meteorite-list] Whhhaaaa-a-aaaaat??????????

2005-07-26 Thread mark ford
this is just another mars-water-like attempt at generating a few more space missions... Best Mark Ford __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

RE: [meteorite-list] Google Moon

2005-07-20 Thread mark ford
Very good! Also try http://earth.google.com/ -Original Message- From: Jim Strope [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 3:25 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Google Moon Google also has a sense of humor. Soom that photo in as

RE: [meteorite-list] Mars rover pollution

2005-07-19 Thread mark ford
to the outside world once the rovers degrade, got to be better than spraying with ethane and hoping that the odds make it 'unlikley' - unlikely is not good enough. Still it's too late know. Best Mark Ford __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list

RE: [meteorite-list] OT: Happy Bastille Day

2005-07-15 Thread mark ford
Hi Sterling, ... Of course here in the UK, today is St Swithern's day, where tradition has it that if it rains today then it will be bad weather for 40 days and nights. There is a tiny element of truth to this as at this time of year weather tends to hang around for longer periods... .. Another

RE: [meteorite-list] Spongy-Looking Hyperion Tumbles Into View

2005-07-12 Thread mark ford
All I can say is wow! If anyone hasn't looked at Ron's link yet, do so, its amazing, especially in 3D. Anyone care to speculate on how the holes formed, impact or out-gassing? http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov MF -Original Message- From: Ron Baalke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday,

[meteorite-list] OT - Major Terrorist Attack on London...

2005-07-07 Thread mark ford
/news Best, Mark Ford __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

RE: [meteorite-list] OT - Major Terrorist Attack on London...

2005-07-07 Thread mark ford
to normal fairly soon. Just glad I didn't take a day trip to London today, I had thought about it!! Best Regards, Mark Ford -Original Message- From: Manoj Pai [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 2:46 PM To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re

RE: [meteorite-list] RE: [off topic] Fwd: To all interested Parties

2005-06-23 Thread mark ford
Not more than a few thousand times. And they were all bad people. Bad! Bad! They hated our freedom! No, in civilized countries they are supposed to be innocent until they have had a fair trial, fair treatment, and guilt has been proven. Trouble is, to date almost none of the inmates of

RE: [meteorite-list] RE: [off topic] Fwd: To all interested Parties

2005-06-23 Thread mark ford
Yes obviously 911 was very different to this but, how would you like it if you or your family was snatched in the middle of the night because you 'sounded a bit suspect' to some intelligence analyst, based on patchy information) then held in a cell for months/years, interrogated etc, without any

RE: [meteorite-list] BIMS URL

2005-06-02 Thread mark ford
Hi Steve, I sent you a couple of off list emails when you posted on this the other day, you may have missed them so I will resend it BTW the URL for BIMS is www.bimsociety.org Best, Mark Ford (Chairman BIMS) (British and Irish Meteorite Society) -Original Message- From

RE: [meteorite-list] WD-40

2005-06-02 Thread mark ford
, such as gun oil, VCI's and Lithium Grease (for Irons), all much more stable and well proven. I have stopped my Campos rusting successfully, by using a thin wipe of Lithium Grease. Best, Mark Ford -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005

RE: [meteorite-list] Re: A Message Concerning Oman

2005-05-17 Thread mark ford
Yes welcome home lads, we appreciate what you guys do to get our rocks!! MF -Original Message- From: Notkin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 6:57 PM To: Meteorite List Subject: [meteorite-list] Re: A Message Concerning Oman Dear Listees: I'd like to send a

RE: WHERE HUNTING was [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hunters Released fromOman

2005-05-13 Thread mark ford
Hi Pierre and List, If we lose deserts for meteorite hunting, it's the beginning of the end for your hobby so we have to find new areas. I don't think it will mean the beginning of the end of the hobby, - it may even go back to being like the good old days, when material was highly treasured

RE: [meteorite-list] Kansas: Creation, Evolution and Intelligent Design

2005-05-13 Thread mark ford
fact (or as close as we get) and let them decide the rest for themselves, (an alien concept it seems for some religions). Just my 2g worth... Best Mark Ford -Original Message- From: MARK BOSTICK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 12:17 PM To: meteorite-list

RE: [meteorite-list] Is Amgala Official? / New Bulletin

2005-05-11 Thread mark ford
Canyon Diablo, what was the reasoning for that name Tom, Canyon Diablo = Valley of the devil Castellio Diablo = castle/house of the devil, the name of a particularly horrible tasting red wine, that was on special offer at my local supermarket, - which wasn't even usable in cooking! Best

RE: [meteorite-list] Fake Lunar and new Pallasite

2005-05-10 Thread mark ford
Well, looking at the sellers feedback, if it is fake DH025 then a lot of famous collectors/dealers have been burned -Original Message- From: Meteoryt.net [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 12:41 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject:

FW: [meteorite-list] Fake Lunar and new Pallasite

2005-05-10 Thread mark ford
But, the photo of the real stuff looks pretty vescular to me http://www.timewarp.de/images/lunar/Dho025-0.352g.JPG -Original Message- From: Martin Altmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 12:28 PM To: mark ford; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject

RE: [meteorite-list] PHOTO OF A LUNAR IMPACT EVENT (was Crackpotin the news...)

2005-04-25 Thread mark ford
to twist the evidence to fit the theories, (just like quite a few religions I could mention...!) Best, Mark Ford __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

RE: [meteorite-list] Barred chondrule, ok, try this one!

2005-04-18 Thread mark ford
Hi Tom, You should maybe take a look in the book 'The Cambridge encyclopedia of meteorites' (O richard Norton) there are some good illustrations of the major chondrule types in there Looks like another partially melted Barred chondrule to me... Best, Mark Ford -Original Message

RE: [meteorite-list] Huge Ball of Fire Spotted Over Spain

2005-04-13 Thread mark ford
NOT AGAIN!??? - that's not fair! What is it about Spain that seems to attract fireballs!?? -Original Message- From: Ron Baalke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 5:02 PM To: Meteorite Mailing List Subject: [meteorite-list] Huge Ball of Fire Spotted

RE: [meteorite-list] What's this? -for the geology experts out there

2005-04-07 Thread mark ford
Nice pics. A Classic illustration of why classification is so very important! Especially with Martian and Lunar Material... Best, Mark -Original Message- From: Robert Verish [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 1:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Meteorite-list

RE: [meteorite-list] Google Maps

2005-04-06 Thread mark ford
Very good. If you type in 'AZ 86047' Then you can find 'meteor crater' (you need to search around a bit). Not bad, shame the resolution isn't great. But could maybe be a handy tool to find other impact structures... Mark -Original Message- From: Marc Fries [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [meteorite-list] British Museum

2005-04-01 Thread mark ford
them! It's best to phone them, some details here: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/mineralogy/collections/meteor.htm Best Mark Ford -Original Message- From: tracy latimer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 5:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

RE: [meteorite-list] crusing for a brusing

2005-03-30 Thread mark ford
the impact using telescopes! Should be fun! Best Mark Ford -Original Message- From: Darren Garrison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 4:50 AM To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] crusing for a brusing Or crusing TO a brusing, if you

[meteorite-list] First light directly detected from an extrasolar planet

2005-03-24 Thread mark ford
This was Interesting.. http://www.carnegieinstitution.org/news_releases/news_0503_23.html First light detected from an extrasolar planet Washington D.C. Most of the 150 known extrasolar planets are discovered and studied through techniques such as finding the telltale wobble of a star

RE: [meteorite-list] metorwrongs...

2005-03-24 Thread mark ford
Light hearted question and a bit of word fun, Someone has just asked me an interesting question, what do you call a 'potential meteorite' that is not yet a 'meteoright' or a 'meteorwrong' After a couple of minutes with a theasaurus : Some idea's: Meteormaybe Meteorcouldbe Meteormightbe

RE: [meteorite-list] metorwrongs...

2005-03-24 Thread mark ford
Ha wonderful!! ... A bit of optimism that's what I like! -Original Message- From: Tom Knudson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 3:50 PM To: mark ford; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] metorwrongs... Mark, these are all good

RE: [meteorite-list] metorwrongs...

2005-03-24 Thread mark ford
Yep meteormight fits with 'meteorite and meteorwrong' nicely... Good work lads! Any others? -Original Message- From: Chauncey Walden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 4:05 PM To: mark ford Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] metorwrongs... Mark, I like the sound

RE: [meteorite-list] Ad-Announcing a New German Iron Meteorite!

2005-03-23 Thread mark ford
C'mon guys, get it classified before you say it is definitely a meteorite! -Original Message- From: Arizona Skies Meteorites [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 8:18 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Ad-Announcing a New German

RE: [meteorite-list] chondrules not primary nebula objects

2005-03-21 Thread mark ford
Yes there are LOTS of assumptions in that paper! ... Mark -Original Message- From: Darren Garrison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 6:20 PM To: David Weir Cc: Meteorite List Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] chondrules not primary nebula objects On Sat, 19 Mar

RE: [meteorite-list] loupes (and 'scope?)

2005-03-17 Thread mark ford
Hi Steve and List EVERYONE should at least have a 10x lupe, an illuminated magnifier and a preferably a scope, otherwise how the hell can you tell what you are buying!??? Imho it's the basic fundamental equipment for the hobby - go buy it. As far as lupes go, get one with a large diameter

RE: [meteorite-list] Meteorite hunting : is it legal ?

2005-03-16 Thread mark ford
Yes but.. I bet 90% of material in our collections was collected from land owned by someone else, or not declared (I bet most of the PF's collected in the streets weren't declared to the US government, for exapmple) It just goes with the territory, most geological specimens are extracted from

RE: [meteorite-list] All These Worlds Are Yours, Except Europa. Attempt No Landing There.

2005-03-15 Thread mark ford
Dear ESA/NASA, Please consider buying a $20 webcam with a little more resolution than the one YOU selected for Huygens ;) Mark -Original Message- From: Darren Garrison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 7:22 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

RE: [meteorite-list] Spirit Gets A Dust Devil Once-Over

2005-03-14 Thread mark ford
as high as when the rover landed on Mars over a year ago. My God, how lucky are these rovers??!! (All we need now is for a meteorite to blast the rover off the surface and return it back to Earth, along with a few rocks... :) Best, Mark Ford -Original Message- From: Ron

RE: [meteorite-list] New Orleans meteorite bits on Ebay

2005-03-10 Thread mark ford
Yep, It's very friable, but the real deal... MF -Original Message- From: Jason Phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 3:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] New Orleans meteorite bits on Ebay

RE: [meteorite-list] RE: RE: Polishing slices?

2005-03-08 Thread mark ford
after sanding Best, Mark Ford -Original Message- From: Martin Altmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 12:33 AM To: Christian Anger; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] RE: RE: Polishing slices? And addition: Don't forget to clean

RE: [meteorite-list] Oriented chondrules?

2005-03-08 Thread mark ford
? ... Interesting thread this! Best, Mark Ford -Original Message- From: Graham Christensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 8:31 AM To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Oriented chondrules? Hi Darren Chondritic meteorites come from asteroids

RE: [meteorite-list] Oriented chondrules?

2005-03-08 Thread mark ford
is going on (the stones behaving like large chondrules) Best, Mark Ford -Original Message- From: Darren Garrison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 11:41 AM To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Oriented chondrules? On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 01

RE: [meteorite-list] John Blennert and Gold Basin

2005-03-02 Thread mark ford
And ... I'd Like to publicly thank John Blennart for donating a nice collection of Gold Basins and others to South downs Planetarium in Chichester, England just before christmas. They were very much appreciated. They are on permanent display, and are enjoyed by visitors to the Planetarium. Very

RE: [meteorite-list] Quarter of Mars Scientists atEuropean MeetingBelieve Life Possible on Mars

2005-03-02 Thread mark ford
, but who knows. Thing is, life on earth leaves us clues all over the place, surely we would have detected life on Mars by know. Personally I'd have thought 'Titan the flying chemistry set, would be the best bet. Least it has an ATMOSPHERE! Best Mark Ford -Original Message- From: David

RE: [meteorite-list] Meteorites, Diamonds and Minerals

2005-02-24 Thread mark ford
Hi, I was interested to read in the current issue of Meteorite mag, that they have discovered a mineral even harder than Diamond, some sort of impact mineral I think, anyone got any further info? Best Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] Dho 025 lunar

2005-02-21 Thread mark ford
Hi, Dave Harris asked me to post this... Anyone have any thoughts regarding the nature of the vesicular clasts in the lunar Dho 025? Looks like a black pumice stone inclusion! The clasts themseves are a couple of mm across and contain numerous little bubbles/vesicles. I was wondering where

RE: [meteorite-list] what the heck is up with dho 007?

2005-02-16 Thread mark ford
... They did initially theorize/suspect it may be of 'mercury type orbit' in origin due to the anomalous oxygen content which would appear to put it closer to the sun than some of the others. Best, Mark Ford -Original Message- From: stan . [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 15

RE: AW: [meteorite-list] Is Brahin a ruster ?

2005-02-09 Thread mark ford
Lars, Putting meteorites into acrylic blocks, doesn't seem to stop them rusting, there will always be residual moisture and salts in the matrix, you need to chemically treat it to have any chance of halting the corrosion. I put a slab of H Chondrite into resin several years ago and it

RE: [meteorite-list] Nice CAI in a CV3

2005-02-09 Thread mark ford
Really interesting CAI! Does anyone know if it is possible to dissolve away the matrix of a CV and leave the CAI? I know at the BNHM Sara Russel had a vial of diamonds from Allende. Best Mark Ford __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list

RE: Re-2: [meteorite-list] Shirokovsky etching

2005-02-08 Thread mark ford
I agree, this etching shows that the metal cooled way too quickly, and even seems to illustrate how it was made, chunks of Iron/Nickel etc were dropped into molten Iron, the large chunks that show up when etched are probably the very same iron chunks that never quite mixed into the rest of

RE: [meteorite-list] all most OT; WW2 stuff?

2005-02-08 Thread mark ford
: [meteorite-list] all most OT; WW2 stuff? On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 09:52:25 -, mark ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tom, they used Kingman as an airfield / trash can. Just a word of caution when searching WW2 airfields and Cold war airfields, watch out for Radioactive 'Radium Paint containers

RE: [meteorite-list] etching irons with ferric chloride solutionfrom radio shack

2005-01-28 Thread mark ford
not perfect, but it works, etching anything is a destructive process. Best Mark -Original Message- From: Bob King [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 2:01 AM To: mark ford Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] etching irons with ferric chloride solutionfrom radio shack Hi

RE: [meteorite-list] Slightly OT: latest asteroid naming batch

2005-01-27 Thread mark ford
The original Radio series is by far the best! imho -Original Message- From: David Hardy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 7:43 PM To: Matson, Robert; Meteorite Mailing List Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Slightly OT: latest asteroid naming batch I saw

RE: [meteorite-list] etching irons with ferric chloride solutionfrom radio shack

2005-01-27 Thread mark ford
Ferric Chloride has been used for many years for etching meteorites. (I personally etched a small Canyon Diablo in about 1985 and it has never shown any signs of rust). Iv'e even etched campos in Ferric, and they are fine too. You must neutralize the iron after etching however, in Sodium

RE: [meteorite-list] Suspected Meteorite Falls in Cambodia

2005-01-26 Thread mark ford
How the hell do you set fire to a rice field? Aren't they under 3ft of water?? Mark -Original Message- From: Ron Baalke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 3:57 PM To: Meteorite Mailing List Subject: [meteorite-list] Suspected Meteorite Falls in Cambodia

RE: [meteorite-list] Mystery Light Seen Over England

2005-01-24 Thread mark ford
Why is it, that when there are several possibilities do people always have to opt for the least likely? A UFO, could it be that's what they want to believe 'Per chance!!' Snip Now county residents and top boffins have drawn up a list of possible explanations for the phenomenon, including

RE: [meteorite-list] Tips on etching?

2005-01-20 Thread mark ford
brown. Bucket chemistry but I have campos which are now not rusting that were rusting like bastads before treatments so I can only assume it works! Best Mark -Original Message- From: bob cucchiara [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 9:22 AM To: mark ford Subject: Re

RE: [meteorite-list] Possible Mars meteorite!

2005-01-14 Thread mark ford
Maybe I'm missing something but, that rock looks exactly like all the other volcanic rocks on mars to me - It even has vesicles! Best Mark Ford -Original Message- From: Darren Garrison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 12:42 AM To: meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] Signal aquired from Huygens

2005-01-14 Thread mark ford
Hi, Just heard, they have received the first signal from the Huygens probe it has entered the atmosphere of Titan exactly as planned. WOW!! THIS COULD BE GOOD! Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

RE: [meteorite-list] Signal aquired from Huygens

2005-01-14 Thread mark ford
. Hirschmann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 10:26 AM To: mark ford Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Signal aquired from Huygens Hi, from where did you get the info? I watch tv but only soap operas. We are excited and eating our fingernails

RE: [meteorite-list] OT- Signal aquired from Huygens

2005-01-14 Thread mark ford
If the Huygens mission is a success, this bloke deserves a medal in my book! http://www.esa.int/spacecraftops/ESOC-Article-fullArticle_par-40_1103125 842574.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

RE: [meteorite-list] A Call For A New Meteorite List

2005-01-06 Thread mark ford
. Mark Ford __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

RE: [meteorite-list] Nice Dronino

2004-11-26 Thread mark ford
Nels and list, Yes but let's not forget that ALL iron meteorites rust, this will affect all pieces if they are not stored in a reasonably dry place... I have even seen rusty Chinga pieces, and that stuff is practially natural stainless steel! Mark Ford -Original Message- From: Nelson

RE: [meteorite-list] NWA's, Dealers, Science, NomCom

2004-11-25 Thread mark ford
This is exactly why I suggested ages ago that we adopt a standardized meteorite Record card, then any information follows the piece around. I do feel the IMCA should step in here, authenticity is paramount in our field, and confidence is dripping away FAST! Best, Mark Ford -Original

RE: [meteorite-list] NWA's, Dealers, Science, NomCom

2004-11-25 Thread mark ford
an 'unearthly quiet'! Best, Mark -Original Message- From: Bernhard Rendelius Rems [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 November 2004 11:28 To: mark ford Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] NWA's, Dealers, Science, NomCom Well, IMCA has made a call for a design for such a card

RE: [meteorite-list] Alleged Picture of MeteoritePhotographedHittingEarth

2004-11-25 Thread mark ford
accidentally while they were filming some fire trucks. Mark Ford -Original Message- From: Chris Peterson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 November 2004 02:17 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Alleged Picture of MeteoritePhotographedHittingEarth You're right

RE: [meteorite-list] NWA's, Dealers, Science, NomCom

2004-11-25 Thread mark ford
and heated discussion on all this, but I'm sure it's not personal, and I really think its actually very good to get the truth out in the open, it's the only way forward. Best Mark Ford -Original Message- From: Jeff Grossman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 November 2004 15:15 To: Meteorite

RE: [meteorite-list] Re: NWA's, 'Dealers', Science, NomCom

2004-11-25 Thread mark ford
It's quite simple, if you don't know where it comes from and it hasn't been classified then its 'unclasssifed' ... voila - no faking needed, it has a name! :) -Original Message- From: Herbert Raab [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 November 2004 16:02 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

RE: [meteorite-list] Re: NWA's, 'Dealers', Science, NomCom

2004-11-25 Thread mark ford
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 25 November 2004 17:10 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] Re: NWA's, 'Dealers', Science, NomCom Mark Ford wrote: It's quite simple, if you don't know where it comes from and it hasn't been classified then its 'unclasssifed' ... Unfortunately

RE: [meteorite-list] My Eyes Are Glazing Over- Need Scorecard

2004-11-22 Thread mark ford
... Best Mark Ford -Original Message- From: Paul H [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 22 November 2004 15:26 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] My Eyes Are Glazing Over- Need Scorecard As someone, who is trying to follow this discussion, my eyes are starting glaze over

RE: [meteorite-list] My Eyes Are Glazing Over- Need Scorecard

2004-11-22 Thread mark ford
than usual... Best Mark Ford Mark: Any reputable dealer SHOULD have their NWA's tested by a lab; and I believe most do this. It should not be up to the collector to have their items verified. That is unjust and unfair to them. Matt Morgan -Original Message- From: Paul H [mailto

RE: [meteorite-list] Another fake name, serious business

2004-11-18 Thread mark ford
Goes back to the point I made months ago, we need an industry standard record card (a sort of 'meteorite passport') particularly for the more valuable pieces, that way valuable info is preserved... Mark Ford -Original Message- From: Jeff Grossman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17

RE: [meteorite-list] Main Mass

2004-11-18 Thread mark ford
. (Or in the separate case of NWA's pairings, the new main mass would be classified and would be only the main mass of the new number that was issued) But we don't want to talk about pairings anymore DO WE ?!!! :) Mark Ford __ Meteorite-list mailing

RE: [meteorite-list] Fwd: The Next Five Big NASA Failures [Editorial]

2004-11-16 Thread mark ford
misguided imo) paranoia over terrorism will effect future missions? - No doubt many more telecoms satellites will be launched! ;) This guy wonders 'what it must be like to spend months working on a dead end project', he obviously hasn't worked as an engineer on any commercial projects! Best, Mark

RE: [meteorite-list] No Dogs Allowed

2004-11-03 Thread mark ford
/disprove it unless someone finds a buried dog with a crushed skull!! Mark Ford -Original Message- From: Ron Baalke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02 November 2004 20:40 To: Meteorite Mailing List Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] No Dogs Allowed More telling, no person clinging

RE: [meteorite-list] The Relic and Some Images

2004-10-29 Thread mark ford
Adam, Thanks for showing us the African meteorite object, very interesting! My immediate thought was that the iron work is made by someone with considerable skill in metal working, and for a tribe the 1700's in south Africa that would be some feat. Since many of the techniques were imported.

RE: [meteorite-list] RE: large, radioactive ebay brahins from chenobylarea

2004-10-25 Thread mark ford
Yep, it's actually amazing how un-radioactive meteorites are, when you consider where they have come from and that some have actually melted due to radioactivity, long ago. I guess the differentiation on an asteroid and the fact that there is no aqueous action on the rocks, means that any

RE: [meteorite-list] large, radioactive ebay brahins from chenobyl area

2004-10-22 Thread mark ford
to show, every home should have a Geiger counter imho... Mark Ford -Original Message- From: harlan trammell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 21 October 2004 16:23 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] large, radioactive ebay brahins from chenobyl area i noticed a very large

RE: [meteorite-list] Re: Meteorites Donated to Planetarium

2004-10-21 Thread mark ford
Hi Geoff, Yes Patrick Moore is a great character, and is in his 80's now but still very with it! He is currently working with the queen Guitarist Brian May on a book (Brian being a keen astronomer!). The South Downs Planetarium is in Chichester in west Sussex, which is on the south coast of

[meteorite-list] Meteorites Donated to Planetarium

2004-10-20 Thread mark ford
selection of Chondrite and Achondrite slices. Again thanks to those that donated material, much appreciated. Best, Mark Ford __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

RE: [meteorite-list] The World's Largest Meteorite Field Found in Egypt?

2004-10-11 Thread mark ford
Didn't a famous Victorian explorer claim once that he had found a massive meteorite in Egypt the size of a mountain/hill? (There have been field expeditions, but no-one has ever found it) - Anyone know about this? I take it there is no connection with the new discoveries in Egypt? Bernd? Any

RE: [meteorite-list] The World's Largest Meteorite Field Found inEgypt?

2004-10-11 Thread mark ford
Yes that's the one! Thanks Rob! http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/E/ends/meteorite1.html -Original Message- From: Rob Wesel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 11 October 2004 08:33 To: mark ford; Meteorite List Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The World's Largest Meteorite

RE: [meteorite-list] The World's Largest Meteorite Field FoundinEgypt?

2004-10-11 Thread mark ford
Looks like the original article that was posted, is by the same bunch as the infamous 'Alien technology found at Sikhote Alin' .. Or worse! http://english.pravda.ru/science/19/94/378/14269_aliens.html Hmmm. __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL

RE: [meteorite-list] Wow!

2004-10-05 Thread mark ford
Yeah, chin up Dave! - good people like you are what keeps the world from destroying itself. It's easy to let the bad stuff dominate in one's mind, but for every looser out there there are ten good ones. Things will work out... Viva la list! -Original Message- From: Dave Harris

RE: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture Of The Day - October 5, 2004

2004-10-05 Thread mark ford
Now that's nice! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 05 October 2004 14:32 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture Of The Day - October 5,2004 ROCKS FROM SPACE PICTURE OF THE DAY:

RE: [meteorite-list] General Meteorite Interest Has Increased 100%InLast Year

2004-10-01 Thread mark ford
Hi, 'Supply and demand', that's what determines prices, there is a lot more material around, these days, just look at the number of people selling stuff. Having said that I have noticed that there are less and less larger specimens around, everything seems to get cut these days! Mark

RE: [meteorite-list] eBay Parnallee ad - 39g of it...

2004-09-28 Thread mark ford
Hi, Having seen it up close it's every bit as fab as the picture suggests.. Nice! Best, Mark -Original Message- From: Dave Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 September 2004 17:48 To: metlist Subject: [meteorite-list] eBay Parnallee ad - 39g of it... Hi, As I advised earlier,

Re: [meteorite-list] re: UK fireball

2004-09-28 Thread mark ford
Marco, It was apparently seen directly [over head] in Dorset UK.. not 'in the distance', so this implies a very southerly flight path. Time will tell. Best Mark -Original Message- From: Marco Langbroek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 27 September 2004 17:12 To: meteorite list

[meteorite-list] Sale - Howardite Blow Out

2004-09-24 Thread mark ford
heading that way, slowly but surley. Shirokovsky was a wake up call, and it won't be the last I'm sure, let's make sure confidence prevails! Best Mark Ford __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman

re: [meteorite-list] Fireball over England

2004-09-24 Thread mark ford
Hi Vic, Iv'e not heard anything yet, but there had been two sonic booms heard over Wales UK reported earlier this week. They are flight testing the Eurofighter typhoon aircraft... But this fireball sighting sounds like a new one! Mark Ford -Original Message- From: V.K.Pearson

RE: [meteorite-list] Sale - Howardite Blow Out

2004-09-23 Thread mark ford
are being strict, the total known weight should really be the 'total classified weight', should it not? Best Mark Ford -Original Message- From: JKG [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 23 September 2004 16:53 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Meteorite-List (E-mail) Subject: RE: [meteorite-list

RE: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Giveaway...

2004-09-20 Thread mark ford
Best Mark Ford Imca #1388 (Chairman of BIMS). __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

RE: [meteorite-list] Seymchan Pallasite

2004-09-20 Thread mark ford
Hi, Anyone got a link to any classification details for this seymchan pallasite? Looks quite interesting, very sharp Olivine pieces Best Mark __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

RE: [meteorite-list] Seymchan Pallasite

2004-09-20 Thread mark ford
i.e - have the new 'pallasite' parts of the fall have been looked at? MF -Original Message- From: mark ford Sent: 20 September 2004 09:54 To: Meteorite List Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Seymchan Pallasite Hi, Anyone got a link to any classification details for this seymchan

RE: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Society

2004-09-20 Thread mark ford
, this can only practically be achieved by having a society based in the UK. Besides all that, it's a great way of bringing collectors together to exchange interests! ... Best, Mark Ford -Original Message- From: Meteoryt.net [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20 September 2004 10:29

RE: [meteorite-list] Alien Microbes Could Survive Crash-Landing

2004-09-14 Thread mark ford
.. Snip ... Bacteria could survive crash-landing on other planets, a British team has found. Interesting, but they appear to have kinda missed out the 'extreme cosmic radiation' and the heat/cold bit, that would likely kill the little suckers... Best, Mark Ford

RE: [meteorite-list] RE: Enough is Enough is Enough...

2004-09-14 Thread mark ford
Well, I personally think this has been an interesting debate, (mud slinging aside), this is what we need more of, - openness! So what else are we being scammed with? .. Does explain why NWA869 appears to have 'many different lithologies'! ;) Mark Ford

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