[meteorite-list] Opinion - Purple in a Meteorite

2005-09-29 Thread Pete Pete
Hello, all, I've mentioned before that my interest in meteorites is new, and have just started collecting. I've enjoyed buying quantities of (very affordable) Unclassified NWA's from some fellow list members, then cutting, polishing, and spending hours looking at them through my recently

RE: [meteorite-list] Crackpot impact theory

2005-09-24 Thread Pete Pete
Why do you call this a crackpot theory? Regards, Pete From: Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Crackpot impact theory Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 13:35:00 -0400

Re: [meteorite-list] Crackpot impact theory

2005-09-24 Thread Pete Pete
: Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Crackpot impact theory Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 17:35:51 -0400 On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 14:04:26 -0400, Pete Pete [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why do you call this a crackpot

Re: [meteorite-list] Crackpot impact theory

2005-09-24 Thread Pete Pete
That would be condemn... ahem... From: Pete Pete [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Crackpot impact theory Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 20:27:27 -0400 Greetings, all, I find it curious you would condem a theory simply

RE: [meteorite-list] New Iron-Nichel Phosphide found in NWA 1054acapulcoite

2005-09-21 Thread Pete Pete
I remember for who want I have few little pieces for sale of this meteorite, ended this I not have others forever. Matteo I don't know how, but I understand this! Huh! ;] Pete ___ Yahoo! Mail: gratis 1GB per i messaggi e allegati da 10MB

Re: [meteorite-list] Earliest Meteorites Provide New Piece inPlanetary Formation Puzzle

2005-09-20 Thread Pete Pete
It looks like there were some unauthourized changes to the original article, which is here: http://www.pparc.ac.uk/Nw/meteorite.asp Cheers, Pete From: Martin Horejsi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: Meteorite Mailing List

RE: [meteorite-list] Raffle, The Final Tally

2005-09-20 Thread Pete Pete
Where do you think the next raffle will be for? ;] Great job! Pete http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2484.htm NOAA RAISES THE 2005 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON OUTLOOK Bulk of This Season's Storms Still to Come Aug. 2, 2005 — A very active Atlantic hurricane season is underway, and with

[meteorite-list] Katrina Charity Raffle

2005-09-17 Thread Pete Pete
I thought I would have been notified about winning the Meteorite Hunting Expedition by now...;] __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] One Find, Two Astronomers: An Ethical Brawl

2005-09-15 Thread Pete Pete
WHO KNEW there was so much drama in the lonely lives of the reclusive astronomer?! This one might even inspire a new Tom Clancey espionage book! ;] I have little doubt that Dr Brown will eventually get the credit. From: Sterling K. Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Matson, Robert [EMAIL

[meteorite-list] New Meteorites

2005-09-14 Thread Pete Pete
Hi, all, I found the Field Report by McCartney Taylor intriguing, especially the pictures showing the interior of the rocks found by Mr. Durham. Generally speaking, can you (the experts) predict what the interior of a stoney meteorite will likely look like before cutting it open simply by

Re: [meteorite-list] 1848: light produced when meteorite sawn -possible or impossible?

2005-09-12 Thread Pete Pete
There's also the Piezo effect to consider, although the crystals normally associated with it aren't very likely to be found in meteorites... From: Norm Lehrman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], A1MagNew [EMAIL PROTECTED],Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list]

Re: [meteorite-list] Seized Meteorites - report

2005-09-11 Thread Pete Pete
Too late! They've already given it a rough over $1million US value... From: stan . [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Seized Meteorites - report Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 18:17:01 + AMrcin, What you should be doing now is

RE: [meteorite-list] Sikhote' s seized

2005-09-09 Thread Pete Pete
I guess they should have said it was scrap metal, instead of quartz! ;] This should drive the price up a bit, eh? Cheers, Pete From: Chauncey Walden [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Sikhote' s seized

[meteorite-list] Raffle/Hurricane Katrina

2005-09-08 Thread Pete Pete
Hi, everyone, National Geographic has some very good articles and vivid photos of the disaster: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/09/0902_050902_katrina_coverage.html Regards, Pete __ Meteorite-list mailing list

RE: [meteorite-list] eBay AD, unclassified Texas, is this fair dinkum ???

2005-09-08 Thread Pete Pete
I questioned him regarding every meteorite he's sold is always very much out of focus. His reply was words to the effect of: Don't worry about it - these [the current listed stones] are the last of what he has for sale. Cheers, Pete From: Kevin Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [meteorite-list] New Orleans

2005-09-05 Thread Pete Pete
There isn't a charity on the planet that doesn't have a thieving hand in the till. From: AL Mitterling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] New Orleans Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 13:11:35

RE: [meteorite-list] Good old days

2005-09-04 Thread Pete Pete
Do you want to sell that autograph? ;] From: Kevin Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Good old days Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 00:54:43 +1000 I just came across something that reminded me of the good in the old days.

Re: [meteorite-list] OT: Death fears vs. probability My un-expertopinion

2005-09-03 Thread Pete Pete
The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic. Joseph Stalin --the sad reality of human apathy at perhaps inappropriate times. This discussion has become quite moot. We all feel and experience these events in our own personal way, and there is no right or wrong.

Re: [meteorite-list] OT: New Orleans blamestorming

2005-09-02 Thread Pete Pete
From: Chris Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] OT: New Orleans blamestorming Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 08:48:24 -0600 Of course, the folly of New Orleans is that it is a coastal city built below sea level. Much of the damage caused

[meteorite-list] General Astronomical Interest

2005-09-01 Thread Pete Pete
http://www.universetoday.com/am/publish/ba_ut_forums_merge.html?192005 Bad Astronomy and Universe Today Forums Will Merge Summary - (Sep 1, 2005) I just wanted to let you know that Phil Plait (from Bad Astronomy) and I have decided to merge our two discussion forums together into one super

[meteorite-list] Meteors and the Weather

2005-08-30 Thread Pete Pete
http://www.sandia.gov/news-center/news-releases/2005/physics-astron/lidar.html Asteroid dust may influence weather, study finds Nature paper: Burning asteroids may play ‘more important climate role than previously recognized’ The asteroid's dust trail as seen by lidar at Davis, Antarctica. The

[meteorite-list] Book Review: The Tunguska Fireball

2005-08-29 Thread Pete Pete
http://www.universetoday.com/am/publish/book_review_tunguska_fireball.html?2982005 Book Review: The Tunguska Fireball Summary - (Aug 29, 2005) Dream up an hypothesis and envelop it with supporting evidence and you're well on the way to contributing to the scientific process. Given that

Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay fake-- do people REALLY expect someone tobethat stupid?

2005-08-28 Thread Pete Pete
I sent the seller a message that I wouldn't spend any more than $100.000. sight-unseen, so if he wants the extra cash I'll have to see some pics...nothing, yet... From: ks1u [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay

Re: [meteorite-list] SPIRIT GETS HIGH ON MARS

2005-08-27 Thread Pete Pete
Maybe Sergey can put some sound effects in for us...;] Those movie clips are amazing to watch! From: Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] SPIRIT GETS HIGH ON MARS Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 12:39:40

RE: [meteorite-list] Ad Mesodiderite etc.

2005-08-24 Thread Pete Pete
Are you going to post pics on your web site? It's nothing but dead links, when I tried it... (Is this a dealer known among the rest of you?) From: AstronomicalResearchNetwork [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Ad Mesodiderite etc. Date: Wed,

Re: [meteorite-list] Poll

2005-08-21 Thread Pete Pete
Which would you rather have dropped on your head; a pound of feathers or a pound of lead? ;] From: MarkF [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Razvan Andrei [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: meteor list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Poll Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 15:36:34 -0400 But, the question was

RE: [meteorite-list] Young chondrules discovered in Gujba and an HAH

2005-08-18 Thread Pete Pete
Those trouble-making Canadians...always rockin' the boat! ;] This will be an interesting one to watch for development! Cheers, Pete From: Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite Mailing List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list]

RE: [meteorite-list] Young chondrules discovered in Gujba and an HAH

2005-08-18 Thread Pete Pete
I'd really like to hear some thoughts about this from the pros on this list. With so many studies of so many meteorites for so many years, you'd think there would have been an inkling before this about an age controversy of chondrules. Pete From: Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To:

RE: [meteorite-list] Isheyevo - Bright Blue/Green Inclusion

2005-08-17 Thread Pete Pete
Apatite? From: Jeff Kuyken [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Isheyevo - Bright Blue/Green Inclusion Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 00:01:03 +1000 G'day Folks, Some of you may know how I like to find unusual things in meteorites. As if

Re: [meteorite-list] Update: Captain Scott's meteorites

2005-08-15 Thread Pete Pete
Hi, all, Speaking of Hidden Treasures, is the Vatican meteorite collection ever displayed for the public? I think I read somewhere that this is the largest private collection of meteorites in the world... Off topic, and somewhat rhetorical, I wonder why the RC church would have such a huge

Re: [meteorite-list] Update: Captain Scott's meteorites

2005-08-15 Thread Pete Pete
Hi, Anne, I think the key word was private collection, as opposed to a government one. Would that word make it true? (Vatican = largest private...) Thank you and the rest for your input! Pete From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],

Re: [meteorite-list] Update: Captain Scott's meteorites

2005-08-15 Thread Pete Pete
I stand corrected! From: Darren Garrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pete Pete [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Update: Captain Scott's meteorites Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:40:25 -0400 On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 20:46:32

RE: [meteorite-list] Sikhote-Alin question

2005-08-12 Thread Pete Pete
EXCELLENT! I would really like to see the rest translated, if you ever find the time. I'm sure your translated version will be on every meteorite enthusiast's hard drive. If you decide to make it your personal project and perfect it, there was one typo I noticed: carter instead of The whole

[meteorite-list]Sun was Shining when Solar System formed

2005-08-12 Thread Pete Pete
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/science/mcmeteorite.asp August 11, 2005 UCSD Discovery Suggests 'Protosun' Was Shining During Formation Of First Matter In Solar System By Kim McDonald From chemical fingerprints preserved in primitive meteorites, scientists at UCSD have determined that the

RE: [meteorite-list] Another Ebay fraud?

2005-08-09 Thread Pete Pete
Hi, all, Hi, Darren, I know there are huge volumes of papers on meteorite composition, but I don't recall reading any that refer to trace elements of gold and/or palladium in any meteorite... That said, I admit most of my reading is of the Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter, and I'm relatively

RE: [meteorite-list] Another Ebay fraud?

2005-08-09 Thread Pete Pete
Hi, all, Does anyone else find it odd that a sphere of this size doesn't have the Widmanstätten pattern exposed? I know it's a relatively easy process, and it seems to me the small effort would increase the beauty and value of it... Just a thought... Pete From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

RE: [meteorite-list] NPA 12-22-1946 Army-CIT Artificial Meteorites Test

2005-07-27 Thread Pete Pete
This would have been an interesting experiment! Did they ever try again? Or would that still be classified? Cheers, Pete From: MARK BOSTICK [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] NPA 12-22-1946 Army-CIT Artificial Meteorites Test Date: Wed, 27 Jul

Re: [meteorite-list] An Asteroid Headed Our Way (2004 MN4 -99942Apophis)

2005-07-25 Thread Pete Pete
Hi, all, Hi, Tom, I thought this was tongue-in-cheek, but your second post indicates it's not! Mother nature knows what she's doing, let her do her thing! Do you really believe mother nature is a calculating, sentient, deity-like existence in control of all things in the universe? Or

Re: [meteorite-list] RE: Meteorites ~ Deep-Freeze on Mars

2005-07-23 Thread Pete Pete
says. The paper is a bit dated (1998), but your lead to Ron Baalke's link; http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/snc/index.html has at least a few recent articles that identify specific surface sources... This is what I was after. Much appreciated! Pete From: AL Mitterling [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pete Pete

[meteorite-list] RE: Meteorites ~ Deep-Freeze on Mars

2005-07-22 Thread Pete Pete
Hi, all, Some very interesting discussions lately! I was hoping there'd be some of your thoughts on this article posted by Ron Baalke. I know that Lunar meteorites can be identified as to the general area of origin, including areas from the far side of the moon, but I haven't read any

Re: [meteorite-list] Google Moon

2005-07-20 Thread Pete Pete
...sterilized fur mice...! From: Jan Bartels [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Google Moon Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 01:55:02 +0200 (CEST) No more astronauts to the moon.send the mice!!! But, but, itsyellow! - Original

Re: [meteorite-list] pollution

2005-07-18 Thread Pete Pete
I KNOW I can't be the only one here with a vision of colonizing the moon and Mars! Why should only a handful of sterilized visitors a few times a decade have all the fun, - and prevent any contamination to what end? Terraforming is one of those ideas just out of science-fiction into a

Re: [meteorite-list] Steve's posts--forged ?

2005-07-17 Thread Pete Pete
wants to know. El5ton Pete Pete wrote: I don't mind your posts, Steve - I never get tired of looking at pics of meteorites. If I don't want to buy, I don't read the sales pitch...like going into an electronics store looking at the new gadgets without any intent to buy. Why is everyone so p-o'd

RE: Re-2: [meteorite-list] Steve's posts--forged ?

2005-07-17 Thread Pete Pete
The welcome is appreciated from you and the others! That's exactly the reason for the ?. I wasn't sure if it was a typo, or a clever cipher I was missing, like EL drives a 5 ton. Regardless, I'm not here to fence with anyone, nor take sides. I just want to continue reading and learning about

Re: [meteorite-list] Kick ass Arizona Vacation

2005-07-17 Thread Pete Pete
Rare Earth magnets in the soles of those size 11 sandles, right? heh heh! ;] From: Bob King [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Kick ass Arizona Vacation Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 11:52:04 -0500 Hi Bob, Thanks for sharing the photos and I'm glad

[meteorite-list] Steve's posts

2005-07-16 Thread Pete Pete
I don't mind your posts, Steve - I never get tired of looking at pics of meteorites. If I don't want to buy, I don't read the sales pitch...like going into an electronics store looking at the new gadgets without any intent to buy. Why is everyone so p-o'd? Isn't this part of what we're here

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