Re: [meteorite-list] OT: quackery

2010-10-14 Thread meteorhntr
Depending on what does or does not hit the cutting room floor, we might get to revisit this topic after one of the upcoming Meteorite Men episodes. Fun topic. Steve Arnold Of Meteorite Men Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Matson, Robert D.

[meteorite-list] AD: Huge Oriented Brenham Slices

2010-10-19 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey List, I have some huge full slices of an oriented Brenham for sale. Marlin Cilz cut this specimen into slices for me and he had to buy a bigger saw because his previous biggest saw wasn't big enough to cut this one. Some Marlin also called me when he got the first slice off, and

[meteorite-list] Steve Arnold's new video Blog site

2010-10-19 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey List, I am excited to announce that I have started a new video Blog site. I hope to be adding to the site between 5 to 10 times a week. My goal is to keep it fun and light. Topics will be meteoritic and life in general. Who knows, I might even toss in a post on dowsing! You never

Re: [meteorite-list] Concerns for the Meteorite Dealers, Collectors and the Scientific Community

2011-04-15 Thread meteorhntr
Dear List,  Over the last 20 months, I have incurred six figures in legal fees, much of which I still need to pay, and God only knows how many hours to defend myself in a court of law on these charges brought in a law suit by my former partner Phil Mani.  I chose not to settle out of court but

Re: [meteorite-list] Blaine Reed

2011-06-06 Thread meteorhntr
Hey Dave and All, Great story, and thanks for sharing. I have to chime in here in saluting Blaine as well. If it were not for Blaine I would not be here today. For my first six years in the meteorite business, I had only one customer...Blaine Reed. In a world where everyone tries to buy

[meteorite-list] AD Mayo Belwa on Ebay

2011-06-15 Thread meteorhntr
Hey List, I just put up 30 Mayo Belwa's on Ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=260802281327#ht_4940wt_907. These are a bit smaller than what was at Heritage, but they are priced to move. These come from the Jim Schwade collection. Steve Arnold Of Meteorite Men Sent

[meteorite-list] AD: Zagami SNC 1mm

2011-08-12 Thread meteorhntr
Hello List, I have a 1mm thin 2.53 gram crusted part slice of Zagami that just came in.   At 24mm x 25mm this has maximum surface area for the weight. Zagami is a Shergottite SNC Martian Meteorite that was witnessed to fall in 1962.

[meteorite-list] AD: For Dealers, Meteorite Cards wholesale and sponsorship offer

2011-09-13 Thread MeteorHntr
Attention Meteorite Dealers, I am happy to announce that our first series of 10 Meteorite Cards, the hot new collectible meteorite trading cards, have gone to the printer today and we are expecting to fill and ship the wholesale orders out the first of next week. Those of you who placed

[meteorite-list] Fact Sheet - Possible Media Solution?

2009-07-10 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, I was greeted this morning with a front page story in the Baltimore Sun. While it could have been worse, it made me realize I need to do something to help writers focus on the facts and the real story and not to slide over and just use the more sensational answers or comments

[meteorite-list] Warning to armchair fireball chasers

2009-07-10 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey All, I wanted to add something here. As noted in the Baltimore Sun story today, Mike Hankey was quoted that a lot of people were contacting him by phone about the photo he captured of the fireball. I spent a couple hours with Mike at his house and at his scope, and he is really a

Re: [meteorite-list] Fact Sheet - Possible Media Solution?

2009-07-10 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 7/10/2009 8:23:06 A.M. Central Daylight Time, carloselgua...@hotmail.com writes: Hey Steve, You might want to put this first on your fact sheet: I am not from Chicago. Carl LOL. You know Carl...while I assume you stated that as a joke, that probably is a great

Re: [meteorite-list] Fact Sheet - Possible Media Solution?

2009-07-10 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 7/10/2009 8:32:40 A.M. Central Daylight Time, deannari...@gmail.com writes: Hi Steve, How about a copy of some facts and maybe misconceptions (eg. they are not radioactive) with some nice photos of other fresh falls that might be published as a 'what to be on the lookout

Re: [meteorite-list] PA fall media hype

2009-07-10 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello Michael and all, I am sorry for being so delayed in responding to your post. I have been busy today interviewing with the Fox TV station in York, and the NBC station in Lancaster and some other network (maybe ABC) in Baltimore. Then I had a radio interview with NPR after that. It

Re: [meteorite-list] Image of PA/MD bolide passing near M31

2009-07-12 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 7/12/2009 1:22:40 P.M. Central Daylight Time, mojave_meteori...@cox.net writes: I hadn't yet seen the York video, nor did I know which way that camera was pointed. Rob, The York Water Company video was facing roughly NE and I measured the burn out to be at 88 to 90

Re: [meteorite-list] Image of PA/MD bolide passing near M31

2009-07-12 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 7/12/2009 3:25:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time, meteoritehun...@comcast.net writes: I don't hate you so don't be childish. I said you were milking the meteorite men thing so hard it makes younlook stupid. Sent from my iPhone Michael * Mike, You are probably

Re: [meteorite-list] Warning to armchair fireball chasers

2009-07-12 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, I have just had some great off list correspondence with Dave Ghessling over at FallingRocks.com. He, like a gentleman, expressed off list with me a concern that I had mistakenly lumped the Georgia Fireball of this year in with the group of events that has revealed some of the

[meteorite-list] AD, New Meteorite Men Collectible on Ebay Closing on Thursday Night

2009-07-15 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, I am excited to announce the prototype to a new line of meteorite collectibles Geoff Notkin and I are working on. Several years ago, I put some pieces of Brenham Shale in a plastic slabs as a test as a Limited Edition Collectible at the Haviland Kansas Meteorite Festival, they

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Men on TV again 4 times in next 3 days

2009-07-15 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello Folks, For any of you who missed the TV show Meteorite Men, or for those of you who would like to watch it again, it is airing 4 more times over the next 3 days on the Science Channel. Wed. July 15, 8:00 pm Eastern Time Wed. July 15, 11:00 pm Eastern Time Thurs. July 16, 3:00 pm

Re: [meteorite-list] AD, New Meteorite Men Collectible on Ebay Closing on Thu...

2009-07-15 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 7/15/2009 11:23:18 A.M. Central Daylight Time, meteorite...@yahoo.com writes: I am sure though, when they go to sell their box later that anyone with brains will say, h .35 gram fragment of Allende retails for about $3.00, so I offer you $1.00 and not wow, this is a

Re: [meteorite-list] AD, New Meteorite Men Collectible on Ebay Closing on Thu...

2009-07-15 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 7/15/2009 11:23:32 A.M. Central Daylight Time, meteorite...@yahoo.com writes: Let me get this strait, so you put it in a box, and make a label saying it is from you, and all you do is put a number on it, say #4 of 45. Damn, can't believe I didn't think of that first. I have

Re: [meteorite-list] AD, New Meteorite Men Collectible on Ebay Closing on Thu...

2009-07-15 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello Jim, I am sorry if I didn't make this clear, but let me state it one more time. I have absolutely no problem with people selling limited edition meteorite coins or limited edition meteorite tokens or limited edition meteorite medals. Or limited edition meteorite anythings. I am

Re: [meteorite-list] AD, New Meteorite Men Collectible on Ebay Closing on Thu...

2009-07-15 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 7/15/2009 1:03:15 P.M. Central Daylight Time, meteoritehun...@comcast.net writes: Steve even a monkey would understand the difference between a minted coin with numbers stamped on and a plastic box with handwritten paper. By the way we many thousands for each limited

Re: [meteorite-list] AD, New Meteorite Men Collectible on Ebay Closing on Thu...

2009-07-15 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 7/15/2009 7:04:19 P.M. Central Daylight Time, d...@fallingrocks.com writes: Steve, My stepson has Tourette Syndrome. Thankfully not coprolalia...yet, anyway. But c'mon... DG *** Dave, My apologies go out. I did not intend to insult anyone with Tourette's Syndrome

Re: [meteorite-list] New Arizona Meteorite Fall - Update July 15, 2009

2009-07-15 Thread MeteorHntr
Amazing find Mike, Congratulations on such a great recovery! Steve Arnold of Meteorite Men In a message dated 7/15/2009 9:13:11 P.M. Central Daylight Time, meteoritem...@gmail.com writes: No wonder Farmer was happy. I'd be loopy! Nice find. **Performance you need and the

Re: [meteorite-list] WHO IS THE BEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL METEORITE HUNTER OUT...

2009-07-16 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 7/16/2009 12:11:43 P.M. Central Daylight Time, joshuatreemus...@embarqmail.com writes: Steve Arnold is a contender, I think he beat the pants off Mike at West, but didn't he have a 5 year long drought? *** Phil, I am honored by your mention, but we have to be serious

Re: [meteorite-list] Pitiful excuse for a meteorite hunter Carl Esparza

2009-07-17 Thread MeteorHntr
Carl, Anne and Mike, I am a bit bewildered about this as well. If Carl had asked what car Farmer drove because he wanted to slit his car tires, that would be one thing. But I don't think that is the case here. When I was at West hunting, and finding lots of rocks, would I ever think

Re: [meteorite-list] Pitiful excuse for a meteorite hunter Carl Esparza

2009-07-17 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 7/17/2009 2:10:04 P.M. Central Daylight Time, stanleygr...@hotmail.com writes: All: I'm relatively new at this and I was wondering. Why is there so much difference between this fall and the West, TX fall? Thanks, Greg S * Greg, The main difference is that a

Re: [meteorite-list] Pitiful excuse for a meteorite hunter Carl Esparza

2009-07-17 Thread MeteorHntr
Mike, I don't disagree with you on most of what you said. I just don't think that getting one's panties in a wad because someone would want to know if they spotted your car somewhere is the huge ethics violation that you make it out to be. Maybe others would think it is. I don't. I just

[meteorite-list] AD: Meteorite Men Collectibles

2009-07-21 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey List, Well, it was interesting to see how the Meteorite Men collectible slabs went on Ebay this past week. I was genuinely surprised to see the complete set of 18 go actually go for more than the 18 individuals did. I thought it would have been the other way around. Usually volume

Re: [meteorite-list] New meteorite book _The_Fallen_Sky_

2009-07-23 Thread MeteorHntr
You had to go and stop the sample pages where the topic on the last paragraph states:: The very act of collecting, many say is sexual... Thanks, now we all will have to go out and buy this just to find out what he is talking about. While I have heard people in the field tell others to go

[meteorite-list] AD Brenham for Trade/Sale

2009-07-23 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey List, I will be selling one Brenham in the next week. Up for consideration are three Brenhams: 1. 92 pound Becky Stone Brenham found on the Travel Channel's Cash and Treasures TV Show 2. 351 pound Oriented Brenham 3. 82 pound Traveler Brenham found on the Travel Channel's Cash and

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite names that are names

2009-07-25 Thread meteorhntr
I was thinking of Benjamin Harrisonville Steve Arnold Of Metoerite Men --Original Message-- From: Jeff Grossman Sender: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com To: Meteorite-list Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite names that are names Sent: Jul 25, 2009 8:57 PM I was thinking of

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite names that are names

2009-07-25 Thread meteorhntr
Anyone have a piece of that one? Steve Arnold Of Meteorite Men --Original Message-- From: Darren Garrison Sender: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com ReplyTo: cyna...@charter.net Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite names that are names

[meteorite-list] AD: Let's Admire an Ad for Admire on Ebay

2009-08-05 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, I have been asked to document what Admire Pallasite material is actually worth. Some say under $0.10/g; others say $1.00/g; while still others say $10.00/g and there are buyers that seem to be happy to pay over $50/g in places. But, all those numbers are just guesses. Since

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Let's Admire an Ad for Admire on Ebay

2009-08-08 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, Well, I guess we found out that Admire is worth between $0.22/g and $18.95/g depending on several factors most of which can be related to size. I am quite pleased with how well these sold, so I will be putting more Admire lots up on Ebay in the next few days, again starting

[meteorite-list] Mike Farmer's Comments about Steve Arnold

2009-08-12 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, If anyone has been in contact with Mike Farmer in the last couple of months, and he has said ANYTHING negative about me or my meteorite business, please contact me directly off list. I would like to have the opportunity to share with you my side of the story. I think that is

Re: [meteorite-list] Mike Farmer's Comments about Steve Arnold

2009-08-12 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List and Mike, I would like to thank those of you that responded off list to me about the other post I made earlier today about Mike Farmer. As those of you know that did contact me, I wasn't specifically interested in asking about what Mike just shared with all of us here on the

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Rare Meteorites and New Website

2009-08-19 Thread MeteorHntr
Mike, Congratulations on the great site. A class act. I will contact you off list (as requested in your post) to see how much you want for your West stones pictured on your West Expedition page. ;-) Best of luck in building the site up with even more awesome specimens and more great

Re: [meteorite-list] Question

2009-08-19 Thread MeteorHntr
Greg, I would guess that Semarkona would bring a very high price per gram if any of it would come on the market. Also, some of the very low TKW carbonacious chondrites with a historical twist could be in the top price ranges. Steve Arnold of Meteorite Men In a message dated 8/19/2009

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Cards are in, special offer for 24 hours only.

2011-10-07 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey all, Our first batch of Meteorite Cards are in. (Those of you who ordered wholesale quantities, they were shipped to you yesterday.) As a special offer to our friends on the Meteorite List, for the next 24 hours only, we will personally number the cover card of each pack of 10

[meteorite-list] Thin Section Makers

2011-11-06 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, I am curious what options there are for making thin sections? I am sure speed and quality and price all play a role. If any of you have information and experience with various makers I would appreciate it. Replies on or off the list would be great. Thanks Steve Arnold of

[meteorite-list] TV Stars on Ebay

2011-11-12 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey List, I just put up a could of TV Stars on Ebay, meteorites that were found on one of our Meteorite Men episodes. Check them out here: http://www.ebay.com/sch/stevearnoldmeteorites/m.html?_adv=1_dmd=1_in_kw=1; _ipg=50_sop=1_rdc=1 Thanks for your consideration, Steve Arnold of

[meteorite-list] AD: Arnold's Famous Reverese Auction on Ebay Now

2012-02-22 Thread meteorhntr
Hello List, Announcing: The return of the Arnold Famous Reverse Auction on Ebay. Currently I have 57 meteorites worth about $25,000 up, and I am going to start lowering the prices very soon. For those of you who don't remember the good ol' days when I would do reverse auction's by email, it

[meteorite-list] AD: Arnold's Famous Reverese Auction on Ebay Now

2012-02-22 Thread meteorhntr
Hello List, Announcing: The return of the Arnold Famous Reverse Auction on Ebay. Currently I have 57 meteorites worth about $25,000 up, and I am going to start lowering the prices very soon. For those of you who don't remember the good ol' days when I would do reverse auction's by email, it is

Re: [meteorite-list] Progress or ruination?

2009-01-09 Thread MeteorHntr
All, I am a bit conflicted with this too. However, to insist that a group of humans stay in a setting from a couple centuries ago, like keeping apes in a fake looking jungle cage at the zoo, just so we can go an see them undisturbed is a bit morbid. Like others on the list, I too have

Re: [meteorite-list] Progress or ruination?

2009-01-09 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey MikeG, First off, the Atacama is a very large place. Lot's of meteorites still to be found in desolate areas. I don't think there will be any concern about filling up a fraction of 1% of it, much less all of it. There would be room for several billion inmates if anyone decided to

Re: [meteorite-list] Progress or ruination?

2009-01-09 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 1/9/2009 12:07:54 P.M. Central Standard Time, geok...@notkin.net writes: Steve's post about the absence of Keep Chile Clean signs took me right back to that long but thrilling drive from Santiago in southern Chile all the way up the Pan American highway to Antofagasta

Re: [meteorite-list] Progress or ruination?

2009-01-09 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 1/9/2009 12:07:54 P.M. Central Standard Time, geok...@notkin.net writes: I must say, I do miss the pisco! That was one of the best parts, as I'm sure Steve will testify : ) . Geoff, Honestly, I don't remember all that much about the pisco... ;-)I remember

Re: [meteorite-list] Good By Bush - the nightmare is over

2009-01-20 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey List, In an effort to pull this topic from the realms of Hate onto some topics both political AND meteorite related. Army First, NASA Last, at least that was the order in the Inauguration Parade.

[meteorite-list] Caldwell, KS impact melt breccia AD, sort of

2009-01-21 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, The Caldwell, Kansas Meteorite Story. For 16 years or so, I have been chasing after the Caldwell, Kansas meteorite. The 1986 version of the BMNH Catalogue (my original treasure map) listed this meteorite as being found in 1961, being 12.9 kg TKW with only about 50 grams

Re: [meteorite-list] Caldwell, KS impact melt breccia

2009-01-22 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 1/22/2009 11:13:50 A.M. Central Standard Time, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de writes: Hello Steve #1 and List, Steve wrote: Nothing dramatic, just that he had hit it with the plow... This post was so undramatic and boring that I couldn't help reading each and every word ;-)

Re: [meteorite-list] HELP ME PLEASE! A Tucson Photo Mystery!

2009-01-22 Thread MeteorHntr
MikeG, You can get them in Tucson. Sorry, I couldn't resist. Steve #1 In a message dated 1/22/2009 5:06:18 P.M. Central Standard Time, michael_w_gil...@yahoo.com writes: Hi Listees! There is a photo on Geoff's new Tucson Show Guide website that shows a meteorite auction. In a display

[meteorite-list] Ethiudna Meteorite from Australia, AD

2009-01-28 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, OK, I have my gas money to get to Tucson, but now I need some extra money to buy some food and maybe even a hotel for one night's stay on the way down there. So, I have put my piece of Ethiudna, Australia L4 into the saw and I took off a really nice 4.5 gram part slice and a

Re: [meteorite-list] Ethiudna Meteorite from Australia, AD

2009-01-28 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 1/28/2009 2:32:09 P.M. Central Standard Time, gmh...@htn.net writes: Hey Steve, Better not eat the peanut butter, there has been a nation wide (and Canada) outbreak of salmonella in peanut butter from one of the larger manufacturer's. 500+ illnesses and eight deaths so

Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson questions and predictions

2009-01-30 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 1/30/2009 1:49:30 P.M. Central Standard Time, star_wars_collec...@yahoo.com writes: I have questions anf thoughts about Tucson... Is it really worth going? I would think that prices would be hogher due to cost of travel and living (room, food etc) for the show and the

[meteorite-list] Brenhams in Lucite in Tucson

2009-02-02 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, I arrived in Tucson last night after the long drive. It is great to be back in town. In addition to seeing many familiar faces, I was excited to have a chance to see the batch of Brenham meteorite slices that Geoff Notkin and I commissioned to be placed in Lucite. The

[meteorite-list] Birthday Bash

2009-02-08 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello All, I just wanted to drop a note to say thanks to everyone who came to the party last night. If it wasn't for the great turnout each year, Geoff and I would still have fun, but it wouldn't be the same. Friends of mine, back in the real world, get a kick out of it when I tell

[meteorite-list] Summer Jobs Hunting for Meteorites in Canada

2009-02-10 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey Guys, It sounds like the land owners are hiring amateur meteorite hunters up in Buzzard Coulee. I wonder how much per hour the job pays? http://www.canada.com/Technology/Security+camera+footage+understanding+meteori te+origins/1270948/story.html Steve Arnold Arkansas

[meteorite-list] Houston (Chronicle), we have a problem

2009-02-17 Thread MeteorHntr
Wow, How many freaking mistakes can one little meteorite story have in it? I count at least 5 big ones. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/6264797.html I guess I will send the reporters of this story and their editor a letter complaining on this one. This is just too

[meteorite-list] New York Times

2009-02-17 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey Guys, Meteorite enthusiast and collector Ron Dilulio made the New York Times. I think Ron is a list member. Congrats Ron! http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/us/17debris.html Steve #1 **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps!

[meteorite-list] Looking for Murchison

2009-02-17 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey gang, I am looking for some Murchison fragments. If anyone has any for sale or for trade, please contact me off list. Thanks, Steve #1 **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps!

Re: [meteorite-list] Yes, I am home. Tucson Observation

2009-02-18 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, In reply to Anne's post, where she stated: One of the Show organizers even told me that this has to be the busiest room in the whole Show!!! I want to confirm that not only did Anne and Geoff's room have a lot of foot traffic (some of which even resulted in some sales) it

[meteorite-list] West Specimen for sale AD

2009-02-21 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey List, I have one West, Texas specimen I would be willing to sell. Contact me off list if you might be interested. I will not be able to respond until late tonight to any replies. Steve Arnold www.SteveArnoldMeteorites.com **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See

Re: [meteorite-list] West, TX meteorite hunt, day 5

2009-02-22 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 2/23/2009 12:32:44 A.M. Central Standard Time, mojave_meteori...@cox.net writes: in related astronomical fields it is customary to avoid choosing proper names that are a subset of existing ones (e.g. Clearwater West, Kelly West, Laundry West, Victoria West, West Hawk,

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Finding Dog in West Texas

2009-02-24 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 2/24/2009 6:36:05 A.M. Central Standard Time, altm...@meteorite-martin.de writes: I want a photo of the dog. How is his name? Martin . * Martin, The dog's name is Hopper. The story actually very very funny. A group of us were gridding a piece of ground yesterday,

Re: [meteorite-list] west,texas comin' northeast

2009-02-25 Thread MeteorHntr
To: Steve Arnold, Chicago You are a liar! I know about that stone you bought. I have seen the stone you bought. I know where it was found. I know who found it, because he was on my team. I know who sold it to you. I know what you paid for it. You did NOT pay $90/g for it. You paid

[meteorite-list] West Info

2009-02-26 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, Does anyone know at what altitude the West, Tx meteor extinguished at the end of the fireball? Steve Arnold #1 **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps!

Re: [meteorite-list] West, freaky rock

2009-02-27 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey All, It was a rewarding day outside of West today. We got out of the field to the steak house then back to the hotel room and broke out the rock saw. I cut one of the 97 stones our team has found so far, a 5.3g part stone, and folks, this is a freaky looking rock inside. Portales

[meteorite-list] West Trade and Sell AD

2009-03-01 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey Guys, Slow start today, but I will try my luck again later this morning. Meanwhile, I wanted to throw out an offer to trade some West, Texas material for some Murchison. If you have some Murchison, maybe around 5 to 20 grams, I would like to discuss a trade with you further. I

Re: [meteorite-list] Awesome 11 gram oriented West Texas meteorite for sale

2009-03-03 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey List, If a meteorite hits a dirt road, is it a hammer stone? If it has been run over by meteorite hunters and roughed up a bit, is it a hammered hammer? Steve Arnold Arkansas **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps!

Re: [meteorite-list] Updated west totals

2009-03-09 Thread MeteorHntr
24 meteorites found by me personally, 1 meteorite purchased by me, total weight 372.4g Steve Arnold **A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps!

[meteorite-list] West Meteorites Second Offering AD

2009-03-13 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey Guys, Since my first offering of West Meteorites specimens (that sold out in less than 24 hours) I have found a few more. And as such I am ready to sell a few more. If you are interested in seeing what I have to sell, email me for a list of what I have to offer, off list. A special

[meteorite-list] West, Tx in the Rearview Mirror

2009-03-17 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey Guys, Twenty-seven days after pulling into West, Texas, I am eating my last Kolache at the Czech Stop getting ready to head home.. My new inventory totals that I am leaving town with are: 69 specimens, with a total of 2,362 grams. As one of my hunting buddies said: It's been real;

[meteorite-list] Dam Hammer

2009-03-18 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey Guys, A special congrats goes out to my wife Qynne who found one of those dam hammer stones! Literally, the rock hit an earthen dam of a stock pond near West. And not only that, it is a 100% crusted oriented specimen as well. 6.1 grams. Photos here:

Re: [meteorite-list] Dam Hammer

2009-03-18 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 3/18/2009 12:39:31 P.M. Central Daylight Time, gmh...@htn.net writes: Respectfully Steve, I do not think a meteorite hitting an earthen dam would qualify as a hammer. Think of all of the stones that hits roads (dirt or paved), crop field (man made), etc. I personally

Re: [meteorite-list] Dam Hammer

2009-03-18 Thread MeteorHntr
Thanks Carl. None of the 69 meteorites I recovered were purchased. All were found. I will go into more details about the 1,673g find a little later. I am not sure if it is the Main Mass, as I am not sure the exact weights of others that have been found. By the way, it WAS raining the

Re: [meteorite-list] Dam Hammer

2009-03-18 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 3/18/2009 12:50:33 P.M. Central Daylight Time, meteorite...@yahoo.com writes: Um, I hope this is a joke, as far as calling it a hammer. . Mike and all, While I will leave the interpretation of hammer up to the beholder, the post was indeed more of a joke, or double

Re: [meteorite-list] Dam Hammer

2009-03-18 Thread MeteorHntr
Greg, I think all meteorite specimens have a story. Some of the stories are lost. Some are preserved. Some stories will be more appealing to some people than they will be to others. If a rock hit a pond, or a dam, or a car or a road, etc. it is all part of that rock's story. Some

Re: [meteorite-list] Dam Hammer

2009-03-18 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 3/18/2009 1:14:16 P.M. Central Daylight Time, cdtuc...@cox.net writes: Again, Where is Michael? A mound is a structure specifically designed to function as such. And Steve, I would like to buy the Dam hammer as I think Blood will rule in it's favor. How much? Carl Carl, .

Re: [meteorite-list] Dam Hammer

2009-03-18 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 3/18/2009 1:28:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time, gmh...@htn.net writes: Adding trees, dams, mounds, playfields, lawns and other man-made or touched places is reaching to an extreme, and yes, it does cheapen the true smashers. . Greg, I found two specimens in an Indian

[meteorite-list] Damn Hammers

2009-03-18 Thread MeteorHntr
Maybe I should have entitled the thread Damn Hammers or Damn wanna-be Hammers instead? Steve **Great Deals on Dell 15 Laptops - Starting at $479 (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220433363x1201394532/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doub

Re: [meteorite-list] Dam Hammer

2009-03-18 Thread MeteorHntr
After being bit by too many of those Texas Fire Ants, I was hoping to find at least one squished ant on the bottom of one of my finds, but alas, I never found the elusive Ant Hammer Stone. Steve In a message dated 3/18/2009 2:04:39 P.M. Central Daylight Time, jgross...@usgs.gov writes:

[meteorite-list] West Points and Dino Bones

2009-03-19 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey List, There have been some requests for photos of my Indian Arrow Points I found in the West strewnfield, so I just put up a couple of photos of them and my Dinosaur toe bones up. http://s361.photobucket.com/albums/oo52/stevearnoldpmh/ Steve Arnold Arkansas **Great

[meteorite-list] AD: Large Full Slices of 1, 673g West Specimen Available Now

2009-03-19 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, I am excited to offer the first large full slices of my 1,673g West, Texas specimen. Again, this stone was recovered (rescued) the day before the monsoon rains hit the strewnfield this last week. These slices were expertly cut by Marlin Cilz at the Montana Meteorite Lab with

[meteorite-list] AD: West slice on Ebay, and more photos of individuals up

2009-03-21 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey List, I mistakenly put a great 8.8 gram brecciated Part Slice of West up on Ebay for just 24 hours when I planned on having it up for 5 days. Oh well, it closes in an hour or so. It will be interesting to see where it ends up. I am also trying to get photos of all the individual

[meteorite-list] Needed Lunar or SNC

2009-03-22 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey Guys, I have a customer that is looking for a 0.5g to 1g cool looking Lunar and or a $500 priced range SNC. I still have some West (or other things) that I would be willing to trade if someone can help us out. Please respond off list. Thanks, Steve Arnold **A Good

[meteorite-list] AD: Second Batch of West Full Slices In

2009-03-24 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey List, I just got my second and final batch of freshly cut West Full Slices in today from Marlin Cilz, and I now have new photos up on Photobucket. The new slices are the ones with the PINK background instead of the yellow background. I have only one remaining slice from my first batch

Re: [meteorite-list] Fireballs From The Sky: Bombarded

2009-03-30 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, Here is my take on the recent falls in North America. While there actually may be more now, as it seems like we had a long drought since Park Forest, I am wandering if much of this can be traced back to Buzzard Coulee. The Canadian event gained strong media attention shortly

Re: [meteorite-list] -2 arrested update (Dude-- Where's My Car edition)

2009-04-02 Thread MeteorHntr
List, I haven't talked with either Sonny or Mike yet, but some of this story smells a little fishy. Not that you can believe anything you see or read in the media, as stories seldom get confirmation before deadlines have to be reached, and stories tend to get sensationalized for sales

Re: [meteorite-list] -2 arrested update (Dude-- Where's My Caredition)

2009-04-02 Thread MeteorHntr
Dave (and list), I will address the things point by point: In a message dated 4/2/2009 4:47:22 P.M. Central Daylight Time, carother...@gmail.com writes: Read the article again. A 66 year old lady confronted two burglers on her property last October. Given that, Sonny and Mike are lucky

Re: [meteorite-list] How about a thread to discuss hunting ethics - west

2009-04-02 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello George, I have done something similar in the past at places like what we did at Brenham. But with so much land to cover at West, and so little time to cover it, for me it was just easier to hunt where one was wanted. I had ground where land owners were happy to let us hunt with no

Re: [meteorite-list] How about a thread to discuss hunting ethics - west

2009-04-02 Thread MeteorHntr
Jason, Remind us all what weights you found and how much the trip cost you and your dad, and the cost of the time your dad had to invest in lost Medical Doctor wages to find what you guys found? OK, leave out of the formula what your dad's time is worth, that is none of our business. Why

Re: [meteorite-list] -2 arrested update (Dude-- Where's MyCaredition)

2009-04-02 Thread MeteorHntr
I don't doubt that Mike and Sonny were on private land without permission, they have admitted so. Was there was grounds for an arrest buy an unbiased police men? Sure. It was for a court case to decide their guilt, had they wanted to plead Not Guilty. As I understand, they decided to

Re: [meteorite-list] How about a thread to discuss hunting ethics - west

2009-04-02 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello Jason, I have a feeling this is going to get deep. You are a collector that likes to buy things as cheap as you can, intending to never sell your collection ever, and as such, your only concern is to get as much good stuff as cheap as you can. You don't care at all what your

Re: [meteorite-list] -2 arrested update (Dude-- Where's My Caredition)

2009-04-02 Thread MeteorHntr
Dave, You said: I thank you for the detailed explanation, but I still have issue with your idea that a land owner would owe you an explanation other than No when asked to search their property. When I clearly stated in my last post: Does he have an obligation to tell me why he said no?

Re: [meteorite-list] How about a thread to discuss hunting ethics - west

2009-04-02 Thread MeteorHntr
Jason and List, Let me add: If anyone wants to go to West and find meteorites on their own they should try and hope they find their's at the $12/g you found yours at. And then if they (or anyone else that has found some) want, they can sell theirs for less than what I am selling mine

Re: [meteorite-list] -2 arrested update (Dude-- Where's My Caredition)

2009-04-03 Thread MeteorHntr
Dave, This reminds me of when I was in Park Forest, actually in Steger, IL, 6 years ago this week, where a local man had his rear window of his car knocked out by a meteorite. I asked him if he wanted to sell the meteorite, and he made it plain to me that he would not sell it for ANY

Re: [meteorite-list] Announcing Meteorite Men the TV Show

2009-04-03 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 4/3/2009 6:55:37 P.M. Central Daylight Time, carloselgua...@hotmail.com writes: I would love to see this show but don't have the Science Channel. :( When this airs can someone copy this to a dvd? I'm sure others are on the same boat as I. Carl *

Re: [meteorite-list] Velocity a meteorite hits the ground?

2009-04-09 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 4/9/2009 2:09:03 A.M. Central Daylight Time, sterling_k_w...@sbcglobal.net writes: If someone tosses a mouse down the 100-foot shaft, the mouse lands on his feet, shakes his head dizzily, and says, What the hell was that all about? although to our ears it sounds like Eeeek!

[meteorite-list] West Full Slices Price Increase, AD

2009-04-11 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, First off, I need to make a correction: according to my meteorite cutter, the exact weight of the West meteorite I have was 1,663g and not 1,673g (I guess the Post Office scale was off a tad) Just a short note to let you guys know that I only have 8 full slices of my 1,663g

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