Not quite Indiana Jones, as Indiana Jones would have jumped out of the
speeding car, thrown a strong punch to the head of the gunman knocking the
gunman
into the path of a speeding train, swept up a 40 kilo meteorite our of the path
of a tour bus, and then spent the night with a beautiful
Mike, is there a special theme for the next meeting besides the important
September Show?
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Barb Baker (50 miles from Holbrook). I loved your sentence Leave the
fertilizer in the garden. as THAT is just what I do, and I'd like many other
meteorite collectors to do the same.
Try this for a wonderful hobby addition to meteorite collecting: Take
your love, your spouse, dog or
Paul, A Matteo translator is: Three or more bottles of red vino, a loaf of
Italian bread and a large slice of cheese.
Cheers, Fred Hall
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3-29-07Hello Al, I have used the blue changing to pink desiccant for 13
years, and it works fine UNLESS (as you stated) it comes in contact with an
iron meteorite. I had to re-etch a beautiful slice of Cape York because when I
first started using the color changing desiccant I didn't know
Eric, thank you much for the update on Walter AND for taking the time to
visit with him. For such a small, loose knit group, we have a lot of wonderful
folks in our meteorite community. Eric, you shine baby, you shine!
High regards, Fred H.
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Yes, STRESS works, or how about FALLING TEARS or MY CREDO IS CRY, CRY,
CRY, PUTINGA YOU TOO!, BAWKU BABY BLUES, I CRY FOR YOU, POOPOSO CRY ME
AN ORANGE RIVER, WHATA YOU MEAN I LOOK LIKE A BEAVER?!, I JUST WANTA GO
HOMEstead, TEARS RUST MY NANTAN or POOR, POOR MILLBILLILLIE ME, POOR
BJURBOLE, I
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Greetings fluorescence fans:
Some many years ago I tried out my short wave light on the meteorites in
my collection and had the same results as those already reported, nada. The
only meteorite that I can think of that may have some minerals that would have
fluorescence would be the Martian
Dear Proud Tom,
Nothing makes me laugh as much as the Proud Tom series. I may have missed
a few pages as I've been absent from the list for a few years, so please send
me any that have been produced lately.
Many high jinks, Fred Hall
PS: As for your secret identity, please tell me and I
Hello Ron, I just couldn't cut my beautiful Venus Stone cast, so I cored
it. After sending the core sample to a prominent meteoritical society member,
this is what I found the Venus Stone to be classified as: A HowardWuite,
planetary material consisting of hemihydrate of calcium sulfate,
The Beagle 2 lander is still missing. Could it be the British Beagle 2
lander returned to earth, only to land in a manmade pond in New Hampshire,
USA?
Gary, let us know if you see a metal arm sticking out of the ice hole,
waving around, as the other end is stuck in the mud, desperately
The Beagle 2 lander is still missing. Could it be the British Beagle 2
lander returned to earth, only to land in a man-made pond in New Hampshire, USA?
Gary, let us know if you see a metal arm sticking out of the ice hole,
waving around, as the other end is stuck in the mud, desperately
Hello Geoff,
I had a great time at the Lang auction. The champagne was free, your lady
friend is lovely, and the meteorites, many one of a kind! Iris answered all
of my questions with grace, both before and after the auction. I thank you,
Al, Iris and the other cheerful help that made the
Hello Howard and fellow meteorite collectors:
I agree with Michael Blood, not all Nantan are rusters or garbage. Out of
all the many hundreds of meteorites that I have collected over some 14 years,
one of my favorite slices is a 20.5 inch long by 13.5 inch high slice of
Nantan. I did have
Adam, buying acid from a hippie that you don't know? How 1960's!
Don't forget to save Saturday night for the COMETS dinner at the La Loma Mexican restaurant. No acid served, unless you count the giant margaritas.
See Ya Soon, Fred Hall
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A few years ago in "Meteoritics Planetary Science" there was an article that claimed all mesosiderites were from the same parent body. Perhaps our friend Bernd could point you to the path leading to the article.
High Regards, Fred Hall
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Dear Sappy Jack,
I have nothing more to say, as John Gwilliam said it all, with style.
High Regards to All, Fred Hall
Dear Proud Tom;
Fred Hall, of Meteorhall Cartoons here, with this short retort to Big Steve's reply to the latest Proud Tom site.
With sad but fiercely earnest emotion, I must request that Proud Tom continue with his ZANY and IDIOTIC postings. Why sad? Because I now realize that my single box
Hello Folks,
Fred Hall here, meteorite collector, dealer and cartoonist. I've taken a year off from drawing meteorite related cartoons because of the threat of a law suit towards the Meteorite Exchange (not for any cartoons, however.) I've been thinking of starting up again. I drew meteorite
Hello Bob Evans,
I would have done just the opposite of the Matteo like gentleman selling the meteorite (rock!) from his fish tank. Instead of sticking the meteorite into the fish tank I would have stuck a fish in the meteorite's hole. Once you got over the smell of decaying fish, it would make a
Gee Tom, you wimp, I would cut the broken leg off at the knee and mount it next to the meteorite on a wall.
Regards, Peg Leg Fred
Joining Uncle Sam and Europe in a race to have the first man on Mars, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced that California will send a man to Mars.
Gov. Schwarzenegger stated: "I would like to be the first man on Mars, but I've already been there! I won't go back! I have Total
Please, do not post anything from that mental midget. Praise the meteorite Gods that he is OFF THIS LIST!
Thank You, Fred Hall
What Dean said: Damned if you do, damned if you don't!
Try sending two slices of the meteorite from different looking sections. You may have to give a little more than the ten grams, maybe 14 grams, so what?
Good Luck, Fred Hall
Denver: The rock, mineral, gem and meteorite dealers located at the hotels will open on the 13 or 14 of September, a few days before the main show at the Merchandise Mart opens. Check out www.denvermineralshow.com
High regards to All, Fred Hall
Hello All,
I finished a wild science fiction book yesterday, filled with science fact and fancy, and some strange theories. It starts off a bit slow, like a fat kid on a bicycle, but soon picks up speed and rolls right along. Craters and meteors are mentioned many times. The book is
"Cradle Of
Fellow Meteorite Collectors,
Before ingesting, or DRY polishing meteorites, fossils or minerals, keep this in mind:
Mineral samples can be as dangerous as any chemical found in the chemistry laboratory. It only takes 0.3 grams of the mineral orpiment (Arsenic sulfide, can be found in Nevada,
"SNC meteorites are extremely rare - fewer than 20 confirmed examples have been discovered - and are believed to all come from the same body of rock. They are distinguished by their relative youth, being at most 1.3 million years old, compared to 4.5 million for other meteorites." From
Happy New Year to All those that Love Meteorites, and Other Less Fortunate Mortals!
I too would like to thank Ron for taking his time to post articles on this list over many years. His meteorite related news copies and articles have always given this list a sane, professional look, often when
The Nuns should go to Tucson and attend the Birthday Bash and be seated next to Geoff Notkin. After all, Geoff is the perfect gentlenun, er, gentleman.
High regards, Fred Hall
Thanks to all that entered my holiday contest.
If you have not yet sent me an e-mail with your address and choice of prize, (see previous post) please do so by Tuesday afternoon, as I'm mailing out the prize gifts on Christmas Eve.
Merry Christmas, Fred Hall
Dear Dave...
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me a Parnallee in a pear tree. On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me two Turtle Rivers, and a Parnallee in a pear tree. On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me three Franceville irons, and a Parnallee
Hello Dan and fellow Colorado meteorite collectors.
If you wish to join in the gift exchange, the gift should have a $10.00 value, or more if you like.
We are counting on having about 20 people show. If you want to, bring the love of your life along.
Prof. Fred Olsen will gave a talk on
Super idea Mark. So the competition for the best sounding fictitious meteorite names is on! Just come up with ten names that you'd like to see in the Meteoritical Bulletin and I will award a "Meteorhall Grand Prize". More on the Prize list later, and I promise that they will have something to do
Thanks Jeff,
Does that mean I have to travel to Australia and ply you with two six packs of beer to find out what "Donga" means?
Regards, Fred
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Super idea Mark! So the competition for the holiday contest "Best Sounding Fictitious Meteorite Names" is on! Just come up with ten names that you'd like to see in the Meteoritical Bulletin and I will award a "Meteorhall Grand Prize". More on the prize list later, and I promise that the prizes
Hello Collectors;
I'd be hard pressed to pick only ten of my favorite meteorites as I have so many that impress me with their internal or external structure, shape or beauty. But as to the names of meteorites, well, here are my top ten names:
1. Apex (At the top of my list.)
2. Answer (What's the
Hi Dan,
Which daughter? I've not heard of this collection.
Regards, Fred Hall
PS: The School of Mines in Golden has a nice, small exhibit of meteorites from Nininger finds. Maybe we could get a meeting held at the School of Mines?
PPS: At our next club meeting we will discuss meteorites from Mars
I got bit by a hick once. It crawled up my pants leg and up my shirt to climb into my hair. Darned hick, I had to smother it with a load of Brylcreem to get it to back out of my scalp. It was one of them Rocky Mountain Spotted hicks.
Fred Hall
In my book "Meteorites Gone Awry" by world famous author "Whosagonna Believeme", the meteorite Pinto Mountains, L6, California, was found in 1854 by gold seeker Pinto Jones while digging for Pinto beans near high noon in the rugged Pinto Mountains. This 17.92 kg meteorite was shaped like a large
Very nice, but my favorite for beauty is another Saint... St. Michel, L6, fell 1910 in Finland.
High Regards, Fred Hall
Bob, not only will you be part owner but you get a share of the profits from the Meteor Crater entrance fees! So you can retire and sit in the space capsule on site for hours on end. Look Maw, I'm going to the Moon! Imagine the look on friends faces when you tell them...I own a piece of the
Fantastic! This person should be a CEO of some swindling company or selling male enhancing products or giving away free money from Nigeria. Maybe they are?
Free humor on e-bay, gotta love it.
OK, someone step up and claim that this seller is a fine upstanding world citizen, sane of mind and
COMETS (Colorado Meteorite Society) meeting takes place today at 4:00 PM, 3501 So. Clarkson St.
Bring meteorites that you have found, along with pictures and stories.
This is our Thanksgiving meeting, and we have much to be thankful for in our hobby, the learned scientists, an abundance of
Dear Matteo:
You just love being the center of the storm, the eye of the hurricane, all the while playing poor, sad Matteo. Rubbish!
I make the same request that many others have made,
STOP! PLEASE GO AWAY!
Signed: Fred Hall
Hello Stu,
Please let me know where to send a meteorite and a book on meteorites to the second child.
For the other rock hounds out there, here is a grand idea that was passed to me last Spring. On weekends when I go for a walk with my daughter, or when I walk my dog Holbrook, I carry a bag of
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I would like to commend Steve Arnold of Chicago for being such a good sport. Same for proud Tom. Let it be known that I had nothing to do with the Proud Tom web site, but I find it extremely funny and creative.
If the creator or this site wants to make fun of me in this
I would like to commend Steve Arnold of Chicago for being such a good sport. Same for proud Tom. Let it be known that I had nothing to do with the Proud Tom web site, but I find it extremely funny and creative.
If the creator or this site wants to make fun of me in this fashion, making MOST of
Yes, it is true...YOU are my new hero! Move over John Wayne, Pope Paul, Harry Truman, Proud Tom is on the sceen, or screen, as it is. What's more, it is all true, every word printed on your masterful, witty web page.
My fedora is off to you.
Fred Meteorhall
I wish to be the first to start AND join the Proud Tom Fan Club. Dues will be required in the form of meteorite shaped bricks, meteorites from the Yellow Brick Road, or extra, extra, extra long pants. Female meteorite collectors built like a brick outhouse get into the fan club for free!
Proper
This year the 24th Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium held at Socorro, Nov. 7, 8, and 9, will have two talks on meteorites. Both talks held on Saturday. At 2:00 PM, Meteorite reproductions by Jack Thompson, Jim Hurlbut and Jack Murphy, and Meteorites of New Mexico at 3:30 PM by Bill Nash.
Writing a cordial letter to the museum, asking for a meteorite display, could sway the thoughts of Chief Executive Raylene Decatur.
The address is:
Denver Museum of Nature Science
2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver, CO 80005
Budget cuts have been made at the museum. This was taken from the Denver
Matteo,
In the high plains of Denver, Colorado, USA, my Brahin pallasites are doing very well, withstanding parentage and rust.
Regards, Fred Hall
There is a full page article in the Sunday Denver Post about the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, titled "Museum's "mission" a study in controversy". Mostly it is about chief executive Raylene Decatur, who took charge in 1995 and introduced more formal business practices to the museum, and
Hello Bob,
The Denver Museum of Nature and Science (I liked the former name much better, the Denver Museum of Natural History) has a wonderful collection of meteorites, many collected by H. H. Nininger when he had a close relationship with the Denver Museum.
That said, forget about the fine
Dear Rust Sufferers,
Two other methods of stopping rust are Bill Mason's kit and Naval Jelly, or as my daughter would say, Navel Belly Button Jelly.
I used Bill's kit to stop rust on a large, beautiful slice of Nantan, still rust free after two Summers. I let slices of rusting Lake Murray and
Also come see the printing press and type used by H. H. Nininger and Glenn Huss to educate the public about meteorites and Meteor Crater, along with one of the wooden crates used by H. H. Nininger to carry specimens (just wait until you see the crate painted with "Dr. H. H. Nininger" and other
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Also come see the printing press and type used by H. H. Nininger and Glenn Huss to educate the public about meteorites and Meteor Crater, along with one of the wooden crates used by H. H. Nininger to carry specimens (just wait until you see the crate
Hello Meteorite Brothers (Meteorite Loving Sisters Too!)
Last Spring I purchased the Nininger / Huss printer and metal type used to make the cards in the "Meteorite Crater Study Kit", the "Target Earth" card, "TEKTITE" card, the "From Out Of This World" card, the Meteorite Museum cutout seen on
Now, does the head on this brew take the shape of a nicely pitted, conically-shaped oriented stone? Or is the head of a nondescript foam, err, form? I'd love to taste this beer.
High Regards, Fred Hall
A few years ago I lead a meteorite search with the just founded Colorado Meteorite Society (COMETS) for the Johnstown achondrite fall of 1924. We did visit (not search) the graveyard where a burial service was interrupted by a fifteen pound meteorite landing thirty feet from the church door. Our
Dear Matteo;
The reason that this meteorite is selling for high $ is the excitement of the moment and the obvious historical significance of this fall. The fireball was witnessed, the sound wave was heard, the meteorite CRASHED through roofs, into houses, cars, trees, and a computer printer! What
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Howard, you are a wise man (or a wise guy?) Or both! Great idea, selling NWA to the local folks. However, I can see a local buying NWA and then taking it to the Field Museum to sell it for a higher price. It would be fun to see the face of the confused scientist at the
One year ago I used the Mason Rust Remover Kit on my 20 inch by 13 inch by 3/8 inch thick slice of Nantan, and a few old Campos and a 13 lb. Toluca. It worked wonders! First I removed the rust with a wire brush on my drill, then I followed the instructions. No problem. The slice had been rusting
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One year ago I used the Mason Rust Remover Kit on my 20 inch by 13 inch by 3/8 inch thick slice of Nantan, and a few old Campos and a 13 lb. Toluca. It worked wonders! First I removed the rust with a wire brush on my drill, then I followed the instructions. No problem. The
...Of course we do have sand flies. - Walter
No flies, no bugs of any kind to be seen in Denver today. The only thing flying here are snowballs, lots of snowballs. Big, white meteorites, at least that how heavy they feel when you get hit in the face with one. Darn good thing they don't fly at 20
Hello Tom,
I wish to place an order for a double, oriented meteorite, much like the Adamana "Venus Stone" meteorite, but with this shape on both ends of the meteorite. That way I can place it on a rotating display for the full visual affect, and enter the display in a local art show. I anticipate
Hi Mark, how the heck are ya doing?
I just wanted to let you know that you got the names crossed on your picture of Fred Olsen and myself at the Tucson Show, 2003. You listed him as me and me as him, once again (remember the Denver Show photos in Voyage! magazine?) Now, this does not greatly
Dear Steve,
The answer to your question is yes, yes, yes, and yes. And if you want someone to drive you around, just ask, as I'm quite sure that there are many that would love to give you a tour of the desert.
That's Tucson, with a capitol T.
Regards, Fred Hall
The "Yellow" meteorite. I have a fantastic, fist sized, cut in half specimen. It has a hole in it that gives the cut side the appearance of a frowning or angry face. I will try to get a picture of it to you this weekend. For an enjoyable article on Santa Catharina see Meteorite! May 1998,
Hello Robert,
Add five more Correo meteorites found, four in 1997 and one in 1998 for a total of 244.7 grams. Four of the meteorites fit together, a rare find before the NWA meteorite rush. I wrote an article about the finds in Voyage! magazine, March-April 2000. About three years ago I traded
If this STORY is true, the grandson is pond scum for selling the silver certificate! Maybe he should go to his Grandfather's grave site and dig the old fella up, section him up and sell the bones, mounted in gel membrane boxes, along with 1mm x 1mm pieces (Bessy Specks) of the silver certificate.
Dear Jonathan,
As you know, little boys often fight on the play ground. Makes them feel real important, like Daddy. Someday, hopefully, they will grow up and behave like adults.
Like a good Daddy does. See?
I suggest either a boxing match (bad Daddy style) between the kids during the Tucson
Sorry Elton, we don't allow flagellation on this list, unless it is an Unidentified Flagellated Object.
High Regards and Grins, Fred Hall
Hi Geoff,
I too love to collect meteorites that look like things or critters. I have a Sikhote-Alin that resembles ex-President Richard Nixon. Another that looks like a large rabbit, two that look like dinosaurs. A large Nantan that resembles hip bones. A wolf head Odessa, a snake head NWA, a
HI Mark,
Our club already has an edge in the softball game, our name!
I can see it now, the KMCA battles the COMETS for the club championship. As we have the two Jensen brothers in our club, well, good-bye ball, home run here we come!
So, what shall your club be named? The Kasas CLA? Ksas MCA?
Come on now Dave, one can never drink too much beer while playing softball. Besides, I'm sure that one of the Jensen brothers would play for the Kansas team, just to fill it out a little (Mike Jensen, sorry for the pun.) While I'm getting myself in deep doo with some of my friends tonight (Mark
From an essay in Harper's Magazine, February, 1899 by Professor C. A. Young. Republished in the book "Little Masterpieces Of Science, The Skies and the Earth" 1902. In the chapter "The Astronomical Outlook" the last paragraph reads...But how rapidly this knowledge will be gained must, of course,
Aloha Tracy,
OK, I've seen balls of chondrules, shale balls, big and little balls, red rubber balls, super balls, balls of steel, copper, brass, plastic balls, rice balls, and bowling balls, but never have I seen depleted uranium balls.
Something to look forward to?
High Regards, Fred
Dear Edward:
First of all, you did not specify how large the surviving reptile had to be. Second, crocodiles have been around for some 200 million years.
Regards, Fred Hall
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Denver area mineral and meteorite collectors.
Silent auction Sat. May 4. Colorado Mineral Society yearly auction, at the Lakewood Link Recreation Center 1295 S. Reed St. Call Leslie Osgood 303-986-4488 for seller/buyer number. Limited to 3 flats of minerals per seller. Set
For Sale: Vaca Muerta, Taltal, Atacama, Chile, Mesosiderite (MES-A1) seven half pieces with polished faces, total of 127 grams, at $1.50 per gram, total of $190.50 plus $3.50 shipping, in USA. Weighing 20.3g, 20.1g, 19.5g, 17.8g, 17.8g, 16.2g, 15.3g.
Regards To All,
Fred Hall/Meteorhall
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Hi Mike,
I've taken my gal on a motorcycle ride. I've seen a dog taken on a bike ride (no, a real dog!) But I've never seen a meteorite taken on a bike ride. Let me know if you reach speed enough to produce fusion crust.
PS: At what speed will a crash into a rock wall produce ringwoodite?
Happy
And for all the meteorite dealers that sell Gibeon earrings, this person is a one man market that should not be missed!
Onto another subject, I have a box of "Find A Falling Star" paper bound books by Harvey H. Nininger, 1972, new from the box, for sale at $26.00 each and I will pay the
Great picture find, Jake. But please tell us how she keeps her metal rust free? What brand of desiccant does she use? How about gun oil, G96 or Sheath? Or does she just use the good old spit and polish method? If anyone of this world (hummm, it is a picture of an earthling, isn't it?) knows how to
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