Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite thief finally arrested at UNM

2012-02-24 Thread al mitt
Greetings, Now we need to go after frauds that have misrepresented meteorite items like Plymouth, Zulu Queen, Tilden, NWA 1110 and numbersous other items unclassified stuff as something that has a clearly defined TKW and classification but being sold as something else. The day is coming!

Re: [meteorite-list] It's about time!

2012-02-13 Thread al mitt
tolerate people like that who cause untold damage in our community and to himself!! Thanks for the kind words Greg! I feel the same! --AL Mitterling Mitterling Meteorites - Original Message - From: cdtuc...@cox.net To: Greg Hupé gmh...@centurylink.net; al mitt alm...@kconline.com; meteorite

Re: [meteorite-list] It's about time!

2012-02-12 Thread al mitt
Greetings, I hope this is a wake up call for some of the other dishonest dealers who mis-represent meteorites or who are doing illegal acts. --AL Mitterling Mitterling Meteorites - Original Message - From: Count Deiro countde...@earthlink.net To: jimsk...@aol.com; jimsk...@aol.com;

Re: [meteorite-list] For those of you that use PAYPAL I got this emailtoday.

2012-01-31 Thread al mitt
Greetings, I have always wondered how many dealers are registered in their state as a business? While it might be up to you to fill in the blanks, if your are audited then you will have to provide buying prices on receipts and selling prices from PayPal and elsewhere to make some sense of it

Re: [meteorite-list] Stat. Speaking / killer Hammers / New Concord

2011-11-21 Thread al mitt
Hi Frank and all, This is one that I have wanted to chase down. Need to look at what Farrington had to say on the fall. Thought I would go over to the area sometime and do a search at the libaries in the area and try to get some definitive proof (if there is proof in a newspaper article) on

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Escrow Service

2011-11-13 Thread al mitt
Greetings, While buying from IMCA members is a safe way to go, some of the largest and best known dealers are not members of the IMCA. Your limiting access to impressive collection pieces if you only buy from IMCA dealers. Best bet is to ask around about dealers you might be wanting to buy

Re: [meteorite-list] Lutetia

2011-11-12 Thread al mitt
Hi Larry and all, Without knowing what research has been done studying Lutetia, if memory serves me right, don't they take into account the regolith on the surface of an asteroid and adjust the spectra so it more closely matches clean meteorite specimens that we have? Thought this may have not

Re: [meteorite-list] IMCA

2011-11-04 Thread al mitt
Greetings, Michael Blood is certainly an outstanding member of the meteorite community and a reliable source for meteorites. It is always possible for mistakes and misunderstandings to happen when dealing. I have much more patience with someone trying to do it right than those who think they

Re: [meteorite-list] H. H. Nininger specimens in ASU collection.

2011-10-30 Thread al mitt
Hi Davio, There are a lot of specimens in the ASU Collection that were Nininger's. He sold the other 2/3's of his main collection to ASU and it was the basis of their collection from which they have expanded. A total of 684 Nininger specimens were listed by ASU after purchase. I'd hate to

Re: [meteorite-list] Triangulation

2011-10-26 Thread al mitt
Greetings, Harvey Nininger who witnessed the November 9th 1923 super bright meteor fall at McPherson, College, made his eye witness notes and went on to contact newspapers, witnesses on each side of the fall. While this particular use of triangulation did not yield the actual meteorite from the

[meteorite-list] AD: eBay Auctions Ending

2011-10-06 Thread al mitt
Greetings, I have some ebay auctions ending soon and over the next three days. http://www.ebay.com/sch/almittmet/m.html?_trksid=p4340.l2562 --AL Mitterling __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Appraisal for Insurance?

2011-09-04 Thread al mitt
? Hi Mike and all, I've been down that path before. I think you will find that most insurance companies won't want to insure your collection. Mainly because they have no idea of true value and replacement cost would be difficult for them to figure. I'm sure that you have pieces that are rare

Re: [meteorite-list] 25143 Itokawa and meteorites

2011-08-26 Thread al mitt
Greetings, So Itokawa is the parent body of the LL chondrites. Asteroid Hebe is thought (by spectra) to be the parent body of most or all the H chondrites. Asteroid Eros the L4 chondrites and Asteroid Bozemcova the L6 chondrites. Wonder if all the LL's are from Itokawa or if we have more

[meteorite-list] AD: eBay Auctions ending in 24 to 48 hours

2011-08-26 Thread al mitt
Greetings, I haven't done much of any eBay auctions the last few months. I now have closing in one to two days the following auctions for those interested. One large Gibeon 11.5 kg specimen, smaller Gibeon 2 kg, Powellsville, Ohio full slice 155 grams, Rare Lafayette, Indiana Martian

Re: [meteorite-list] Annual Influx Rate and Average Velocity

2011-08-23 Thread al mitt
Hi Robert and all, I think it is John G. Burke in his book Cosmic Debris that has a chart that shows influx and a pretty broad scale. The scale shows Impacts that occur. A 1 micron diameter object collides every microseconds, a 1 mm diameter every 30 seconds, a 1 meter diameter every year, a

Re: [meteorite-list] List

2011-08-19 Thread al mitt
Count, Sounds like a can of worms. --AL Mitterling - Original Message - From: Count Deiro countde...@earthlink.net To: Sterling K. Webb sterling_k_w...@sbcglobal.net; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Eric Wichman e...@meteoritewatch.com Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 10:32

Re: [meteorite-list] Looking for a photo of Warren Foote

2011-08-06 Thread al mitt
Hi Rob, Let or right?? --AL - Original Message - From: Rob Wesel nakhla...@comcast.net To: Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2011 2:15 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Looking for a photo of Warren Foote Any help appreciated. Thanks, Rob

Re: [meteorite-list] Cerberus (Was: Hubble Space Telescope discovers 4th moon around Pluto)

2011-07-21 Thread al mitt
Greetings, For those of us growing up with Pluto as a planet, it has never changed it's planet status. --AL - Original Message - From: Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 4:55 PM Subject: [meteorite-list]

[meteorite-list] Need Photo

2011-06-25 Thread al mitt
Greetings list, I am in need of a good quality image (graphic) of a meteoroid traveling in space near the Earth/Moon system that is approaching Earth's system and will probably fall. A suggested approach and fall. Any artists out there that might have such an image I could use. I've seen a

Re: [meteorite-list] Re : Re : Moroccan business meteorite issuffering

2011-06-06 Thread al mitt
Hi Gary and all, I agree Gary with all of what you say. If someone has the choice of buying from a dealer at a table, or off a website where they have the specimen and shipping is a couple of days away, why would they search or buy from wholesalers/retailers from the NWA region? Also a single

Re: [meteorite-list] Moroccan business meteorite is suffering

2011-06-05 Thread al mitt
Hi Habibi, The question is will dealers pay more if they can't make any money on specimens? Seems like you can buy old falls for as much or less than the new stuff coming out of the Sahara. Unless it is something like lunar, martain or ultra rare material specimens. Best! --AL Mitterling

Re: [meteorite-list] NWA 869 - FYI: an L3-6

2011-05-27 Thread al mitt
Greetings Bernd and all, That cost me more than a few information cards. Best! --AL Mitterling - Original Message - From: Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 2:58 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] NWA 869 - FYI: an

Re: [meteorite-list] Bigfoot and the Nakhla Dog - what do they havein common?

2011-05-23 Thread al mitt
Eric, Since your a new comer to the meteorite business and this list, I'll explain this to you one time. First, the list has always been self policing. In the old days I believe it was a bit more so. When we had people like you did, scold scollars who's input on the list was well respected,

Re: [meteorite-list] Bigfoot and the Nakhla Dog

2011-05-23 Thread al mitt
to smokescreen the real issues here. Enough of this nonsense. --AL Mitterling - Original Message - From: Eric Witchman e...@meteoritesusa.com To: al mitt alm...@kconline.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 12:41 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bigfoot

Re: [meteorite-list] Bigfoot and the Nakhla Dog - what do they havein common?

2011-05-22 Thread al mitt
Mike, You posted twice on a subject that doesn't belong on this list. I am sure there are people on the list who are biting their tongues right now. Everyone has a right to believe what they want to and that includes you but when you put such posts on a list dedicated to meteorites you are

Re: [meteorite-list] ASU's Arizona Meteorite Display

2011-05-17 Thread al mitt
Hi Jim and all, The February 2010 Meteorite Magazine has my ASU article in it with pictures of a number of the specimens in the collection. I'd recommend you check that out if you subscribe to Meteorite Magazine. If not you can buy a back issue from them. The interesting thing about the ASU

Re: [meteorite-list] Scam Artist - Joel Samson - FakeLunar Meteorites

2011-05-12 Thread al mitt
Hi Gary, Greg H., Chris and all, Two names have come up recently as scammers. Joel Samson and Todd Parker. We also know of another guy from the Chicago area that is a fraud. What I would like to see is a list of people and companies that are known to be selling fakes, mis-representing material

Re: [meteorite-list] Widmanstatten Pattern on the outside??

2011-05-10 Thread al mitt
Hi Peter and all, That was the one I thought about also. The Muonionlusta posted by Göran Axelsson was super nice also. --AL Mitterling - Original Message - From: Peter Scherff petersche...@rcn.com To: 'Jay Snyder' jayra...@gmail.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent:

Re: [meteorite-list] Mifflin, Amiss

2011-05-08 Thread al mitt
Greetings, With Jason running down all the details of these questionable specimens, this is one that was found out. Now how many have not been found out??? --AL Mitterling - Original Message - From: Linton Rohr linton...@earthlink.net To: Shawn Alan photoph...@yahoo.com;

Re: [meteorite-list] Mifflin, Amiss

2011-05-08 Thread al mitt
Greetings, Since Greg has went publically and made the claim that Joe found his stone some where else other than the bridge, I would ask at this time that he provide proof to the list, this is so. While I don't have reason to not believe either Joe or Greg, someone isn't playing straight

Re: [meteorite-list] Mifflin, Amiss

2011-05-08 Thread al mitt
Hi Greg Hupe and all, :-) Good idea as it is sometimes hard to follow what went on years laster in threads. I'd say we should do this all the time so we don't get out of practice when a big thread takes off like this. We don't want people thinking bad things about the respectable dealers

Re: [meteorite-list] Mifflin, Amiss

2011-05-07 Thread al mitt
Greetings, I won't mention any names and I can't prove my ideas on this, but someone told me that the known fraud was in the Mifflin area hunting. While this could be a unique fraud, I have my suspicion. Wondering if the P.O. Box could be around the Illinois area, maybe even in another state

Re: [meteorite-list] Mifflin, Amiss

2011-05-07 Thread al mitt
Greetings, I won't mention any names and I can't prove my ideas on this, but someone told me that the known fraud was in the Mifflin area hunting. While this could be a unique fraud, I have my suspicion. Wondering if the P.O. Box could be around the Illinois area, maybe even in another state but

Re: [meteorite-list] AD 225.4 Gram Haxtun meteorite H4/L4

2011-04-28 Thread al mitt
Hi Bill, How many grams does this weigh?? --AL Mitterling - Original Message - From: Bill dreadrock@gmail.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 4:15 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] AD 225.4 Gram Haxtun meteorite H4/L4 Hello, I am selling a

Re: [meteorite-list] AD 225.4 Gram Haxtun meteorite H4/L4

2011-04-28 Thread al mitt
Just so I don't get another 100 emails, I do see the subject line. Bob Evans was nice to send a vulgar comment to me on this. Best to everyone. --AL Mitterling - Original Message - From: Bill dreadrock@gmail.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, April 28,

Re: [meteorite-list] Which came first the chicken or the egg?

2011-04-27 Thread al mitt
Hi Shawn and all, Perhaps I can shed some light on this subject. First, the Japanese also found a lunar probably before ALH81005 but didn't get around to classifying it until after Allen Hills. I think the same might be said of Calcalong Creek that it wasn't studied for a while after the

[meteorite-list] Mifflin, And Other Wisconsin Meteorites Wanted

2011-04-19 Thread al mitt
Greetings, If anyone has any of the Mifflin Meteorite available for sale, please send me an off list email of size, condition and price. I am also interested in trying to obtain other Wisconsin falls. If you have any material you want to part with please email me off list. --AL Mitterling

Re: [meteorite-list] Is Pena Blanca Springs meteorite a hammerstone?????

2011-04-15 Thread al mitt
Hi Frank, Shawn and all, I believe that Nininger described this fall in one of his books. It was described as a stock pond. Ranch hands were having a picnic lunch when the fall occured hitting the water and splashing the ranch hands. Two of the men dove down and recovered it shortly. It had

Re: [meteorite-list] Is Pena Blanca Springs meteorite a hammerstone?????

2011-04-15 Thread al mitt
Greetings, Sorry for the mis-spelled words. Forgot to spell check in my hasty post. Best! --AL Mitterling __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] odds and ends

2011-04-12 Thread al mitt
Steve, That is 5 (five) ads in one week. Your suppose to limit your AD posts to one per week. By posting multipal ads in a single week your saying you think you are better than the rest of us who DO abide by the list rules. My big problem is the fraud you are helping out. If you really cared

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite hunting (LAWS) by Country

2011-04-10 Thread al mitt
Hi Martin and Roman, One other problem I would see if someone went to the trouble of trying to put all this in a reference guide to let would be hunters know what laws exist, is the probability of the laws always changing. It would be valid perhaps the first year then after that possible new

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite hunting (LAWS) by Country

2011-04-10 Thread al mitt
to be current. Ed, do you hail from West Virgina?? All my best! --AL Mitterling - Original Message - From: Ed Deckert edeck...@triad.rr.com To: al mitt alm...@kconline.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Roman Jirasek rom...@sympatico.ca; Martin Altmann altm...@meteorite-martin.de

Re: [meteorite-list] freebies to go

2011-04-08 Thread al mitt
Hi Martin and all, I don't think that Stevee can hold his breath that long. Big Pond to cross for a meteorite, you know. ;-) --AL Mitterling - Original Message - From: Martin Altmann altm...@meteorite-martin.de To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011

Re: [meteorite-list] ??SaharaMet...who are they!

2011-04-08 Thread al mitt
Hi Michael and all, How long before your book is out?? I'd like to have some to sell. Best!! --AL Mitterling - Original Message - From: Michael Blood mlbl...@cox.net To: Dave Myers whitefalcons...@yahoo.com; Paul H. oxytropidoce...@cox.net; Meteorite List

Re: [meteorite-list] possible dioginite freebie part-slices

2011-03-24 Thread al mitt
Steve and all, You mention a person in your post, known to have misrepresented specimens in the past. If your still dealing with this person then you (and others) are enabling him to continue mess up collections. --AL Mitterling Mitterling Meteorites - Original Message - From:

Re: [meteorite-list] Not to worry. Nukes are good.

2011-03-12 Thread al mitt
Hi Count and all, Glad to see your post here. I just made the same comment to people yesterday who were worried. I believe that most (sensible) reactors use water to moderate the reaction. If the reactor gets too hot (pressure and all) then the water evaporates and the reaction stops. 3

Re: [meteorite-list] Read it and laugh!

2011-03-12 Thread al mitt
Hi Count and all, I am sure the media isn't doing this to up their viewing audience. After a disaster there are always rumors that floating around and hearsay by people who are not in the know. If I see the Japanese Government or engineers from the reactor giving out warnings then I'll take

Re: [meteorite-list] Point of Diminishing returns (Slice thickness)?

2011-03-08 Thread al mitt
Greetings, Interesting discussion on meteorite thickness, weight, value and slices etc. and so on. My problem with cutting slices too thin are many. While you get a great looking slice with good surface area there are trade offs. Number one is there is more breakage when trying to cut ultra

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Labels

2011-03-05 Thread al mitt
Hi Dennis and all, It is pretty incomplete. I've sold hundreds of thousands of meteroites and I don't see my business name in there. What else are they missing? --AL Mitterling Mitterling Meteorites - Original Message - From: Dennis Miller astror...@hotmail.com To:

[meteorite-list] AD: eBay Auction Ending In 5 Hours

2011-02-26 Thread al mitt
Greetings, I have three eBay Auctions ending in about five hours. Items are a larger whole Gibeon of about 25 lbs, a smaller whole Gibeon 4.5 lbs and a crusted slice of the EL Hamammi fall about 92grams. See auctions here: http://shop.ebay.com/almittmet/m.html?_trksid=p4340.l2562 Thanks!

Re: [meteorite-list] Unknown irons at ASU

2011-02-11 Thread al mitt
Greetings, The Iron Handbooks by Buchwald would be the best source for trying to do this but one would have to consider irons that may have been found or fell after his putting the books together. I'll take a look at these later and venture a guess. --AL Mitterling - Original Message

[meteorite-list] AD: SALE! 40% OFF My PRICES Ending In 5 Hours

2011-02-04 Thread al mitt
Greetings, 5 hours to pick up some bargins on rare items like Lost City, HED Meteorite Kit, Nice Slice of EL Hammami with crust at about 1/3 the price I see advertised on websites, Oriented Millbillillie and many other nice specimens. See link below and thank you for your bids. --AL

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteoritists: Do Angrites Originate from Mercury?

2011-01-28 Thread al mitt
Hi Walter, A non-scientist chiming in. A while back we had this discussion when someone was promoting their material and used this as a possible selling point. I believe in the end based on sited scientific papers it was mostly agreed there is not any real proof of the angrite material coming

Re: [meteorite-list] ASU/Tucson Gem Show Questions

2011-01-19 Thread al mitt
Greetings Shawn and all, The ASU Collection is in Tempe, AZ. The Meteorite Museum is located in the ASU Bateman Physical Sciences Building C-Wing, Room 139. Regular hours are Monday through Friday, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Not open on holidays. The Collection houses most of the former Nininger

Re: [meteorite-list] Happy Birthday Harvey Harlow Ninginger

2011-01-17 Thread al mitt
Greetings Keith and all, Wish Nininger was here to see what todays collectors and hunters are doing today. Those wanting to read more about Nininger can go to the Meteorite Times site here: click http://www.meteorite.com/nininger/ and read the Nininger Moments. --AL Mitterling -

[meteorite-list] NWA Wholesalers

2011-01-17 Thread al mitt
Greetings, While it is nice that you want to sell your specimens to dealers, sending picture files without first asking is considered very rude. I don't need a dozen of you sending me megabites of information that I don't want and I am sure others don't want. Have the kindness to ask before

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101-Bolide

2011-01-16 Thread al mitt
Hi Mark and all, My definition of bolide which I used years before meteorite collecting, was a bright meteor that breaks up during the fall. I agree an offical definition would be good, although I disagree with the downsizing of Pluto and could only hope for an accurate one for bolide. Best

Re: [meteorite-list] Oscar E. Monnig Meteorite Gallery

2011-01-09 Thread al mitt
Hi Pete and all, This is an impressive gallery. The online website was done (I believe) by Geoff Notkin for TCU. Oscar Monnig was the Nininger of the state of Texas. He went to great lengths to recover Texas specimens and collect them. Art Ehlmann spent years making the collection better by

Re: [meteorite-list] Question about lost shipment and what to do.

2010-12-21 Thread al mitt
Greetings Mike and all, I had something similar happen with the Post Office one time. It ended up going to the hub in Pennsylvania (from Indiana). You first have to let them know it is not moving or possibly lost. They make a note of it but will tell you that you have to wait a couple of

Re: [meteorite-list] Warning about ebay member

2010-12-21 Thread al mitt
Hi Tom and all, Your one of those buyers that I would have no problem sending the item on before I recieved payment, though you usually pay so fast I don't have time to do that. Good trusted buyers no problem. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone! Hope your holidays are filled

Re: [meteorite-list] Warning about ebay member

2010-12-20 Thread al mitt
Greetings Mirko and all, I'd like to suggest something different about this bidder and others that I have had to deal with. It is my belief that some bidders will bid and wait to see if you will ship the item to them so they can get something for free. It's why he is bidding on so many items

Re: [meteorite-list] List of known Rusters?

2010-12-06 Thread al mitt
Hi Ed and all, This has been discussed before and I believe the consensus was that WD40 can have moisture in it that will promote rust. It depends on the batch but there is varying degrees of water contained in this lubricant. It might not be so good for Nantans but more stable irons like

Re: [meteorite-list] Tom foolery and loosing valued members

2010-11-26 Thread al mitt
Hi Michael and all, Those were my thoughts also. Ten years ago and frankly up to about two or three years ago there seem to be a lot more problems on the list. The list has changed for the better, except a few times when things get out of hand. If people (and I need to include myself) could

Re: [meteorite-list] Pros at Work II

2010-11-12 Thread al mitt
Hi Martin and all, They can record the falls but no one is allowed to collect material unless it falls on private ground ;-) Then no export. Wonder how large the stations are in Australia?? Are they owned or do they rent the gound for the ranches from the government? --AL Mitterling

Re: [meteorite-list] I have a problem with some rusting meteorites

2010-10-26 Thread al mitt
Hi Mike and all, Don't know where you read to have bright lights but having those can cause specimens to bleach out over time. Especially if you use fluorescent lighting. Part of collecting is keeping a watch over specimens and treating them before they become a big problem. Easier to deal

Re: [meteorite-list] I have a problem with some rusting meteorites

2010-10-26 Thread al mitt
Hi Jessica, Muonionalusta tends to rust around the natural outside edges where it was exposed to the weather before it was sliced. In my experience it won't rust in the interior of the slice even if you don't treat the outside edges. If you do treat the outside edges where it rusts, you need

Re: [meteorite-list] vaca muerta euc- what is it?

2010-10-16 Thread al mitt
Hi Mckinney, It's been suggested that mesosiderites are the result of a collision of a parent body containing eucrite material and core material. The result is a melting of the material and forming the nearly equal parts of metal to silicate. There is a lot that is not understood yet about

Re: [meteorite-list] STOLEN meteorites - from Allen Shaw

2010-08-15 Thread al mitt
Hi Scott and all, There are quite a few good dealers who are not IMCA members. In fact some of the larger, most successful dealers are not. So don't cut yourself off from those long time decent dealers. I'd be glad to compose a list for you. I belonged at first but decided not to renew when

Re: [meteorite-list] STOLEN meteorites - from Allen Shaw

2010-08-14 Thread al mitt
Hi Mike and all, The Meteorite.com site, specifically at the Meteorite Times spot, has a lost and stolen page for people to view. I think it is always a good idea to announce it here and post it on the Meteorite.com site. Here is the link: http://www.meteorite.com/missing_stolen.html or you

Re: [meteorite-list] For the record - I do not buy unsolicitedmeteorites from unknown sellers

2010-08-14 Thread al mitt
Hi Mike and all, The problem we have today in collecting is the few dishonest collectors/dealers who purposely sell items they know aren't the real McCoy. It gets sold to Tom, or Steve and they sell it or trade it and it ends up in another collection and then maybe a few years later, they

Re: [meteorite-list] The most expensive meteorite per gram?

2010-08-10 Thread al mitt
Hi Steve and all, Lafayette is truly a rare specimen. Only 30 grams total in private hands. I recently cut some of this material and still have small fragments that broke off from what I was cutting. After I sell what little I have left, it will be gone and nearly impossible to buy. Anne,

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite 20 Questions - Answer and Share if youDare. :)

2010-07-29 Thread al mitt
Greetings, This looks fun so here are my answers. --AL Mitterling 1) When did you start collecting? (how long ago) Officially 1986/7 but first purchase of meteoritic material was in 1966 2) What first interested you about meteorites? Going to Meteor(ite) Crater in the 1960's and seeing

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite 20 Questions - Answer and Share if youDare. :)

2010-07-28 Thread al mitt
Greetings, Mike and all, 14) Statistics have caught up with someone. Anne Hodges will no longer be the only documented person to be struck by a falling meteorite. Assuming the next person struck could be anyone and you could pick that person, who would it be? (silly answers only, nothing

Re: [meteorite-list] LOST CITY-first meteorite fall to be photographedin the USA :)

2010-07-25 Thread al mitt
Greetings Shawn, I like how you always like to twist things around, put words into peoples mouths so you are always right Shawn. The Pasamonte is one remarkable photo of a meteor exploding in flight. It isn't taken after the fact regardless of how you want to twist it. Michael is right.

Re: [meteorite-list] Acapulcoite/Lodranite Parent-body

2010-07-19 Thread al mitt
Hi Jeff, Here is what McSween has to say about these two classes. Distinct in appearance but form a coherent group with continuously varying characteristics. They share simular mineralogies, both being composed largely of olivine and pyroxene, with minor plagioclase, iron-nickel metal, and

Re: [meteorite-list] Acapulcoite/Lodranite Parent-body

2010-07-19 Thread al mitt
Hi Jeff, Here is what McSween has to say about these two classes. Distinct in appearance but form a coherent group with continuously varying characteristics. They share simular mineralogies, both being composed largely of olivine and pyroxene, with minor plagioclase, iron-nickel metal, and

[meteorite-list] AD: eBay Auctions ending in a Day

2010-07-02 Thread al mitt
Greetings, I have a number of auctions ending in about 24 hours including a small Lost City Micro. Auctions are here: ( search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZalmittmet ) Including: Norton County, Ks Aubrite 13.3 gram fragment which is quite sizeable for this material and price lower than I have seen

Re: [meteorite-list] Moon Trees

2010-07-02 Thread al mitt
Hi Richard and all, One of the Shuttle Missions I covered at the Kennedy Space Center, took up seeds that were eventually brought back down and given to school kids to plant later on to study any anomalies. I believe that meteorites (small) have been take up and brought back down but not

[meteorite-list] AD eBay Auctions ending Soon

2010-05-23 Thread al mitt
Greetings, I have two ebay auctions ending in about 24 hours. I have also added a number of micro mounted specimens at good prices and will be adding more. Some unique items for collectors. These items will be going for the next couple of weeks. You can check out my auctions here:

Re: [meteorite-list] WI Meteorite Hunting Statistics

2010-05-10 Thread al mitt
Greetings, Those of you who are truly a meteorite business should already know that you are allowed to deduct .25 cents a mile for expenses and all food is only a 50% deduction while on the road. Reciepts are needed to proof that you ate and traveled where you say you did. If you traveled by

Re: [meteorite-list] WI Meteorite Hunting Statistics

2010-05-10 Thread al mitt
Hi Michael and all, I thought the Govenment wrote the laws? But then most of our representives are fairly rich, including those in power now. They spend big bucks to get elected and get big bucks for being in office. I don't see them trying to offer across the board tax for everyone to make

Re: [meteorite-list] Saw Blades

2010-05-09 Thread al mitt
Hi Dave and all, That is my question too ( do Dia-Laser or Pro Slicer blades work well on irons?). When the CBN blades first came out they were much better. I use to cut multipal slices of irons. Something happened to the way they were making them and your lucky to get through your first

Re: [meteorite-list] WI Meteorite Name?

2010-05-07 Thread al mitt
Greetings, It will be called what the Nomenclature Committee decides to name it as naming has always been done in the past. Dr. Jeff Grossman made mention the name Livingston would probably not be used due to conflict with other named specimens. Best! --AL Mitterling - Original

Re: [meteorite-list] Saw Blades

2010-05-07 Thread al mitt
Hi Dave and all, That is my question too ( do Dia-Laser or Pro Slicer blades work well on irons?). When the CBN blades first came out they were much better. I use to cut multipal slices of irons. Something happened to the way they were making them and your lucky to get through your first slice

Re: [meteorite-list] meteorites

2010-05-04 Thread al mitt
Greetings, As the Asteroid turns. --AL - Original Message - From: Warren Sansoucie warren3...@hotmail.com To: METEORITE LIST meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 7:36 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] meteorites Ugh, Do we actually talk about meteorites on

Re: [meteorite-list] wis met and sonny

2010-05-03 Thread al mitt
Hi Steve and all, Good to have you back after leaving the list. --AL Mitterling - Forwarded Message From: steve arnold stevenarnold60...@yahoo.com To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, April 21, 2010 7:45:24 PM Subject: a final goodbye to everyone Hello list.I knew

Re: [meteorite-list] Boy Scout meteorite display

2010-05-03 Thread al mitt
Hi Fred and all, Outstanding amount of people who came for the event and glad you were able to have a hands on display which I am sure touched more than several of the scouts and their parents. In a day and age that kids seem to be staring into the computer screen and not bothering with much

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Men on DISCOVERY Channel Tonight + UKon Quest

2010-03-30 Thread al mitt
Hi Geoff and all, I appreciate your pointing this out or I would have missed it. Please feel free to advise us when they are airing these on Discovery. Your friend and all my best! --AL Mitterling - Original Message - From: Notkin geok...@notkin.net To: Meteorite List

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteors, by C. P. Oliver an original copy pubished in 1925

2010-03-12 Thread al mitt
Hi Shawn, One other thing that might be done is to go back and find some handwritten papers that Lapaz wrote and compare those as another source. There has to be an archive of letters from him, if he didn't type out letters or have that done. I know your convienced of the authenticity of the

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteors, by C. P. Oliver an original copy pubished in 1925

2010-03-12 Thread al mitt
and not connected that its done by Dr LaPaz. Shawn Alan [meteorite-list] Meteors, by C. P. Oliver an original copy pubished in 1925 al mitt almitt at kconline.com Thu Mar 11 08:27:42 EST 2010 Previous message: [meteorite-list] Meteors, by C. P. Oliver an original copy pubished in 1925 Next

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteors, by C. P. Oliver an original copy pubished in 1925

2010-03-12 Thread al mitt
Greetings, No Shawn, was agreeing with him on Mike's abillity. Since you are not interested in my help I was trying to offer I won't waste any more time with you and bore the list to death. I am sure that is why Mike hasn't bothered to reply. I am sure you know better. --AL Mitterling

Re: [meteorite-list] A Simple Question

2010-03-10 Thread al mitt
Hi Greg and all, Not a silly question if you like fish! Seriously, the minors who had a legal claim where the Old Woman was found had their meteorite taken from them. I don't know off hand if there are any other records out there of anyone else having this happen. Sue the dinosaur was taken

Re: [meteorite-list] Way To Go Count!!!!!!!!!!

2010-03-04 Thread al mitt
Hi Count, I don't hate you at all and may your next find be twice as big and a thousand times more rare!! Congratulations! --AL Mitterling __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Possible Meteorite Value if used as Tools

2010-03-03 Thread al mitt
Greetings, When Nininger went down to Mexico to buy Toluca Meteorites and make exchanges at the museum to start his program, he ran into Toluca Meteorites that were fabricated into tools by the locals. He purchased some of these and these are held by the ASU Collection. I took some photos of

Re: [meteorite-list] Who is Dr. LaPaz

2010-02-27 Thread al mitt
Hi Shawn and all, I am sure that some people will disagree with my assessment of LaPaz, but he organized the collection at the UNM in Albuquerque, New Mexico and seem to want to discredit Dr. Nininger every chance he got. While he did contribute some to the understanding of meteorites he was no

Re: [meteorite-list] Who is Dr. LaPaz

2010-02-27 Thread al mitt
Hi Shawn and all, I am sure that some people will disagree with my assessment of LaPaz, but he organized the collection at the UNM in Albuquerque, New Mexico and seem to want to discredit Dr. Nininger every chance he got. While he did contribute some to the understanding of meteorites he was

Re: [meteorite-list] Arizona firearms.

2010-02-06 Thread al mitt
Martin and all, My thoughts exactly. --AL Mitterling - Original Message - From: Dark Matter freequa...@gmail.com To: Meteorites USA e...@meteoritesusa.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 12:14 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Arizona

Re: [meteorite-list] Arizona firearms.

2010-02-06 Thread al mitt
Hi Martin and all, I agree Martin. People can use there delete keys. One side wants to complain but then doesn't want to listen after opening up a can of worms. Best! --AL Mitterling - Original Message - From: Dark Matter Hello all, If Dr. Moore wants to share anything with

Re: [meteorite-list] Arizona firearms.

2010-02-06 Thread al mitt
- exercise using the delete key over expanding and promoting the image of the meteorite list around the world. Your choice. Thanks. Mark Grossman - Original Message - From: al mitt alm...@kconline.com To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 10:20 AM

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Yields Carbon Crystals Harder ThanDiamond

2010-02-04 Thread al mitt
Greetings all, I seriously doubt that the diamonds formed from pressure and heat entering the Earth's Atmosphere. The interior of meteorites usually stay cold all the way to the ground, except for rare acceptions. Diamonds from impact would be another story. --AL Mitterling From Sunny Tucson

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