Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869
Welcome Mark. Here's a more recent story. On August 14, 1992, dozens of rocks fell on the African town of Mbale in Uganda (Sky Telescope: June 1993, page 96). Local residents ground up some of the fragments and ingested the powder as medicine. They believed the rocks had been sent by their god to cure AIDS. Bill -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:16:57 -0500 To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869 Hello to everyone. I am a new collector and subscriber to the list. When I join a new list, I usually just observe for awhile before I put my foot in the water (to avoid putting my foot in my mouth!). But I am particularly interested in the history of meteorites, and I noted the comment about the meteorite looking like chocolate. I seem to remember reading somewhere that peasants used to grind up meteorites hundreds of years ago and eat them for their magical properties. I checked Burke's history of meteorites very quickly, but couldn't find the reference. Is there anyone out there that read the same thing? And I do apologize in advance if I am saying something that everyone knows already - remember, this is my first post. Thanks, now I'll go back and just watch the list postings. Glad to be a subscriber, and a great hobby! Mark Grossman PS - Regarding the lost meteorite, I am not at all inferring that anyone's friends are peasants! - Original Message - From: Gary K. Foote [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869 Now THAT is the best theory yet! :) Gary On 16 Jan 2007 at 11:52, Moni Waiblinger-Seabridge wrote: maybe someone ate it, it does look like a piece of chocolate! __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869
I doubt if this will ever turn up, but someone has taken a very nice, small NWA 869 from my collection - right from my own home! I never weighed it, but it is somewhere in the 40-50 gram range. Pics are here; http://www.meteorite-dealers.com/nwa-869-chondrules.html If it shows up on ebay or at Tucson or in any other manner will someone please contact me? Thanks, Gary PS - I now have my entire collection off display and locked down tight. I miss seeing them daily, but I don't want to lose any more. Must have been a 'friend'... __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Dear Gary, Very sorry to hear of your theft... We have posted your notice on our missing/stolen page, our meteorite new page, and our meteorite news RSS feed. Please let me know if there are any changes to the text that you would like. http://www.meteorite.com/missing_stolen.html http://www.meteorite.com/news/index.htm http://www.meteorite.com/rss/meteorite-news.xml Hope you get it back, Paul Gary K. Foote wrote: I doubt if this will ever turn up, but someone has taken a very nice, small NWA 869 from my collection - right from my own home! I never weighed it, but it is somewhere in the 40-50 gram range. Pics are here; http://www.meteorite-dealers.com/nwa-869-chondrules.html If it shows up on ebay or at Tucson or in any other manner will someone please contact me? Thanks, Gary PS - I now have my entire collection off display and locked down tight. I miss seeing them daily, but I don't want to lose any more. Must have been a 'friend'... __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hi Gary, I don't have any slices of NWA 869, but I have plenty of individuals. Send me your address privately and I will mail you a replacement stone, Free-O-Charge. Best regards, Greg Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection NaturesVault (eBay) [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.LunarRock.com IMCA 3163 - Original Message - From: Gary K. Foote [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 12:47 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869 I doubt if this will ever turn up, but someone has taken a very nice, small NWA 869 from my collection - right from my own home! I never weighed it, but it is somewhere in the 40-50 gram range. Pics are here; http://www.meteorite-dealers.com/nwa-869-chondrules.html If it shows up on ebay or at Tucson or in any other manner will someone please contact me? Thanks, Gary PS - I now have my entire collection off display and locked down tight. I miss seeing them daily, but I don't want to lose any more. Must have been a 'friend'... __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869
On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:47:53 -0500, you wrote: I doubt if this will ever turn up, but someone has taken a very nice, small NWA 869 from my collection - right from my own home! I never weighed it, but it is somewhere in the 40-50 gram range. Pics are here; Surely there is only a small number of people who could have done it (I doubt that you have dozens of people going through your house) and a limited time span, so that you could narrow it down? You might not regain the meteorite, but you don't need a friend like that. But with a pice that small and in your on home, are you sure that it just didn't get misplaced somewhere? Have a pet that could carry it off? __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869
On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:47:53 -0500, you wrote: I doubt if this will ever turn up, but someone has taken a very nice, small NWA 869 from my collection - right from my own home! I never weighed it, but it is somewhere in the 40-50 gram range. Pics are here; Surely there is only a small number of people who could have done it (I doubt that you have dozens of people going through your house) and a limited time span, so that you could narrow it down? You might not regain the meteorite, but you don't need a friend like that. But with a pice that small and in your on home, are you sure that it just didn't get misplaced somewhere? Have a pet that could carry it off? Once many years ago my wife convinced me that one of my friends had taken a saw and never returned it. In my heart, I couldn't believe that of my friend, but as the saw couldn't be found, it was hard to argue against her, besides she was (and still is) my wife! After a couple of years the saw turned up in my house, don't remember where, and my friend was vindicated, although he was no longer in my circle of friends. The moral of the story is be very careful about blaming others for things that disappear in your home, you may have just misplaced it. Mike Fowler Chicago __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869
Hi Gary and all, maybe someone ate it, it does look like a piece of chocolate! I am sure it will turn up! Like Mike Fowler mentioned, sometimes things get misplaced and will be found later. Are you giving tours at your house or how could someone get a hold of it? Good luck of a safe return! With best regards, Moni From: Gary K. Foote [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869 Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:47:53 -0500 I doubt if this will ever turn up, but someone has taken a very nice, small NWA 869 from my collection - right from my own home! I never weighed it, but it is somewhere in the 40-50 gram range. Pics are here; http://www.meteorite-dealers.com/nwa-869-chondrules.html If it shows up on ebay or at Tucson or in any other manner will someone please contact me? Thanks, Gary PS - I now have my entire collection off display and locked down tight. I miss seeing them daily, but I don't want to lose any more. Must have been a 'friend'... __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _ Fixing up the home? Live Search can help http://imagine-windowslive.com/search/kits/default.aspx?kit=improvelocale=en-USsource=hmemailtaglinenov06FORM=WLMTAG __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hello Gary, Sorry about it. Just want to let you know that because Paul posted this information on his RSS feed it also visible in my home page. I hope it will help. Best regards, Sergey - Sergey Vasiliev U Dalnice 839, Prague 5, 15500 Czech Republic -- http://www.sv-meteorites.com http://impactites.net http://systematic-mineralogy.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gary K. Foote Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 6:48 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869 I doubt if this will ever turn up, but someone has taken a very nice, small NWA 869 from my collection - right from my own home! I never weighed it, but it is somewhere in the 40-50 gram range. Pics are here; http://www.meteorite-dealers.com/nwa-869-chondrules.html If it shows up on ebay or at Tucson or in any other manner will someone please contact me? Thanks, Gary PS - I now have my entire collection off display and locked down tight. I miss seeing them daily, but I don't want to lose any more. Must have been a 'friend'... __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869
Thank you Paul, I'll read your links and get back to you with any changes if necessary. You provide an excellent service to the meteorite community. Best Regards, Gary On 16 Jan 2007 at 10:04, Paul Harris wrote: Dear Gary, Very sorry to hear of your theft... We have posted your notice on our missing/stolen page, our meteorite new page, and our meteorite news RSS feed. Please let me know if there are any changes to the text that you would like. http://www.meteorite.com/missing_stolen.html http://www.meteorite.com/news/index.htm http://www.meteorite.com/rss/meteorite-news.xml Hope you get it back, Paul Gary K. Foote wrote: I doubt if this will ever turn up, but someone has taken a very nice, small NWA 869 from my collection - right from my own home! I never weighed it, but it is somewhere in the 40-50 gram range. Pics are here; http://www.meteorite-dealers.com/nwa-869-chondrules.html If it shows up on ebay or at Tucson or in any other manner will someone please contact me? Thanks, Gary PS - I now have my entire collection off display and locked down tight. I miss seeing them daily, but I don't want to lose any more. Must have been a 'friend'... __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Now THAT is the best theory yet! :) Gary On 16 Jan 2007 at 11:52, Moni Waiblinger-Seabridge wrote: maybe someone ate it, it does look like a piece of chocolate! __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Thank you Sergey. We all should carry Paul's feed on our sites. I'll be asking Paul for the proper codes to add it to mine as well. Gary On 16 Jan 2007 at 19:46, Sergey Vasiliev wrote: Just want to let you know that because Paul posted this information on his RSS feed it also visible in my home page. I hope it will help. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869
Gary, I guess its time to get a vault like the rest of us. Bob __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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I guess you're right Bob. Its a shame that we can't keep our prized posessions on display anymore. The world has seen too many 'sols' to be what it was when I was a young man. Gary On 16 Jan 2007 at 16:51, Bob Evans wrote: Gary, I guess its time to get a vault like the rest of us. Bob __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869
Hello to everyone. I am a new collector and subscriber to the list. When I join a new list, I usually just observe for awhile before I put my foot in the water (to avoid putting my foot in my mouth!). But I am particularly interested in the history of meteorites, and I noted the comment about the meteorite looking like chocolate. I seem to remember reading somewhere that peasants used to grind up meteorites hundreds of years ago and eat them for their magical properties. I checked Burke's history of meteorites very quickly, but couldn't find the reference. Is there anyone out there that read the same thing? And I do apologize in advance if I am saying something that everyone knows already - remember, this is my first post. Thanks, now I'll go back and just watch the list postings. Glad to be a subscriber, and a great hobby! Mark Grossman PS - Regarding the lost meteorite, I am not at all inferring that anyone's friends are peasants! - Original Message - From: Gary K. Foote [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869 Now THAT is the best theory yet! :) Gary On 16 Jan 2007 at 11:52, Moni Waiblinger-Seabridge wrote: maybe someone ate it, it does look like a piece of chocolate! __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Depends where you live Gary. I am quite delighted to say that the Western Isles is still essentailly crime free, especially in the outer villages. The downside is that we have appaling weather this time of year which leaves the shop shelves like a Cold War Moscow Minimart for a week at a time (bare shelves) and everything takes about a week longer to be delivered from 20 miles away than it took to get something from California to London. That sort of thing. There is a school of thought that the reason crime is so low is 'cause there's sod all worth stealing. However, if anyone wants me to take prospective care of any really nice big main masses I'd be more than willing to oblige...hehe. Rob McC Bulletin: Crime Wave Hits Isle of Lewis Police, yesterday arrested six a sheep for loitering and blocking of a public highway. Charges of resisting arrest were subsequently dropped when it became apparent that the sheep mistook the cell in Stornoway Police Station for the sheep dip. Badum! Ts! --- Gary K. Foote [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess you're right Bob. Its a shame that we can't keep our prized posessions on display anymore. The world has seen too many 'sols' to be what it was when I was a young man. Gary On 16 Jan 2007 at 16:51, Bob Evans wrote: Gary, I guess its time to get a vault like the rest of us. Bob __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hi Mark, Welcome to the list. I don't know about the particular circumstrance you are describing but pieces of the Mbale fall were reportedly ground up and eaten as a presummed cure for AIDS. -Walter Branch - - Original Message - From: Mark Grossman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 6:16 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869 Hello to everyone. I am a new collector and subscriber to the list. When I join a new list, I usually just observe for awhile before I put my foot in the water (to avoid putting my foot in my mouth!). But I am particularly interested in the history of meteorites, and I noted the comment about the meteorite looking like chocolate. I seem to remember reading somewhere that peasants used to grind up meteorites hundreds of years ago and eat them for their magical properties. I checked Burke's history of meteorites very quickly, but couldn't find the reference. Is there anyone out there that read the same thing? And I do apologize in advance if I am saying something that everyone knows already - remember, this is my first post. Thanks, now I'll go back and just watch the list postings. Glad to be a subscriber, and a great hobby! Mark Grossman PS - Regarding the lost meteorite, I am not at all inferring that anyone's friends are peasants! - Original Message - From: Gary K. Foote [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869 Now THAT is the best theory yet! :) Gary On 16 Jan 2007 at 11:52, Moni Waiblinger-Seabridge wrote: maybe someone ate it, it does look like a piece of chocolate! __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869
On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:16:57 -0500, you wrote: PS - Regarding the lost meteorite, I am not at all inferring that anyone's friends are peasants! Hey, if somebody stole it, imply away. Except in discribing them, I'd change the spelling of peasant by putting a dash between the s and the second a and change the ea into an is. __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:28:30 -0500, you wrote: I don't know about the particular circumstrance you are describing but pieces of the Mbale fall were reportedly ground up and eaten as a presummed cure for AIDS. Guess they couldn't find any babies to rape. http://www.aegis.com/news/suntimes/1999/ST990401.html __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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I seem to remember reading somewhere that peasants used to grind up meteorites hundreds of years ago and eat them for their magical properties. I checked Burke's history of meteorites very quickly, but couldn't find the reference. Yes this is true. There was a fall in France, I believe in the 17th or 18th Century where the stones got eaten. I think it was superstition rather than for medical purposes though I forget the details. Welcome Rob McCafferty 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hi Rob, Sounds like you may have a secure storage business ready to go! lol Where I live there has been little crime - my town's population is only 400, though the more metropolitan North Conway, where I get my mail, has seen a large increase in recent years. All of 11,000 people living there - they even had a murder there this year! The thing that hurts the most is that it had to be a 'friend' who took my 869 as a thief in general would have taken the whole collection, not just one piece. So, its all out of the no-lock wall displays and into a strongbox for now until I can get a heavy enough safe to not get carried away. Then it will go there. Imagine - a collection one is afraid to display. Takes a lot of the fun out of it :( Gary On 16 Jan 2007 at 15:28, Rob McCafferty wrote: Depends where you live Gary. I am quite delighted to say that the Western Isles is still essentailly crime free, especially in the outer villages. The downside is that we have appaling weather this time of year which leaves the shop shelves like a Cold War Moscow Minimart for a week at a time (bare shelves) and everything takes about a week longer to be delivered from 20 miles away than it took to get something from California to London. That sort of thing. There is a school of thought that the reason crime is so low is 'cause there's sod all worth stealing. However, if anyone wants me to take prospective care of any really nice big main masses I'd be more than willing to oblige...hehe. Rob McC Bulletin: Crime Wave Hits Isle of Lewis Police, yesterday arrested six a sheep for loitering and blocking of a public highway. Charges of resisting arrest were subsequently dropped when it became apparent that the sheep mistook the cell in Stornoway Police Station for the sheep dip. Badum! Ts! --- Gary K. Foote [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess you're right Bob. Its a shame that we can't keep our prized posessions on display anymore. The world has seen too many 'sols' to be what it was when I was a young man. Gary On 16 Jan 2007 at 16:51, Bob Evans wrote: Gary, I guess its time to get a vault like the rest of us. Bob __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Welcome to the list Mark. You'll find us chatty, bitchy, informative and generally a bit off-center - as all good groups of 'space-geeks' should be :) Gary http://www.meteorite-dealers.com On 16 Jan 2007 at 18:16, Mark Grossman wrote: Hello to everyone. I am a new collector and subscriber to the list. When I join a new list, I usually just observe for awhile before I put my foot in the water (to avoid putting my foot in my mouth!). But I am particularly interested in the history of meteorites, and I noted the comment about the meteorite looking like chocolate. I seem to remember reading somewhere that peasants used to grind up meteorites hundreds of years ago and eat them for their magical properties. I checked Burke's history of meteorites very quickly, but couldn't find the reference. Is there anyone out there that read the same thing? And I do apologize in advance if I am saying something that everyone knows already - remember, this is my first post. Thanks, now I'll go back and just watch the list postings. Glad to be a subscriber, and a great hobby! Mark Grossman PS - Regarding the lost meteorite, I am not at all inferring that anyone's friends are peasants! - Original Message - From: Gary K. Foote [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869 Now THAT is the best theory yet! :) Gary On 16 Jan 2007 at 11:52, Moni Waiblinger-Seabridge wrote: maybe someone ate it, it does look like a piece of chocolate! __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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And Novo-Urei, a fall in 1886 in Russiam was eaten... -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Gary K. Foote Gesendet: Mittwoch, 17. Januar 2007 01:02 An: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869 Welcome to the list Mark. You'll find us chatty, bitchy, informative and generally a bit off-center - as all good groups of 'space-geeks' should be :) Gary http://www.meteorite-dealers.com On 16 Jan 2007 at 18:16, Mark Grossman wrote: Hello to everyone. I am a new collector and subscriber to the list. When I join a new list, I usually just observe for awhile before I put my foot in the water (to avoid putting my foot in my mouth!). But I am particularly interested in the history of meteorites, and I noted the comment about the meteorite looking like chocolate. I seem to remember reading somewhere that peasants used to grind up meteorites hundreds of years ago and eat them for their magical properties. I checked Burke's history of meteorites very quickly, but couldn't find the reference. Is there anyone out there that read the same thing? And I do apologize in advance if I am saying something that everyone knows already - remember, this is my first post. Thanks, now I'll go back and just watch the list postings. Glad to be a subscriber, and a great hobby! Mark Grossman PS - Regarding the lost meteorite, I am not at all inferring that anyone's friends are peasants! - Original Message - From: Gary K. Foote [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869 Now THAT is the best theory yet! :) Gary On 16 Jan 2007 at 11:52, Moni Waiblinger-Seabridge wrote: maybe someone ate it, it does look like a piece of chocolate! __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
