Hello Listers
I have been wondering about the Moss fall and had some questions. I know
out of the stones recovered, most of them are Hammer Stones, and a
couple arnt. I now that Mike Farmer found a nice stone that hit
pavement, making it a non hammer stone. I have also read that a couple
of these
This whole discussion brings back memories of out Moss CO3 hunt and subsequent
recovery of the Morten Bilet/Michael Farmer stone, ~900 grams out of 3.6 kilos
total recovered.
Many of us meteorite hunters from both USA and European countries, Poland,
Sweden, Norway, Germany, UK, Canada etc were
: Sonntag, 7. Dezember 2008 18:27
An: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Martin Altmann
Betreff: [meteorite-list] Moss meteorite and Norway's attempt to
claimtheft.
This whole discussion brings back memories of out Moss CO3 hunt and
subsequent recovery of the Morten Bilet/Michael Farmer stone, ~900
Jeff Kuyken wrote:
Maybe it's just a C3 (ungrouped)?
ungrouped, ... Excellent idea, Jeff! My Coolidge (C4-ung) has plenty
of free metal, the chondrules are the same color as the matrix and thus
hard to recognize in hand sample - just like the chondrules in Moss and
the chondrules are small ...
I will not be selling any more Moss meteorite until
the classification data is in. I finally decided to
polish a piece tonight, and am stunned at what I see.
It is unlike and meteorite I have seen, full of metal
flecks, large crystals of what I assume is olivine,
but I am not sure, and not much of
How about some pics, Mike?!
From: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] Moss meteorite sales suspended.
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 21:56:38 -0700 (PDT)
I will not be selling any more Moss meteorite until
the classification data is in. I
Sounds super cool. Would love to see some photos
--- Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I will not be selling any more Moss meteorite until
the classification data is in. I finally decided to
polish a piece tonight, and am stunned at what I
see.
It is unlike and meteorite I have
I cant do it tonight, photos in the nighttime are
impossible, I will try tomorrow, but the matrix is so
fine, I am not sure my camera can handle it.
Mike
--- dean bessey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sounds super cool. Would love to see some photos
--- Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
2006 8:21 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] moss meteorite for private collecters
Good evening list.I just talked to bob haag and another good friend in the
meteorite community and I am getting 2 different sides as to what is
available for private collecters.This concerns the amount
: Re: [meteorite-list] moss meteorite for private collecters
Good luck to this friend who thinks he can get a
kilo. If you pay $200 gram to the owners of the ~680
gram fragment, and the other two guys Bjorn Sorheim
and Michael Mazur who refuse to admit how much
material they have
: [meteorite-list] moss meteorite for private
collecters
Good luck to this friend who thinks he can get a
kilo. If you pay $200 gram to the owners of the ~680
gram fragment, and the other two guys Bjorn Sorheim
and Michael Mazur who refuse to admit how much
material they have. There is perhaps
,
Bjørn Sørheim
From: Michael Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 2006-08-26 02:57:02 CEST
To: Dave Carothers [EMAIL PROTECTED],
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] moss meteorite for
private collecters
Good luck
Hello List,
Björn wrote (in a private mail):
Would like to see your comments. Also from a scientific point of view
Here's my response (excerpts - I'm leaving out my private remarks) because
I think this is of general interest to all of us who acquired a piece of this
(still)
enigmatic
Hello Bernd,
I have read different stats for the kakangariites than you have stated.
My sources are Classification of Meteorites, Krot, Keil, Goodrich,
Scott, and Weisberg (from Treatise on Geochemistry 1, 2005); The K
chondrite grouplet, Weisberg, Prinz, Clayton, Mayeda, Grady Franchi,
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Moss Meteorite
Hello Bernd,
I have read different stats for the kakangariites than you have stated.
My sources are Classification of Meteorites, Krot, Keil, Goodrich,
Scott, and Weisberg (from Treatise on Geochemistry 1, 2005); The K
chondrite grouplet, Weisberg, Prinz
Steve,
A thought comes to mind Why don't you ask your friend where he is
getting a kilo of Moss.
Dave
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Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 8:21 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] moss
is
getting a kilo of Moss.
Dave
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Subject: [meteorite-list] moss meteorite for private
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Good evening list.I just talked
Howdy,
I just got a piece of the new Norwegian fall and thought I'd make a few
quick observations and pics. Sorry I didin't have time to do it a bit more
in depth but here's what I came up with so far. I'll work on it some more
over the weekend.
http://www.meteorites.com.au/features/moss.html
Hello Jeff and List,
Beautiful, fresh fragment - pristine as if it had fallen
a few seconds ago ...very impressive! Thanks for sharing
so quickly! It looks so coaly that, if I were to judge
from the pictures alone, I'd lean towards a CK (maybe CK3)
chondrite.
Yes I know, there are fresh FeNi
Good evening list.I just talked to bob haag and another good friend in the meteorite community and I am getting 2 different sides as to what is available for private collecters.This concerns the amount of the new MOSS meteorite that is available.We all know that there so far has been found around
Well today I am one of the lucky ones.I just received my new MOSS meteorite from norway,via mike farmer.It is a 2.63 gram fragment with really nice black crust.There is not one drop of moisture on it.You can view on my homepage on my website.Thanks again to mike farmer and all the hard work he
there?
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[meteorite-list] Moss Meteorite From A Comet?
Hello Martin List,
so that seems to be the reason
Hello Martin List,
so that seems to be the reason for the unreachable
front-position of Bavaria, compared with all the other, less developed German
regions: the Gold of the Black Bav ..., ahm, sorry: the Black Gold of the
Bavarian Celts! Actually I always took that as a term for the strong
in our collections however.
Best,
Mark Ford
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Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 6:46 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Moss Meteorite From A Comet?
Hello Rick and List,
As you are new on this List, I don't really
Hi all:
Defending Tim Swindle and Humberto Campins. I have known them for years and
they are very conservative scientists. Their work is good and they are well-
respected scientists. They do not go off (too often) to make wild,
unsubstantiated, claims., hence, the conclusions in their article.
.
Best!
Martin
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Grondine
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Hi Larry, List
-list] Moss Meteorite
From A Comet?
Hi Larry, List -
It appears we have at least one other comet sample:
Cheimgau.
good hunting,
Ed
--- Larry Lebofsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all:
Defending Tim Swindle and Humberto Campins. I have
known them for years
Auftrag von E.P.
Grondine
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Hi Larry, List -
It appears we have at least one other comet sample:
Cheimgau.
good hunting,
Ed
--- Larry Lebofsky [EMAIL
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Hi Martin,
That's news to me. I don't have the URL at hand to
give you for the initial study, but the isotopic
evidence the U Wurzburg team presented then was pretty
good.
I have not seen any refutations yet
Message -
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Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 6:46 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Moss Meteorite From A Comet?
Hello Rick and List,
As you are new on this List, I don't really know who I am talking to, how
old or how young you are, how much
be the best match to
a cometary origin. I think this was after Deep Impact. Anyone remember or
know more?
Cheers,
Jeff
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Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 6:46 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Moss
Hello Rick and List,
As you are new on this List, I don't really know who I am talking to, how
old or how young you are, how much you know about meteorites and comets,
if you already have any meteorites, whether you have already read any books
about meteorites, etc., etc. Maybe you would like to
Against my better judgement, I feel that I should report on my knowledge
of the laws in Norway. It is clear that meteorites found on property
belong to the land owner (although this has never been tested). The land
owner can, of course, give permission, in which case, the meteorites
belong
Hi everyone, well, I have loaded a webpage I rapidly
built using some photos that Morten Bilet was kind
enough to send me until my own rolls of film arrive
from Sweden next week sometime.
http://www.meteoriteguy.com/catalog/moss.htm
you can see the impact site and where we found our
meteorite.
Dear List,
I thought the laws that cover meteorites in Norway mean that they belong to
whom's property they fell on. I wonder if permission was sought in the case
of the pieces recovered on private property at the cement factory? If not,
I am sure a legal claim could be brought forth. If a
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 6:06 PM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] MOSS Meteorite
Adam, you embarrass yourself with such posts. We sought, and received
permission to search the Cement factory, and they were excited for us when
we found it. Morten Bilet is Norwegian, and spoke to everyone, who
: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 6:06 PM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] MOSS Meteorite
Adam, you embarrass yourself with such posts. We
sought, and received
permission to search the Cement factory, and they
were excited for us when
we found it. Morten Bilet is Norwegian, and spoke
to everyone, who
: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 6:06 PM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] MOSS Meteorite
Adam, you embarrass yourself with such posts. We
sought, and received
permission to search the Cement factory, and they
were excited for us when
we found it. Morten Bilet is Norwegian, and spoke
to everyone, who
or
$70,000.00 he may be inclined to retract any verbal permission given.
Adam
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Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 6:18 PM
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verbal
permission given.
Adam
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Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 6:18 PM
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Oh Adam, go to bed, you
Hi Mike,
Thanks for the great pictures!
Sonny
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Sent: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 4:54 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] MOSS meteorite link, webpage up.
Hi everyone, well, I have loaded a webpage I rapidly
built using
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 6:30 PM
Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] MOSS Meteorite
YAWN,,
Adam, I love how you think you are the king of the mole hill, you are not
however.
Get a life, take your request for written permission and put it where your
hot air seems to come from.
List
Ok, today was a rough day with paying bills, taking care of the usual things
after a 3 week absence, and trying to collect my precious cargo from Sweden
without success!
I will focus on selling some of the Moss meteorite tomorrow. I must recover
some of the nearly $7000 I spent on the trip to
: [meteorite-list] MOSS Meteorite
Dear List,
I thought the laws that cover meteorites in Norway mean that they belong to
whom's property they fell on. I wonder if permission was sought in the case
of the pieces recovered on private property at the cement factory? If not,
I am sure a legal claim
Of Adam Hupe
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 6:25 PM
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] MOSS Meteorite
Who is Mike Mazur?, he is the one offering a better deal. Lets see your
written permission. Any treasure hunter and professional knows that you need
Sterling wrote:
But if you're dropping the flag right now, I'm breaking out the
champagne! (Whoops, no champagne in the fridge. How about Ginger
Ale? That looks kind of champagnesque, well, if you mix it with
7-Up, it does, then add some Baccardi Gold... Hey! it's a
SCIENCE experiment,
On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 16:32:22 -0700, you wrote:
And if you're into doing some crazy science experiments, try
dumping an entire pack of Mentos into a newly opened 2-liter
bottle of soda -- OUTDOORS!
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mentos
I like doing this trick better, though:
Hi meteorite mailinglist.
I`mone of the finder of the Moss-meteorite (I
found together with Mike F)It will come a full report with all details
later from Knut Jørgen Røed Ødegaard and me about this fall. But can here
summarize little. So far itsbeen found five
stones at total weight at
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