[meteorite-list] Say What??

2003-12-10 Thread RAYDOBOS
build for you a similar Tom Idiot site therefore then you laugh of taste Does anyone have a clue as to the subliminal message above? I'm still working on, Fairies still the smiles and the struck ones __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL

[meteorite-list] The Pledge, or On The Wagon

2003-12-10 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Randy, I'll take the pledge. I hereby solemnly swear (and/or affirm) to stick to discussions of nothing but meteorites and tektites (and asteroids and impacts and Mars and orbital mechanics and interstellar dust and other planets and spaceflight and comets and fall rates and fish

[meteorite-list] The Tucson Show 2004

2003-12-10 Thread John Gwilliam
Hello All, Since many of you are bored with the recent enthusiasm over the Proudtom issue, I'd like to get things moving back in the general direction of meteorites. So, here it is. Who is going to attend the up coming Tucson Show? I'm looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting those

[meteorite-list] geological history of desert strewfields

2003-12-10 Thread Svend Buhl
Dear listees, I remember heaving read an article in MAPS (2002?) regarding the specific geomorphological history of the Dar al Ghani plateau. One of the authors must have been Dr. Jochen Schlueter from the Mineralogical Institute University of Hamburg Germany. The article related on the

Re: [meteorite-list] The Tucson Show 2004

2003-12-10 Thread Sharkkb8
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Who is going to attend the up coming Tucson Show? I'll be there, probably around the 6th - 11th, or thereabouts.And in a completely unrelated matter ;-)I'mpresently mulling the possibility of selling my 1986-vintageCelestron 8" Schmidt Cassegrain (considering an

RE: [meteorite-list] Say What??

2003-12-10 Thread Ken O'Neill
Hi all, As has been mentioned before the strange dialect below is due to Matteo using a software translator to translate his Italian to English. It cannot handle his colloquialism's. I would suggest (again as has been mentioned before) that Matteo : 1) upgrade his translator software then test

[meteorite-list] For Steve Arnold not met.brokerage

2003-12-10 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
Hello I have sent to you 5 emsils for have informations on the Orissa auction I have win, but probably you make feint not to read. I have ask the refund of the auction why you have mistake the text: For the first time ever I am 0ffering a piece of the new ORRISSA meteorite that fell in september

RE: [meteorite-list] Say What??

2003-12-10 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
I not have problems, if the persons want I put in italian and after who wants translate it in English Regards Matteo --- Ken O'Neill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, As has been mentioned before the strange dialect below is due to Matteo using a software translator to translate his

RE: [meteorite-list] Say What??

2003-12-10 Thread joseph_town
I not have problems!!! Ok, unbelievable. I'm done. I can't tolerate one more comment from this character. It's me. I'm crazy. I surrender to the Italian brain police!! I not have problems, if the persons want I put in italian and after who wants translate it in English Regards Matteo

Re: [meteorite-list] For Steve Arnold not met.brokerage

2003-12-10 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
and this is the nice person of Steve...same school of another person. Ah, for who want a real piece of Orissa, I have in arrive 40 grams from a my friend in India, not Atul Kumar but a my friend live and work near Jharkhand, its a Father Missionary have received this piece from a person live near

[meteorite-list] Bush and the Flight to the Moon

2003-12-10 Thread Francis Graham
Dear List, Randy Mils listed 10 humorous reasons Bush desires to return to the Moon. One can speculate on the political reasons. Space activists in the past have generally been part of the Republican coalition--at least since the 1970's. However, Bush is alienating a lot of them by banning or

[meteorite-list] Re: geological history of desert strewfields

2003-12-10 Thread Paul
Svend Buhl asked: Since I couldn't find the text online and interlending via the local university would take up to two weeks I thought Ill have a try with the list. Maybe one of you has archived MAPS and remembers the article. If someone could provide a scan this would be very helpful. I

Re: [meteorite-list] 1907 Ash Fall in Nome Alaska not Volcanic(?)

2003-12-10 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello List, Other cases of falling ash might include: Ship south of Newfoundland (1895) http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znp05081895~ns3.html Meteorite Dust Hit Cornfield, Maryland (1879) http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znp07051879DJ.html Thanks, Mark Bostick - Original Message -

Re: [meteorite-list] Question Orissa

2003-12-10 Thread E. L. Jones
Orrisa fell at the begining of a record monsoon if you recall Mike Farmer's post from the scene. I don't know why Orrisa is full of metal--go figure that a meteorite with metal..I ask for my money back! Elton M come Meteorite Meteorites wrote: Hello Why Orissa, a fresh fall, have sign of

[meteorite-list] Mars Global Surveyor Images - December 4-10, 2003

2003-12-10 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR IMAGES December 4-10, 2003 The following new images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft are now available: o Polygons near Lyot Crater (Released 04 December 2003) http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2003/12/04/index.html This

[meteorite-list] Streak'n

2003-12-10 Thread E. L. Jones
Great Idea Mark! The tank lid of an american standard toilet will also work in a pinch--or so I've been told...(grin) The back of a floor tile can be used also. Watch about using shards as they also can cut. A good diagnostic streak is at least the size of a jumbo pencil lead. Minerals

[meteorite-list] Builders Find Possible Meteorite at Indiana Construction Site

2003-12-10 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.wishtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1558562%20%20nav=0Ra7Jafg Builders Find Possible Meteorite at Construction Site Associated Press December 10, 2003 Two Shelby county home builders are trying to find out if a rock they found imbedded in foam insulation at a construction site could be a

[meteorite-list] Rings Around The Planets: Recycling Of Material May Extend Ring Lifetimes

2003-12-10 Thread Ron Baalke
Office of News Services University of Colorado-Boulder Boulder, Colorado Contact: Larry Esposito, (303) 492-5990, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Joshua Colwell, (303) 492-6805 Jim Scott, (303) 492-3114 Dec. 8, 2003 Rings Around The Planets: Recycling Of Material May Extend Ring Lifetimes Although rings

[meteorite-list] to tell the truth -tom

2003-12-10 Thread harlan trammell
ok, boys and girls out there in skyrock land, we are going to play a little game. it's called, "to tell the truth". yea, that's the one -just like the 70's game show you remembered. there will be 3 contestants-one of which, is the REAL "tom" (tom if yer watching, we somehelp from you here). the

RE: [meteorite-list] top 10 members of the matteo met-list

2003-12-10 Thread harlan trammell
you forgot the 3 sleestacks form "land of the lost" (the sid'n' marty kroft mega-flop) for sargeant-at-arms. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] top 10 members of the matteo met-list Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 02:11:55 + 1. Sponge

[meteorite-list] Are Falling Ice Balls A Product of Global Warming?

2003-12-10 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03344/249503.stm Are falling ice balls a product of global warming? By Michael Woods Pittsburgh Post-Gazette December 10, 2003 BARCELONA, Spain -- A Spanish-American scientific team will be scanning the United States this winter for what might be one of the

Re: [meteorite-list] Fusion crust vs desert varnish?

2003-12-10 Thread Walter Branch
Hi JD and List, My advice is, ask the seller. They should know the difference. And if they don't, walk away... -Walter -- www.branchmeteorites.com Walter Branch, Ph.D. Branch Meteorites PO Box 60492 Savannah, GA 31420 - Original Message -

Re: [meteorite-list] A Blast From Heaven?

2003-12-10 Thread Jose Campos
Hi Tracy, Tks. for your interesting info. I would like to know more about that island in the Azores (?) being watched for a possible massive landslide. If my memory is right, I think that I read (quite sometime ago, some 2 yrs ago or so), about something similar - but refering to one of the

Re: [meteorite-list] Builders Find Possible Meteorite at Indiana Construction Site

2003-12-10 Thread Kevin Fly Hill
He believes the object burned its way into the material. Here we go with those burning meteorites again - Original Message - From: Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 10:32 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Builders

[meteorite-list] Permian-Triassic Extinction Not Impact Related

2003-12-10 Thread Paul
A recently published paper argues that the Permian-Triassic extinction was not caused by an asteroid or comet impact. The paper is: E. Heydari and J. Hassanzadeh. 2003, Deev Jahi Model of the Permian-Triassic boundary mass extinction: a case for gas hydrates as the main cause of biological

Re: [meteorite-list] Question Orissa

2003-12-10 Thread MexicoDoug
(English follows) Ciao Matteo, ORISSA è un posto umido ed abbastanza tropicale. Possibilmente per quel motivo i meteoriti in modo da sono ossidati. Anche se non sono esperto nelle condizioni di ossidazione (e di stabilità) dei metalli, sembra a me che la maggior parte dei le scoperte è delle

[meteorite-list] Note on meteorite descriptions

2003-12-10 Thread Michael Farmer
I would like to note that people need to learn a little about how to describe their meteorites. I have been perusing ebay, and I note so many flawed descriptions. People are either 1, trying to deceive, or 2, just clueless about what they have. For instance, Steve Arnold list a piece of

[meteorite-list] Re: Saw One Fireball

2003-12-10 Thread Robert Verish
Hello John and esteamed [sic] List, Hey John? Haven't heard from you in a while. From what your wrote it sounds as if some meteorites might have landed about 150 miles to the east of you! Guess where that is? That's right, beautiful Kingman, AZ. !! I wonder if Proud Tom heard a sonic-boom? If

Re: [meteorite-list] Answer: Orissa Elton

2003-12-10 Thread MexicoDoug
Hello Meteoritisters, I tried to respond with a bilingual message in Italian / English, but I guess the list spit it back at me without posting, for whatever reason. In any case, Matteo's question was actually a quite valid observation. While I have no meteorite collection, I have visited

Re: [meteorite-list] Builders Find Possible Meteorite at Indiana Construction Site

2003-12-10 Thread David Freeman
Cough, cough, the TV station says it allWISHTV didn't anyone catch that? Dave F. (who wishes too) Kevin Fly Hill wrote: He believes the object burned its way into the material. Here we go with those burning meteorites again - Original Message - From: Ron Baalke [EMAIL

Re: [meteorite-list] Are Falling Ice Balls A Product of Global Warming?

2003-12-10 Thread Kevin Fly Hill
Down Here in Texas we call that medium sized hail. Nutn' much to worrywith since the ol' tin roof patches pretty easy (when ya finely get 'roun' toit), jus sorta hard on the cotton crop. Fly Hill - Original Message - From: Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite Mailing List [EMAIL

Re: [meteorite-list] A Blast From Heaven? Canary ISlands

2003-12-10 Thread E. L. Jones
Hello Jose Campos wrote: I would like to know more about that island in the Azores (?) being watched for a possible massive landslide. If my memory is right, I think that I read (quite sometime ago, some 2 yrs ago or so), about something similar - but refering to one of the Canary islands -

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: Saw One Fireball

2003-12-10 Thread Tom aka James Knudson
Hi Bob and List, I heard nothing and saw nothing! : Thanks, Tom Peregrineflier Yea, that's right, The proudest member of the IMCA # 6168 - Original Message - From: Robert Verish [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite-list Meteoritecentral [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003

Re: [meteorite-list] Note on meteorite descriptions

2003-12-10 Thread Jim Strope
This is oriented... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=3239item=2209729716 Bid high and bid often. Jim Strope421 Fourth StreetGlen Dale, WV 26038 Catch a Falling Star Meteoriteshttp://www.catchafallingstar.com - Original Message - From: Michael

RE: [meteorite-list] Permian-Triassic Extinction Not Impact Related

2003-12-10 Thread Charles Viau
It wasn't the gun that killed him, it was the bullet that went through his heart.. What part of the study explained how such a flourishing ecosystem suddenly went so wrong. So many young scientists making headline news by concentrating on secondary concequences... CharlyV -Original

[meteorite-list] Re: My Top 10 of classic meteorite names

2003-12-10 Thread Fredmeteorhall
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

[meteorite-list] Re: My Top 10 of classic meteorite names

2003-12-10 Thread Fredmeteorhall
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Re: [meteorite-list] Fusion crust vs desert varnish?

2003-12-10 Thread John Gwilliam
JD, Many of the meteorites found in desert environments have been subjected to sand blasting for many years. This can alter the fusion crust to different degrees depending on time and conditions. I've seen many meteorites from the NWA region that have had most if not all of the fusion crust

Re: [meteorite-list] Note on meteorite descriptions

2003-12-10 Thread Michael Farmer
oh my, yes, that is the coolest SA I have seen in a long time! Mike Farmer - Original Message - From: Jim Strope To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 4:40 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Note on meteorite descriptions This is

Re: [meteorite-list] Fusion crust vs desert varnish?

2003-12-10 Thread E. L. Jones
Good Question and a long standing sleeper discussion on the list. Most of all of the NWA's I have actually held in my hand don't show what is true desert varnish. Many however show wind polishing and that abrades the original fusion crust away to a degree. The cheaper NWA's are so

RE: [meteorite-list] Proud Tom $10,000 Video link, Casper

2003-12-10 Thread Randy Dunnan
Hello Everyone, I am back also. I see somethings never change. Matteo still keeps the list fired up. Hi Matteo! The link for the Proud Tom website doesn't work. However I did find the link shown below, with a video, where Proud Tom is for sale for only $10,000.

Re: [meteorite-list] Global Wildfires Did Not Kill The Dinosaurs

2003-12-10 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, All, In a wildfire more immense than our wildest dreams, there will be large amounts of unburnt vegetation IF the fire consumes enough oxygen over a wide enough area that the local oxygen level drops below the level required to sustain combustion at the ambient temperature of the fire.

[meteorite-list] Top Ten Names Contest

2003-12-10 Thread Fredmeteorhall
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

RE: [meteorite-list] Top Ten Names Contest

2003-12-10 Thread tracy latimer
Let me throw my hat in the ring: In the reign of the great Hawaiian chief Houmanahoumana, there were reports of great explosions and strange lights coming from the direction of the volcano. Several valiant warriors and kahunas made the trek to investigate the alarums and excursions, and

RE: [meteorite-list] Global Wildfires Did Not Kill The Dinosaurs

2003-12-10 Thread Charles Viau
Hi list, Alan Heldebrand (discoverer of Chix.) did not believe that a global wildfire was possible either. In one of his papers he cited the work he did with C.Belcher a few years ago: (Quote, reproduced without permission) Belcher et al. (submitted) have established that no charcoal occurs in

Re: [meteorite-list] The Tucson Show 2004

2003-12-10 Thread Impactika
In a message dated 12/10/2003 1:38:04 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Who is going to attend the up coming Tucson Show? I'm looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting those of you that I haven't met in person. I hope to be in Tucson from sometime on February 1 to

Re: [meteorite-list] The Pledge, or On The Wagon

2003-12-10 Thread Impactika
In a message dated 12/10/2003 1:37:48 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Old Timers, you, over there sitting on the cracker barrels! Isn't it obvious that Randy has never been through one of the tektite wars? You think that this was bad, Randy? Why, I remember back in... '99,

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: My Top 10 of classic meteorite names

2003-12-10 Thread Jeff Kuyken
Heck yeah mate! Lucky I don't live up North though cause then you'd have to bring a bottle of bourbon or rum as well! ;-) Hic, Hic, Uuuurrrpp! Jeff KuykenI.M.C.A. #3085www.meteorites.com.auwww.meteoritesaustralia.com - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

[meteorite-list] The REST of my top 10

2003-12-10 Thread tracy latimer
It was pointed out to me that, having produced one fictitious meteorite, I need to come up with another 9 (thanks, John!) So to fulfill my contractual obligations, here are the other 9: 1. Nexxium -- this one crashed into a nursing home. 2. Viagra 1 and 2 -- the first one pulverized a

Re: [meteorite-list] The Pledge, or On The Wagon

2003-12-10 Thread Rob Wesel
Or as I call them, the IMCA Wars, the Bessey Wars and the Casper Wars. Jesus, was that five years ago already? The Matteo Wars pale in comparison but seem to have greater solidarity. There will always be something. See you in Tucson, Rob Wesel -- We are the music makers... and we

Re: [meteorite-list] The Pledge, or On The Wagon

2003-12-10 Thread David Freeman
I am not proud tom. and I have been around since May of '98Captn' Casper and Captn' Morgan, Bessy wars, cola wars. Who was that woman that liked to post a lot??? and knew it all??? Tell me old timerstrivia! Very Fond Memorites. DAve F. oldtimer Rob Wesel wrote: Or

Re: [meteorite-list] Permian-Triassic Extinction Not Impact Related

2003-12-10 Thread Pekka Savolainen
Well, can aggree. At least the abstract doesn´t say anything about the high Ir in the K/T-boundry. Don´t know the background of these scientists, but it might be more from (mare) chemistry than from geology. Just my 2 cents...;-

Re: [meteorite-list] The Pledge, or On The Wagon

2003-12-10 Thread Randy Duncan
Hi Anne, I forgot about that stuff. I have been around since the fall of 1999 or so. I met a lot of people on the list at the 2000 Tuscon show and the auction. I am planning on going in 04. Randy Duncan From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [meteorite-list] The Pledge, or On The Wagon

2003-12-10 Thread Impactika
In a message dated 12/10/2003 10:39:24 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Please. Way back in 1999? oh yes!! in 1999, then in 2000 then again in 2001. yes, it took 3 tries (that I know of, since I joined very early in 1999) to get the IMCA created. The players did change, but

Re: [meteorite-list] Note on meteorite descriptions

2003-12-10 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
this is a SA bullett, not nice photo but flow lines visible http://it.geocities.com/meteoriti20002/SIKHOTEALINGR.7.2.JPG this is another oriented http://it.geocities.com/mcomemeteoritecollection/NWAXXXgr.91.6.JPG a oriented Gao http://it.geocities.com/mcomemeteoritecollection/Gaogr.6.5.JPG