[meteorite-list] New Auctions

2005-07-11 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
Hello I have put 2 auctions on ebay, one its the main mass of NWA 3211 Eucrite for a very low price, another is a slice of the new italian iron meteorite Umbria for a very low price, only 8 slices its available in all world. For who want look here

Re: [meteorite-list] xenolithic breccia's?

2005-07-11 Thread Jeff Kuyken
Maybe this will help but I'm not sure that it works for all examples. I think this is something that came from the list a few years back back I can't remember who posted it. If you're out there... speak up! ;-) Genomict - A mixing of different petrologic stages of same composition (Eg. L3.8 and

[meteorite-list] Jeff Kuyken

2005-07-11 Thread Meteoryt.net
Sorry that I write to list, but I have problems with his mail server [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The user does not accept email in non-Western (non-Latin) character sets. Jeff, what camera You use for Your excelent photos ? -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]- http://www.Meteoryt.net

Re: [meteorite-list] xenolithic breccia's?

2005-07-11 Thread Jeff Grossman
Some of you may enjoy reading this document on the subject of nomenclature of impactites: http://www.bgs.ac.uk/scmr/docs/paper_12/scmr_paper_12_1.pdf jeff At 04:42 AM 7/11/2005, Jeff Kuyken wrote: Maybe this will help but I'm not sure that it works for all examples. I think this is something

[meteorite-list] Question about Tempel 1

2005-07-11 Thread Francis Graham
Dear List, I was wondering about the naming protocols for features on Tempel 1. On Eros, the features were named after famous lovers, on Phobos and Deimos, events and people connected with their 1877 discovery; on Callisto, Norse mythologies, on Io, volcano gods; etc. I just wondered what they

Re: [meteorite-list] Jeff Kuyken

2005-07-11 Thread Jeff Kuyken
Hi Marcin, The camera I use is an Olympus C-740 Ultra Zoom. http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_archived_product_details.asp?i d=909 They're a great camera with a lot of features and still reasonably priced for what you get although I believe they have now been super-seeded with the

[meteorite-list] Geno-, mono-, polymict, and xenolithic -- Part 1 of 3

2005-07-11 Thread bernd . pauli
Breccia WASSON J.T. (1974) Meteorites Classification and Properties (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, Appendix I, Glossary, p. 242): A fragmental rock type including components (the larger pieces called xenoliths or clasts) which were previously part of another rock. In a monomict

[meteorite-list] Geno-, mono-, polymict, and xenolithic -- Part 2 of 3

2005-07-11 Thread bernd . pauli
McSWEEN H.Y. (1999) Meteorites and Their Parent Planets (Cambridge University Press, Glossary, p. 288): xenolith: an inclusion of a foreign rock trapped within an igneous rock. HUTCHISON R. (2004) Meteorites: A Petrologic, Chemical, and Isotopic Synthesis (Cambridge Planetary Science Series, pp.

[meteorite-list] Geno-, mono-, polymict, and xenolithic -- Part 3 of 3

2005-07-11 Thread bernd . pauli
Some examples: The Camel Donga 040 C3 chondrite is a genomict mixture of two lithologies (with metamorphosed clasts). The Felt (b) L3.5 chondrite is a genomict breccia; ~2/3 of the material is L3.5, shock stage S4, and the other 1/3 is L5, S5. The Greenwell Springs LL4 meteorite is a genomict

Re: [meteorite-list] Geno-, mono-, polymict, and xenolithic -- Part 3 of 3

2005-07-11 Thread MexicoDoug
Interesting. Tendency has been to extend vocabulary w/ the primitive concretions called chondrites as if they were igneous (=differentiated), and change the unrelated inclusions to include related ones. The greatest scientific diversity is always had when you ask a group of scientists to

[meteorite-list] NASA Awards Moon Rock to Former Astronaut Stafford

2005-07-11 Thread Ron Baalke
Sonja Alexander/Doc Mirelson Headquarters, Washington July 11, 2005 (Phone: 202/358-1600) RELEASE: 05-179 NASA AWARDS MOON ROCK TO FORMER ASTRONAUT STAFFORD Former NASA astronaut Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford, USAF (Ret.) will receive a commemorative moon rock as part of

[meteorite-list] NASA Ames Family Night Homes in on Comet Impacts

2005-07-11 Thread Ron Baalke
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Re: [meteorite-list] NASA Awards Moon Rock to Former Astronaut Stafford

2005-07-11 Thread Tom Knudson
The awards remain the property of NASA; however, each lunar sample will be on long-term loan to the museum or learning institution of the recipient's choice How generous of them! Thanks, Tom peregrineflier - Original Message - From: Ron Baalke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite Mailing

Re: [meteorite-list] NASA Awards Moon Rock to Former AstronautStafford

2005-07-11 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, Moon rocks are considered part of the national heritage, like the Declaration of Liberty and the Liberty Bell, Mount Rushmore, that green statue in the harbor at NYC, the national parks, and so forth. The fact that moon rocks were collected by government employees on the job is not

Re: [meteorite-list] NASA Awards Moon Rock to Former Astronaut Stafford

2005-07-11 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 12:58:07 -0700, Tom Knudson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The awards remain the property of NASA; however, each lunar sample will be on long-term loan to the museum or learning institution of the recipient's choice How generous of them! You ain't heard nothing yet. They are

[meteorite-list] looking for a piece of franconia

2005-07-11 Thread Steve Arnold, Chicago!!!
I am looking for a piece of franconia.Slice!Fragment!Individual!Over 70 grams.Let me know what you have. steve Steve R.Arnold, Chicago, IL, 60120 Illinois Meteorites,Ltd! website url http://stormbringer60120.tripod.com

[meteorite-list] Spongy-Looking Hyperion Tumbles Into View

2005-07-11 Thread Ron Baalke
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[meteorite-list] MeteoriteArticles.com Chat Room Open

2005-07-11 Thread MARK BOSTICK
Hello list, Chat room is open, as alwaysand I will try to be in the room the rest of the evening. http://www.meteoritearticles.com/chatroom.html Clear Skies, Mark Bostick www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] xenolithic breccia's?

2005-07-11 Thread Dawn Gerald Flaherty
Thank you Jeff, not your average light reading but definitely appreciated. Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: Jeff Grossman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 8:19 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] xenolithic breccia's? Some of