Re: [meteorite-list] Steve's Imilac Trip, slightly off-topic: pisco

2007-02-27 Thread mark ford
Sounds just like it's 'distilled fermented grape juice' to me - so, presumably Schnapps / moonshine is probably a close equivalent? ? Mark -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sterling K. Webb Sent: 27 February 2007 01:19 To: Steve Schoner;

Re: [meteorite-list] the price per gram of tatahouine

2007-02-27 Thread mark ford
Steve, I think you'll find it usually works the other way a lower$/g for larger pieces and Higher $/g for smaller (Otherwise there would be no reason for anyone to cut rocks into smaller pieces, and that would make a main mass worth less than the total cost of the cut pieces!). Mark.

[meteorite-list] Tucson Thanks! Part I of II

2007-02-27 Thread MexicoDoug
Dear List, Finally I'm home! It's been a long Tucson for me, all very enjoyable. Please take a moment to hear me rant -or more appropriately: rave- about the meteorite folks who colored my world in Arizona and beyond. First, in order of meeting, is Jim Kriegh with whom I feel privileged to have

[meteorite-list] Tucson Thanks! Part II of II

2007-02-27 Thread MexicoDoug
(continued from last message) To warm down a bit I stopped by to see Kitty Killgore who I didn't expect this year. Apparently the show promoter had kicked Martin's SWMC out of the show some time as a not for profit, because as everybody knows, this is Tucson and everything has to have a price

Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson Thanks! Part II of II

2007-02-27 Thread Matthias Bärmann
Muy estimado Doug, thank you for this great report of a real aficionado, tending towards people as well as towards meteorites. Would be great to have you in Ensisheim to be the bard of this meeting as well. Saludos, Matthias - Original Message - From: MexicoDoug [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [meteorite-list] FW: Re: Peruvian meteorite crater - friendlywarning tohunters

2007-02-27 Thread Martin Altmann
The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief, He robs himself that spends a bootless grief. Humm. Go to ebay. Search for baseball card*. Sort by Price: highest first. There I learn, that my wisdom is much to small, to create a real hype with our boxes Also all the best for you!

Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson Thanks! Part II of II

2007-02-27 Thread Alexander Seidel
Great posts, Doug, muchas gracias! Which makes me (us) wonder whether you will (hopefully!) also attend the Ensisheim show in June this year, or one of these years. It makes quite a difference to the big Tucson show in the U.S., but then again it´s METEORITES wherever you look, and you will

[meteorite-list] BoldHefty: ALH84001 from NASA offered on ebay....

2007-02-27 Thread Martin Altmann
Friend Lutz found just that auction on ebay: http://kuerzer.de/gosh good ol' collectors cube __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson Thanks! Part II of II

2007-02-27 Thread Gary K. Foote
Now, though I sat it out in the frozen northeast, I have been to Tuscon. Next year I shall have to heave my carcass westward in January. Thanks Doug! Gary On 27 Feb 2007 at 3:48, MexicoDoug wrote: (continued from last message) To warm down a bit I stopped by to see Kitty Killgore who I

Re: [meteorite-list] the price per gram of tatahouine

2007-02-27 Thread Norm Lehrman
Mark list, Tatahouine is an exception to the bigger costs less per gram pattern. Due to the large crystal size in this material and the well-developed cleavages of pyroxene, Tatahouine shattered when it hit the atmosphere. Small bits dominate, biggerr pieces are rare. As a consequence, there

[meteorite-list] AD: Re: BoldHefty: ALH84001 from NASA offered on ebay....

2007-02-27 Thread rlenssen
Hi Martin and List, I believe we had this confusion on the List some years ago. Somebody misreading the documentation going along with this cube... It actually contains material of the Mars meteorite Zagami. Cubes like this one, including documentation as shown, were sold by Darryl Pitt of

Re: [meteorite-list] Awaiting Classification

2007-02-27 Thread Gary K. Foote
I've taken some new pics in sunlight and it does indeed sparkle with tiny flecks of Fe- Ni. I wonder how much of this stuff is really in collector/dealer hands? http://www.meteorite-dealers.com/b15.html Gary On 26 Feb 2007 at 19:42, Phil Morgan wrote: Hey Gary, Could it be some of that EL3

Re: [meteorite-list] BoldHefty: ALH84001 from NASA offered on ebay....NOT !!!!

2007-02-27 Thread Jim Strope
That is Zagami in that cube. NOT ALH84001 Jim Strope 421 Fourth Street Glen Dale, WV 26038 http://www.catchafallingstar.com Martin Altmann altmann at meteorite-martin.de Tue Feb 27 08:12:55 EST 2007 a.. Previous message: [meteorite-list] Tucson Thanks! Part II of II b.. Next message:

Re: [meteorite-list] Awaiting Classification

2007-02-27 Thread Moni Waiblinger
Good Morning All, guess we always can have many many guesses to a picture. And a lot of bandwidth wasted because of speculations. Why not have it classified and then show the image with the classification. I am an owner of a group and would prefer it this way. but then again, this is not my

Re: [meteorite-list] Larry's Holbrook Holy Grail Find and BobHaag's Venus Stone

2007-02-27 Thread DNAndrews
Jason Utas wrote: Hello All, There are a few things that separate Adamana from Holbrook in my mind... The texture of the crust alone of Adamana versus that of Holbrook leaves me little doubt that the two could possibly be paired. Hi Jason, I think you meant to say that the two could NOT

Re: [meteorite-list] Awaiting Classification

2007-02-27 Thread Gary K. Foote
Hi Moni, I think its like Christmas or a Birthday when you shake the package and guess at its contents. Its just fun! Gary On 27 Feb 2007 at 8:26, Moni Waiblinger wrote: Good Morning All, guess we always can have many many guesses to a picture. And a lot of bandwidth wasted because of

[meteorite-list] Sensor Being Developed to Check for Life on Mars

2007-02-27 Thread Ron Baalke
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features.cfm?feature=1290 Sensor Being Developed to Check for Life on Mars Jet Propulsion Laboratory February 26, 2007 NASA-funded researchers are refining a tool that could not only check for the faintest traces of life's molecular building blocks on Mars, but

Re: [meteorite-list] from Randall Gregory

2007-02-27 Thread Michael L Blood
Randall Gregory asked me to pass this on, as he is unable for some reason to post to the list: Hi Steve, I've tasted a lot of Pisco Sours (national drink of Peru) and my Peruvian wife makes the best I've ever tasted. We experimented with many different recipes. Parts can be ounces, quarts

[meteorite-list] Carbonados

2007-02-27 Thread bernd . pauli
Elton wrote: As far as I know the diamonds are only found in rim recoveries. Hello Elton, Marcin, and List, Nininger was the one who first observed that diamonds were only found in fragments recovered from the rim. All these meteorites had a reheated, granulated matrix. Nininger suggested that

Re: [meteorite-list] Awaiting Classification

2007-02-27 Thread Gary K. Foote
Thanks for the belly laugh Darren. I NEEDED that :) Now my neighbors know how much fun meteorics can be too! Gary On 27 Feb 2007 at 15:06, Darren Garrison wrote: On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:33:19 -0500, you wrote: Hi Moni, I think its like Christmas or a Birthday when you shake the

[meteorite-list] Last Algeria fall

2007-02-27 Thread PolandMET
Hi list I want ask about this latest fall from Algeria. Everyone should remember this nice, fresh chondrites, propably LL4. Someone selling on ebay two large specimens not so long time ago. Anyone makeing classification on that ??? -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]-

[meteorite-list] AD: Seymchan Meteorite Dust For Sale

2007-02-27 Thread David Kitt Deyarmin
I finished my Seymchan Sphere and a by product of the process is Meteorite Dust The last time I offered this it was from a Campo meteorite and it all sold in 2 days, so I thought I should offer this too. My dust is actually tiny chips and it's pretty cool. You get a quarter roll sized

[meteorite-list] major trade offers

2007-02-27 Thread steve arnold
Hi list.I have decided to put up most of my pieces I have on my primary collection up for trade.I am looking for GAO.I am looking for all types of gao that are at least 95% fusion crusted or better.All except a few on my website and all my gaos will not be available for trade.But everything else

Re: [meteorite-list] major trade offers

2007-02-27 Thread Ruben Garcia
hi list, I really like alot to think alot about GAOs!i don't wana put my GAOs forsale, butt will trade my 95 % fusion coated GAOS four you're 95 percent fusion encrusted GAOs.take a look at mine and youll C that its a good deal. Ruben Garcia Phoenix, Arizona http://www.mr-meteorite.com

Re: [meteorite-list] major trade offers

2007-02-27 Thread Jim Strope
My Gao is BIGGER than your Gao..And I am taking offers. http://www.catchafallingstar.com/gao.htm Jim Strope 421 Fourth Street Glen Dale, WV 26038 http://www.catchafallingstar.com Hi list.I have decided to put up most of my pieces I have on my primary collection up for trade.I

Re: [meteorite-list] major trade offers

2007-02-27 Thread JKGwilliam
Looks like poor Ruben finally flipped his lid. After all, a man can only take so much! Best Regards...and no Gao, John At 05:56 PM 2/27/2007, Ruben Garcia wrote: hi list, I really like alot to think alot about GAOs!i don't wana put my GAOs forsale, butt will trade my 95 % fusion coated GAOS

Re: [meteorite-list] Steve's Imilac Trip, slightly off-topic: pisco

2007-02-27 Thread Pat Brown
Hi All, Distilled fermented grape juice is the definition of brandy as far as I know. Pat --- mark ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sounds just like it's 'distilled fermented grape juice' to me - so, presumably Schnapps / moonshine is probably a close equivalent? ? Mark

Re: [meteorite-list] the price per gram of tatahouine

2007-02-27 Thread Pat Brown
Hi All, At Tucson this year, Meteorite Caravan were selling small fragments for $3/g and larger fragments for $10/g. Pat --- mark ford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steve, I think you'll find it usually works the other way a lower$/g for larger pieces and Higher $/g for smaller

Re: [meteorite-list] Steve's Imilac Trip, slightly off-topic: pisco

2007-02-27 Thread Bill
Just off the top, no google involved, I vaguely remember something about fortification. I'll have another snifter and get back to you. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:23:17 -0800 (PST) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com