[meteorite-list] Possible Planetary Top 10

2014-03-14 Thread Douglas Chenin, DDS
Hello everyone, I really enjoyed the ungrouped achondrite discussion recently and wanted to kick off something similar. What are your top few recommendations for suspected meteorites that could be planetary like Mercurian, Venusian, etc? I think it would be neat if there was an actual top 10

[meteorite-list] Photos of Dr. Laurence Garvie and Myself teaching meteorite basics.

2014-03-14 Thread Ruben Garcia
Hi all, Dr Garvie and myself just returned from teaching meteorite basics to a room full of Rock Hounds. Hopefully (since my settings are public) everyone will be able to see this. Here's a link to my photos on FB

Re: [meteorite-list] permit to hunt Antarctica

2014-03-14 Thread Werner Schroer
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[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2014-03-14 Thread valparint
Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Sikhote Alin Contributed by: Rick Drew http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Digest Volume 131 Issue 19 (and a personal note)

2014-03-14 Thread Kevin Kichinka
Team Meteorite: A little (no,a lot) off-topic, but I need some help celebrating an important personal moment. I will comment on that first, then about the last 'edition' of the meteorite-list. While I am proud to be an American and always will carry that passport, the small Central American

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2014-03-14 Thread Fabien Kuntz
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Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Digest Volume 131 Issue 19 (and apersonal note)

2014-03-14 Thread rickmont
Awesome post Kevin! -Original Message- From: Kevin Kichinka Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 9:41 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Digest Volume 131 Issue 19 (and apersonal note) Team Meteorite: A little (no,a lot) off-topic, but I

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Digest Volume 131 Issue 19 (and apersonal note)

2014-03-14 Thread Anne Black
and I bet that that too is not on Facebook. ;-) Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: rickmont rickm...@earthlink.net To: Kevin Kichinka mars...@gmail.com; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Fri, Mar 14, 2014 9:23

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2014-03-14 Thread Peter Marmet
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Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Digest Volume 131 Issue 19 (and apersonal note)

2014-03-14 Thread Martin Goff
Kevin, Anne, Bernd, Alex, all, You might be very surprised as to the quality of some of the meteorite discussion on facebook. I am all for the metlist and long may it continue but Facebook in my opinion is an excellent forum and I have to say I would not want to miss out on all the opportunities

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: Feb 27 - Mar 5, 2014

2014-03-14 Thread Ron Baalke
OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Investigating 'Cook Haven' - sols 3589-3595, Feb. 27, 2014-Mar. 05, 2014: Opportunity is exploring 'Murray Ridge' on Solander Point, part of the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover continues to investigate the region called 'Cook Haven.' On Sol 3589 (Feb. 27, 2014), the

[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: March 6-12, 2014

2014-03-14 Thread Ron Baalke
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html#opportunity OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: The Exploration of Murray Ridge Continues - sols 3596-3602, Mar. 06, 2014-Mar. 12, 2014: Opportunity continues to explore 'Murray Ridge' on Solander Point, part of the rim of Endeavour Crater. On Sol 3596

[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: March 10-14, 2014

2014-03-14 Thread Ron Baalke
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES March 10-14, 2014 o Hecates Tholus (10 March 2014) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140310a o Dust Devil Tracks (11 March 2014) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140311a o Kasei Valles (12 March 2014) http://themis.asu.edu/zoom-20140312a o Olympus Mons Lava (13 March

[meteorite-list] AD - NWA 1052 - 1054 Melliniite metoerites thin sections

2014-03-14 Thread M come Meteorite
For who is interested I have 2 thin sections used for other SEM analysis, and return back to me, of the 2 acapulcoites NWA 1052 and 1054 where have found the new mineral Melliniite. For who are interested, I sale this, its many rare material. For info write to me Matteo M come Meteorite

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Digest Volume 131 Issue 19 (and a personal note)

2014-03-14 Thread Michael Farmer
Since you don't participate on Facebook, you have no idea what is discussed on there... With instant photos uploaded whenever you want. Have something to sell, upload a photo, on a hunting trip, upload a photo or a thousand of them into an album. Everyone can flow in real time. Last year

Re: [meteorite-list] Facebook.... a viable forum?

2014-03-14 Thread Michael Farmer
anonymous scientists and recently retired meteoriticists are really not the last word on facebook:) Michael Farmer Sent from my iPad On Mar 12, 2014, at 4:28 PM, Anne Black impact...@aol.com wrote: Private comment from one of the most highly regarded (and recently retired) meteoriticist:

Re: [meteorite-list] Photos of Dr. Laurence Garvie and Myself teaching meteorite basics.

2014-03-14 Thread Ruben Garcia
Hi all, Not sure why some of you can't see this. Maybe someone can let me know what I did wrong? On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 11:41 PM, Ruben Garcia rubengarcia85...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Dr Garvie and myself just returned from teaching meteorite basics to a room full of Rock Hounds.

Re: [meteorite-list] Photos of Dr. Laurence Garvie and Myself teaching meteorite basics.

2014-03-14 Thread Graham Ensor
Works fine for me Ruben...can't see anything you did wrong. Graham On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 12:09 AM, Ruben Garcia rubengarcia85...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Not sure why some of you can't see this. Maybe someone can let me know what I did wrong? On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 11:41 PM, Ruben

Re: [meteorite-list] Photos of Dr. Laurence Garvie and Myself teaching meteorite basics.

2014-03-14 Thread Carl Agee
Ruben, Those who cannot see it may not be FB friends with you. You can set permissions for everyone. Carl * Carl B. Agee Director and Curator, Institute of Meteoritics Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences MSC03 2050 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM

Re: [meteorite-list] Photos of Dr. Laurence Garvie and Myself teaching meteorite basics.

2014-03-14 Thread Anne Black
I cannot see Ruben's page either. And here is what I don't understand: A few weeks ago someone posted a link to NASA's Facebook page, I was glad of that because I could finally look at a professionally done and monitored page and see what Facebook could really be like when well done. Well, I

Re: [meteorite-list] Photos of Dr. Laurence Garvie and Myself teaching meteorite basics.

2014-03-14 Thread Ruben Garcia
Thanks Carl, I haven't yet figured out how to do that yet. I'm working on it Anne. I guess people should just join FB and friend me... : ) On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 5:52 PM, Carl Agee a...@unm.edu wrote: Ruben, Those who cannot see it may not be FB friends with you. You can set

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Digest Volume 131 Issue 19 (and a personal note)

2014-03-14 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
Hi Friends, Listees, and Innocent Bystanders, I would hope that nobody is suggesting that Art's Met-List and Facebook should compete with each other or that they are mutually exclusive. Instead, they are like chocolate and peanut butter. They go well together. It may not be for everybody and

Re: [meteorite-list] Photos of Dr. Laurence Garvie and Myself teaching meteorite basics.

2014-03-14 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
Hi Anne and List, Any Facebook page (personal or institutional) that is set on public is visible to the entire world (including most search engines). Anyone can view a public FB page, whether that person is a FB member or not. However, if a privacy settings of that page are set to friends only,

Re: [meteorite-list] Photos of Dr. Laurence Garvie and Myself teaching meteorite basics.

2014-03-14 Thread John Cabassi
G'Day Ruben and List You're coming through loud and clear mate. I have no problems with your links or your posts here or on facebook. Carry on mate. Cheers, John On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 6:11 PM, Ruben Garcia rubengarcia85...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Carl, I haven't yet figured out how to do

Re: [meteorite-list] Photos of Dr. Laurence Garvie and Myself teaching meteorite basics.

2014-03-14 Thread Anne Black
Thank you, this is helpful. Now for another question: Is the owner of a page, NASA in that particular case, able to clean up, so to speak, his page, and delete anything he/she does not want associated with him/her? For instance, if I had a Facebook page I would not want to see posts by some

Re: [meteorite-list] Photos of Dr. Laurence Garvie and Myself teaching meteorite basics.

2014-03-14 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
Hi Anne and Listees, Yes, you can control who can post on your own page or a page you are the administrator of. You can even set the permissions so that only you can post and nobody else. Or, you can let only friends post. Or, (if you are brave) you can let the entire world post. It is best

Re: [meteorite-list] Photos of Dr. Laurence Garvie and Myself teaching meteorite basics.

2014-03-14 Thread PolandMET
Thank you, this is helpful. Now for another question: Is the owner of a page, NASA in that particular case, able to clean up, so to speak, his page, and delete anything he/she does not want associated with him/her? For instance, if I had a Facebook page I would not want to see posts by some

Re: [meteorite-list] Photos of Dr. Laurence Garvie and Myself teaching meteorite basics.

2014-03-14 Thread John Cabassi
G'Day Anne That's a difficult question and I think you need to contact Eric Snowden ;-) On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 6:41 PM, Anne Black impact...@aol.com wrote: Thank you, this is helpful. Now for another question: Is the owner of a page, NASA in that particular case, able to clean up, so to

Re: [meteorite-list] Photos of Dr. Laurence Garvie and Myself teaching meteorite basics.

2014-03-14 Thread Anne Black
Thank you. Finally some useful information. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com To: Anne Black impact...@aol.com Cc: agee a...@unm.edu; rubengarcia85382 rubengarcia85...@gmail.com; Meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] You Can Help Map the Moon by Counting Craters:

2014-03-14 Thread Paul H.
CU-Boulder-led study on lunar crater counting shows crowdsourcing effective, accurate tool. Be Boulder, university of Boulder, Colorado. http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2014/03/13/cu-boulder-led-study-lunar-crater-counting-shows-crowdsourcing-effective Counting Craters: YOU Can Help Map

[meteorite-list] Proud Tom?

2014-03-14 Thread Michael Blood
Hi Ruben all, I believe hundreds of us fall into that category. Hysterical. Michael On 3/13/14 1:30 PM, Ruben Garcia rubengarcia85...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Now that it's probably been at least 10 years since Proud Tom's last appearance would someone please tell me

Re: [meteorite-list] Type 3 NWA 869's

2014-03-14 Thread Phil Morgan
Hi William, Good question. Can't say exactly how common they are (not very I think) or even what the type 3 that the classifier(s) saw looked like but here is a link to a picture of what appears to be a quite low petrologic type clast in one of my slices of a paired stone (NWA 900).

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2014-03-14 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
Hi Friends and Collectors, Check out the ANSMET patch that I acquired and I am making it available to the first quick-clicking buyer. This would make a great addition to any Antarctic meteorite collection or display. Also, see the large collection of micromounts of dozens of localities and

[meteorite-list] Met Bulletin Update - Yarovoye, Russian iron is official

2014-03-14 Thread Galactic Stone Ironworks
Hi Bulletin Watchers, There is a new approval. It is a iron meteorite recovered in Russia in 1991. Link - http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=59506 - Write-up : Yarovoye52°55.78'N, 78°35.34'E Altay territory,

Re: [meteorite-list] -- SPAM --Re: Proud Tom?

2014-03-14 Thread Michael Blood
If you are referring to Cap'n Blood, I only wish I were so clever. I may, however, be his #1 fan. Michael On 3/13/14 3:02 PM, Met. Gary Fujihara fuj...@mac.com wrote: Hey Ruben, I remember Proud Tom. I always thought there was a pirate behind the persona (but I could be wrong).

Re: [meteorite-list] -- SPAM -- Proud Tom?

2014-03-14 Thread Michael Blood
Hi Bernd all, I don't recall anything he ever said that was actually offensive - but such things (humorous pokes) can oft be perceived by the pokee(s) As offensive. On the other hand - I may have forgotten actual statements That were objectively offensive. As for supposition that

Re: [meteorite-list] Photos of Dr. Laurence Garvie and Myself teaching meteorite basics.

2014-03-14 Thread Paul Harris
Hi Ruben, To make a Facebook Photo Album public try the following. 1. Click on Photos link on main page 2. Click on Albums 3. Click on the Album you wish to make public. 4. Click on Edit 5. Change Privacy from Friends to Public 6. Click on Done Paul On 3/14/2014 6:11 PM, Ruben Garcia

Re: [meteorite-list] Photos of Dr. Laurence Garvie and Myself teaching meteorite basics.

2014-03-14 Thread Ruben Garcia
Hi Paul, Thanks but I had already done that to all my albums (2 so far) yesterday when setting them up. However, several people that are not on FB are still unable to see them. On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 9:16 PM, Paul Harris p...@meteorite.com wrote: Hi Ruben, To make a Facebook Photo Album