Re: [meteorite-list] 2007 Peoples Choice Harvey Award Nominee

2006-12-23 Thread MeteorHntr
Michael, Mark, List, To say that this week is the busiest week that both Geoff and I have had all year would probably be an understatement. Therefore I am sorry it has taken so long for either of us to write in on this topic. (After all, Mark's first post was made a whopping 23 hours

Re: [meteorite-list] Dave Shiflett-- no fan of the brenham

2007-01-03 Thread MeteorHntr
Dave and all, No, the big rock did not sell yet. And I am pretty sure the TV show that the story is supposed to be quoting did not state that it sold for a million dollars, only that it is worth about a million dollars. I just think the reporter got his facts wrong. Imagine that, a

Re: [meteorite-list] NJO ownership

2007-01-05 Thread MeteorHntr
Mt, I think you meant Sylacaga, and not Syracuse. Steve Arnold #1 In a message dated 1/4/2007 3:34:50 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In the USA, ownership of found or fallen meteorites was established long ago by the Supreme Court. This was reestablished in the

Re: [meteorite-list] NJO ownership

2007-01-05 Thread MeteorHntr
Mike, That was my first thought, that it was a cleaned up Nantan. There just isn't the fresh look that other Iron falls have. I am curious, it is physically possible for a meteorite to enter our atmosphere so slow that it would fall without burning, no fireball, no melting of the

[meteorite-list] Freehold NJ Map

2007-01-06 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey Guys, Check this map out: _http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=addressaddtohistory=address=; city=state=njzipcode=country=USgeodiff=1_ (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=addressaddtohistory=address=city=state=njzipcode=country= USgeodiff=1) Freehold is only one

Re: [meteorite-list] NJO ownership

2007-01-06 Thread MeteorHntr
OK Doug, So it would have to burn coming in. I gotcha that far. So... Where was the fireball?Did no one at all see one? Where was the sonic boom? Did no one at all hear one? Where are the flowlines on the blue-black metal surface? If it is from an interior piece of a late in flight

Re: [meteorite-list] Northbranch H5

2007-01-16 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 1/14/2007 4:29:43 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've just received an excellent small part slice of Northbranch from the Hupe' Collection. It displays some unbelievable veins of FeNi, one of which crosses the whole specimen. I'm proud to have

Re: [meteorite-list] MISSOURI, ILLINOIS FIREBALL ALSO SEEN IN KANSAS, MINNESOTA

2007-02-08 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 2/6/2007 4:10:56 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Here's the Kansas report (below). Interesting that it contains accounts of rumbling and popping noises when the object being described is likely 400 miles or more away! It must be an instance of the

Re: [meteorite-list] Wed Total Lunar Eclipse

2008-02-20 Thread MeteorHntr
Geoff, Thanks for the heads up. I just ran outside to see cloudy skies here. I wonder how cloudy it is in SE Washington now? Anyone there willing to report? ;-) Steve Arnold **Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living.

Re: [meteorite-list] Speck Issues - Reply to this subject

2008-03-03 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello Walter, Frank, Mike and All, I agree, there is a potential problem with fraud. I would say, that a lack of ability to confirm certain meteorites as being what they are, is one of the factors that is keeping the hobby from exploding (even more so) in popularity. Of course on the

Re: [meteorite-list] getting oriented on orientation

2008-03-05 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello Mike and all, Mike, I like your suggestion. Obviously, a large contributing factor in a the final shape of a meteorite, has to do with it's original shape of the rock before the fireball (or as it broke apart in flight). Some rocks are just destined to look better (more nosecone or

Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: getting oriented on orientation

2008-03-05 Thread MeteorHntr
Darryl and All, I think we all are frustrated when a rounded rocks (or even chunky not even crusted fragments) are called oriented. It wastes time as we look for why in the world it would be called oriented and it makes us wonder If they will lie about that, what else are they lying about?

Re: [meteorite-list] Current and future meteorite market

2008-03-17 Thread MeteorHntr
Bob, Just a slight suggestion: The Federal Trade Commission will not allow dealers to call meteorites an investment. That term is only allowed with registered securities. Of course as a collector, you are free to call them what you like. ;-) And of course, politicians are exempt from

Re: [meteorite-list] Michael Casper

2008-03-18 Thread MeteorHntr
And I thought Mike and Bill Jensen were the world's largest meteorite dealers? Steve In a message dated 3/18/2008 1:43:13 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It IS NOT TRUE, he lives near Cornell, and traded/sold them specimens. He also came on the scene, and within

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - March 26, 2008 / S...

2008-03-26 Thread MeteorHntr
Bernd and All, One man in Park Forest that I purchased a meteorite from was driving to his house in Park Forest and was at the stop light at the north central part of Steger when he saw the fireball flash and extinguish. He went through the light and drove home. He parked his car in front

Re: [meteorite-list] Time delay: Park Forest / Mar 01 Eyewitness Report

2008-03-27 Thread MeteorHntr
Bernd, Chris and all, I would think that like lightning, the closer you are the brighter the flash would seem, the louder the thunder and the closer the two would be to each other. And if the lightning hit a tree, there might be a delay in when the tree would fall over and hit your house.

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: The other Brenham hunter

2006-05-15 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 5/12/2006 12:34:36 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Only Steve (AR), Phil, Geoff, Don and Sheila Stimpson, USA today and maybe the mayor of Haviland know best what is going on here. Hello List, Sorry I am late in posting, as I have been off line for

[meteorite-list] Martian Meteorite on Saturday Night Live

2003-06-08 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey List, Watching Saturday Night Live last night, there was a cartoon about Jennifer Lopez and whomever her boyfriend is. The guy was giving her presents and he gave her a Martian Meteorite. He said something like "Here is a Martian Meteorite, they were going to study it for science, but I had

Re: [meteorite-list] Seems PF fell on 3/27 and NOT on 3/26...

2003-06-13 Thread MeteorHntr
Dave Johnson wrote: I was told that it was 7000 (seven thousand) feet. So, the upper limit for when the fireball extinguished is 7000 feet. Hello Dave and list, Wow, that seems very low, too low from what I have always heard. Could there have been more than one layer of clouds?

[meteorite-list] AD: Park Forest Newspaper April 27 + bargains

2003-06-13 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, While on one of my trips up to the strewnfield, on April 27, there was an article in "The Star" Newspaper (you just gotta love that name!) page A-4 about the incident with Mike Farmer, the Park Forest Police Department and the Winslow Street specimen Mike bought. Unlike the other

Re: [meteorite-list] Seems PF fell on 3/27 and NOT on 3/26...

2003-06-15 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A number of the Park Forest Meteorites seem to be quite rough in outside texture while still having fusion crust. This to me indicates a low altitude breakup of the fireball. I don't know however if it could have broken up as low as 7,000 feet which also seems too

[meteorite-list] Huss number help needed

2003-06-23 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, Can anyone tell me which meteorite the Huss number below goes to: (2)H390.7 Thanks, Steve Arnold

Re: [meteorite-list] Expensive?

2003-06-27 Thread MeteorHntr
Sterling asked: The interesting question is: how much longer will a general decline in meteorite prices continue? Is it a lull? A temporary dip? A re-adjustment? A momentary oversupply? A slide? Was there a "bubble"? Is this "normal"? *** Hello List, I was told that Glen Huss sold out

[meteorite-list] Dealer Refunds

2003-06-27 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, I have an ethical question I would like to get some feedback on. I just got a request from a customer that I give him a refund for a specimen he purchased a month or so ago from me that he wants to return now. His request was not based on the fact that the specimen was damaged or

Re: [meteorite-list] contact

2003-06-29 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello Steve Arnold (not from Arkansas) and list, Steve (not from Arkansas), you asked: "...is there ...someone who sells very off the wall meteorites? I mean types that most people do not want to collect. The very, very hard ones to get ahold of. It seems that we are only interested in the so-so

[meteorite-list] Re: Dealer Refunds - Conclusion

2003-06-29 Thread MeteorHntr
or so from now and see what happens. Steve Arnold ** Subj: Dealer Refunds Date: 6/27/2003 9:59:40 PM Central Daylight Time From: MeteorHntr To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello List, I have an ethical question I would like to get some feedback on. I just got

Re: [meteorite-list] Off the wall meteorites???

2003-06-29 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello Dave and Steve (not from Arkansas), One of the Portales Valley specimens got stuck in a wall of a barn. Not exactly "off the wall" but close. And I think the guy who owns the barn wanted to keep the rock forever so he didn't sell it. So that falls into the required category of "The very,

[meteorite-list] AD: PF, Brenahm, Boxhole, Williamette and more PF

2003-06-30 Thread MeteorHntr
/meteorhntr/121.jpg I also have an assortment of small Brenham individuals, Boxhole individuals and some Williamette pieces for sale. If you are not on my normal list but would like the details of these, let me know and I can email it to you. One of my Park Forest hunting buddies is consigning some

Re: [meteorite-list] DOD Satellites Detect March 2003 Bolide Over Park Forest

2003-07-12 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 7/8/2003 11:47:37 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Farmer wrote. We are not talking a very far off course. The smaller stones seem to be less than a quarter to half mile to the east, that is nothing when something is falling from space. Steger is just on the

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Collecting Ban

2003-08-14 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, What is so hard to understand about this? Let's not forget that the science of meteoritics is big business. Well, not big by Microsoft or American Airlines standards, but compared to collecting it sure is. I was given a number a couple years ago that $12,000,000 a year is given out

[meteorite-list] Park Forest Main Mass

2003-11-05 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, If anyone is interested in the Park Forest 5.2kg "Nose Cone" Main Mass please contact me off list. Also, I have a few of the smaller individuals left as well. Steve Arnold Arkansas

Re: [meteorite-list] Park Forest article in Astronomy magazine?

2003-11-18 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello [EMAIL PROTECTED], In reference to your comment: è Does anyone know if there is an article about the Park è Forest meteorite in the December issue of Astronomy è magazine? Bob E. Hello Bob and list, Yes, there is a great 4 page article in the December Issue of Astronomy p. 84-87, written

Re: [meteorite-list] CR2 prices ruin......

2002-01-17 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 1/17/02 9:52:49 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Also, if you want a piece of the moon your only choice is from the Sahara (with the limited exception of Calcalong Creek Jim, I have three lunars for sale that are not from the Sahara, but from Oman.

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Find Would Be Out Of This World

2002-01-22 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 1/22/02 12:05:12 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Just wondering...is it physically possible to have a one-ton Lunarite?? If it was ejected from the moon that is...I am no physicist, but that would have to be one helluva impact! Matt Matt, A couple of

Re: [meteorite-list] Re: New Naklha Dog Evidence

2002-01-22 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 1/22/02 11:48:45 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The fact remains that observations of smoke columns, detonations and falling rocks were reported from both El Nakhla AND Denshal. Ron and List, Aren't "smoke columns" seen for hundreds of miles from most

[meteorite-list] Fwd: Looking for Closure

2002-01-23 Thread MeteorHntr
List, No doubt, due to some huge conspiracy, Kevin Kichinka has repeatedly tried to get the email below to post to the Meteorite list, but it hasn't arrived. So he has asked me to forward this on to the list at large. Please reply to the list or to Kevin directly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Steve In

[meteorite-list] New Items for sale

2002-03-03 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello list, I have a few new items for sale today: Johnson City, Kansas L6, 380g end piece and full slices Edmondson (b), Texas, H4 495g End Piece Bello Plaine, Kansas, L6 1,136g End Piece Brahin, Pallasite, super thin slices Imilac, Pallasite Awesome translucent 20.1g part slice Marjalahti,

[meteorite-list] NWA 1111

2002-04-26 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, Does anyone have a description on the NWA rock? Reply off-list if you can help me. Thanks, Steve Arnold

[meteorite-list] Pultusks and Bereba available

2002-07-12 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello list, I have a couple small Pultusks for sale with Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris) I.D. cards. I also have a few grams of Bereba Eucrite fragments available. If anyone is interested in more information on these please contact me off list. Thanks, Steve Arnold

Re: [meteorite-list] Nebraska's Impact Crater

2002-07-22 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 7/22/02 11:12:44 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The Nebraska "Impact Crater" Ron told us about a few days ago has made it to the AOL front page. The article is the same but there is an interesting link to a site maintained by the University of New

[meteorite-list] Steinbach

2002-07-26 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello list, What a great day it is. I hope you all are enjoying it as well. I have some small pieces of the historic Steinbach, Germany; an unusual Silicated Iron found in 1724 for sale today. If interested in photos and prices, please contact me off list. Thanks, Steve Arnold

[meteorite-list] AD: Video Footage of our trip to Oman

2005-06-01 Thread MeteorHntr
on one of his next meteorite hunting adventures, you can email Steve at: MeteorHntr@ aol.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Video Footage of our trip to Oman

2005-06-04 Thread MeteorHntr
of the meteorites found on this trip, or to learn how YOU could join Steve on one of his next meteorite hunting adventures, you can email Steve at: MeteorHntr@ aol.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Video Footage of our trip to Oman

2005-06-05 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello list, and not just Darren, Maybe I should have explained this more in my first post, but it was long as it was, and I didn't feel that it was necessary at that time. First off, I am a very strong Supply and Demand type of guy. I know that what a meteorite (or anything for that matter)

[meteorite-list] Re: AD: Video Footage of our trip to Oman

2005-06-06 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello Darren, and list, Really there is no offense taken. From a purely marketing stand point, one never wants to price an item at a price that EVERONE would buy it, because you know you are pricing it too cheap. :-) So my effort here was not to try to sell YOU on buying one. Yet on the

Re: [meteorite-list] thin section waste?

2005-06-08 Thread MeteorHntr
Tom, Depending on the kerf (saw blade thickness) you can get quite a few thin sections out of one block that is 10mm thick. once you cut the block off, you can polish the new face and glue it to the next slide and do it all over again. It saves time if you can epoxy one time but get 10 thin

[meteorite-list] AD: Thin Section Pre-sale REVERSE Auction!

2005-06-10 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello Guys, Well, here we go again. Time for another Thin Section PRE-Sale. But this time I am going to do a little twist to it by making it a REVERSE auction. I have about 65 meteorite specimens (listed below) in epoxy butts that are ready to be made into thin sections. In the past I

Re: [meteorite-list] Omani meteorite museum

2005-06-27 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 6/24/2005 12:12:14 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The governments of these countries see an asset for tourist business in meteorite museums. Hello List, I find that comment very interesting. The government of Oman is going to be in for a reality

Re: [meteorite-list] Omani meteorite museum

2005-06-27 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello AL, I think you add to my point, in that: even the Field Museum doesn't spend any money for their meteorite display because they don't feel it is worth it. Why spend the money if it won't increase the sales of tickets at the door. Rest asured that if enough people did care, they would

Re: [meteorite-list] Deep Impact, Impact

2005-07-03 Thread MeteorHntr
Sterling Said:  It's like the world's tiniest gnat smacking into the windshield of the world's biggest 18-wheeler, only even less so! List, While I agree Deep Impact should not alter the Tempel 1 orbit, but I have to disagree with the gnat/18 wheeler example as most gnats don't create craters

Re: [meteorite-list] Deep Impact, Impact

2005-07-04 Thread MeteorHntr
Sterling said: 8,184,000 greater force than real gnat Yea, that might explain why the splatter on Tempel 1 was a little bigger than the spatter of a typical fat gnat on a truck windsheild (or 31 gnats on the windshield for that matter). Now for the important question: Does it look inside

[meteorite-list] Russian Astrologer Sues NASA Over Comet

2005-07-05 Thread MeteorHntr
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050705/D8B578DG0.html Russian Astrologer Sues NASA Over Comet Jul 5, 7:51 AM (ET) (AP) In this photo released by NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory/University of Maryland, the Tempel 1 comet... Full Image MOSCOW (AP) - NASA's mission that sent a space probe

[meteorite-list] Meteorites in School

2005-07-06 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, I was curious who on the list has done extensive speaking about meteorites in schools? Please contact me off list if you have experience in this area. Thanks, Steve Arnold #1 __ Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] Next vacation: Rajasthan.

2005-07-10 Thread MeteorHntr
How many errors can we find in this story? 10? 15? 20? Let's count them: * Clue to life in Thar meteorite rain Sandipan Sharma jaipur, july 9 Geologists in Rajasthan are baffled by large meteorites falling on western Rajasthan at regular intervals over the past few years. **

Re: [meteorite-list] Clue to Life in Thar Meteorite Rain

2005-07-10 Thread MeteorHntr
Ron, Great post. Thanks for sending that on to us. Maybe you can answer my questions I posted to the list about this story: Would someone find the paper that the esteemed Dr. Sisodia presented at NASA?  I would like to know what all it said. I would also like to know how much NASA grant

[meteorite-list] Wanted AD

2005-07-12 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello All, Does anyone know where a copy of one of the two books below might be available for sale? Photographic Study of Surface Features Part 1. Shapes Photographic Study of Surface Features Part 2. Orientation Please reply off list if you can point me in the right direction. Thanks in

Re: [meteorite-list] Wanted AD - Nininger Books

2005-07-12 Thread MeteorHntr
Opps, I forgot to mention they were writtne my H.H. Nininger. Steve ** Hello All, Does anyone know where a copy of one of the two books below might be available for sale? Photographic Study of Surface Features Part 1. Shapes Photographic Study of Surface Features Part 2. Orientation

Re: [meteorite-list] Steve Arnold #1

2005-07-13 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello Dawn, Steve #2 (see below) list, I was going to respond to your email point by point, like I did the article that was posted, but that probably wouldn't be so nice. And I am a very nice person.   In fact, if you are in Tucson this next February, I would like to invite you to a little

[meteorite-list] Steve Arnold #2, or is it #1???

2005-07-13 Thread MeteorHntr
Dana List, First off, I apologize to Dana Hawn, as I wrote Dawn (slurring DAna haWN into Dawn) in my last email. See how easy it is to get the facts wrong? I want to assure you that EVERY fact in the following email is exactly how it happened. Factually 101% corrrect. I was asked what I

[meteorite-list] Steve Arnold #1 full of #2???

2005-07-13 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey list, I was going to wait a little longer and let that last post of mine soak in a little more before following up, but I am going to be out of the house for much of this evening, and I was a little concerned it might start to smell too bad unless I cleaned it up first. Sometimes I forget

[meteorite-list] Fall Patterns

2005-07-13 Thread MeteorHntr
Dana said: The meteorites fall from April to July. So I think is is safe to say its an annual event. Now that is consistent! I mean if you bleed out your ears every year for 10 yrs during the months of April-July wouldn't you think that is consistent? Shit call this indian/hillbilly

Re: [meteorite-list] Fall Patterns ( Latest Canadian Meteorite Find)

2005-07-15 Thread MeteorHntr
Chris and List; Chris was commenting on my statements about the surge in fall recoveries in India: Here is another hypothesis: Was there a bright person somewhere in the area that all of a sudden, say maybe 10 years ago or so, actually started to follow up on reports of meteorite falls?

[meteorite-list] Attn: Meteorite Dealers

2005-07-24 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello Dealers, I am excited to announce my new webiste for meteorite buyers at www.FindMeteorites.com. This site is dedicated to providing the collector a place to go to quickly find which dealers are selling which specimens. Basically, it is a big online classified ad website. Sellers

[meteorite-list] Attn: Meteorite Collectors

2005-07-27 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, I am excited to announce that at our new classified ad site (www.FindMeteorites.com) we now have 164 meteorite ads up (plus a few other non nickel-iron items such as tektites, books and such). We expect many more to be added both before and after the 40% discount deadline of

[meteorite-list] 248 Advertisements for 194 different specimens

2005-08-01 Thread MeteorHntr
248 ads 194 specimen locations Hello List, Just a little heads up, www.FindMeteorites.com now has 248 seller ads up from 194 different locations and growing almost daily. NOTE: Tonight is the deadline for being able to place your ad and get 40% off the normal price. If you are shopping for

[meteorite-list] AD, SALE, Ebay REVERSE Auction

2004-01-07 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, Just a quick note to let you all know that in the past I have done Reverse Auctions via my private email list that have been quite popular. So we decided to take the concept and try it on ebay. My wife put up about 30 items and will be listing more later tonight and tomorrow. In a

[meteorite-list] AD Sale Ebay Reverse Auction update

2004-01-08 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, Not wanting to clog up the band width here, so this will be the only other post I make on the Reverse Auction happening on Ebay right now. We have up about 60 ebay lots with about 20 of them already sold. The prices are already being lowered, some already at 10% off, and it will be

[meteorite-list] AD: Ebay Stuff - What were we thinking????

2004-05-30 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey Guys, Just a note that we have some items up on ebay, one bing a great end piece fo HaH 180. This is probably an $800 specimen that is only at $73 right now! I know, we were crazy to make this a 3 day auction ending on the night before a national holiday, all starting at $0.99 most with no

[meteorite-list] AD: Ebay Park Forest Car Smasher Glass

2004-06-07 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey List, A quick note to mention that my wife put up on Ebay in 3 day auctions two interesting lots: One is an actual fragment of the Park Forest meteorite that smashed through the rear window of Ed Grollemond's car. With that lot is a fragment of the window glass, photos and a copy of the

[meteorite-list] New Site is UP!

2005-11-28 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, I am excited to announce that our newly revised website is up and running at: www.WorldRecordMeteorite.com (You may need to hit Refresh or clear your cache if you were at the site before. You should now see a photo with me resting my elbow on the rock on the home page.)

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Pricing/Values

2005-12-23 Thread MeteorHntr
Dean, Great post. There are so many factors to the value of any particular specimen as you pointed out. One thing I think people selling meteorites should do is take a little more time in justifying the price they are asking. This means justifying why the price might be particularly

Re: [meteorite-list] If I can choose.....!

2006-02-25 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 2/24/2006 10:28:45 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: An aubrite would be a great choice I think since they are so rare. I am curious to see what collectors would think they are worth per gram, known falls, finds, any locality, including NWA (if a

Re: [meteorite-list] Prospectors, Scientists Vie for Rocks More Precious Than...

2006-02-27 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 2/27/2006 12:58:14 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This worries some scientists who study meteorites for clues about the early life of our solar system. They wonder how many new finds they'll get access to before the space rocks are sliced into

[meteorite-list] Tucson Thank You Brenham Info

2006-03-22 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, While this is coming a little late, I wanted to take the opportunity to thank everyone that came to visit us in our room at the Inn Suites, our booth at the Main Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, and the Meteor Mayhem Birthday Bash. It turned out to be an amazing show for my family

[meteorite-list] AD: Eugene Cornelius Meteorite Collection

2006-03-24 Thread MeteorHntr
://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/norton1.jpg H.O. Stockwell, a native of Hutchison, KS invented a homemade metal detector the 1940s that was very successful at recovering iron meteorites from locati ons such is Odessa, TX, Brenham, KS, Trenton, WI etc. His hunting at the Brenham strewnfield was done

Re: [meteorite-list] Treasure Hunters

2006-04-26 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List and whomever you are that wrote this last email without signing it,I am glad youseem to be asconcerned as we are about accumulating as much scientific data as possible on our excavations. It is our hope to find a buffalo skull under one of our Brenhams, or a field mouse, or at

[meteorite-list] AD: Bilanga Stones

2004-06-09 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello List, I am curious if anyone would be interested in some Bilanga stones cheap. Email me off list if interested. Also, I have the car smasher closing later tonight on ebay.

Re: [meteorite-list] Diamino Acids Found For The First Time In A Meteorite (M...

2004-06-10 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey List, So how many Amino acids have been found in Murchison plus these 7 Diamino Acids? I do have some small Murchison slices if anyone is interested in getting their recomended daily allowance of Amino and Diamino Acids! If so, email me off list. Thanks, Steve Arnold Arkansas

Re: [meteorite-list] Statistics for Falls

2004-06-16 Thread MeteorHntr
Martin and List, Martin wrote: "Hardly an average year. Any thoughts?" 2 posisble options: 1. Maybe the heavens were helping Harvey get his business going during the heart of the Great Depression. If there ever was a year that he needed the help it probably would have been that year. Having

Re: [meteorite-list] Statistics for Falls

2004-06-16 Thread MeteorHntr
Martin, Well, OK. I am not sure if Nininger got any Souix Co. Nebraska, but even I would have been more than happy to have gotten a corner on just the Pasamonte strewnfield. Then I would have cared less about the other 17! I think the publicity of Pasasmonte probably helped in the recovery

[meteorite-list] test

2004-11-05 Thread MeteorHntr
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[meteorite-list] Seems PF fell on 3/27 and NOT on 3/26...

2003-06-06 Thread MeteorHntr
even the beauty of the specimen. Photo of the 78.8g specimen here: http://members.aol.com/meteorhntr/78-8.jpg On the night of April 26, just before midnight, Matt was heading to his home driving on Steger Road just west of the Kings Road intersection in Steger, IL when the night sky lit up

[meteorite-list] Re: Seems PF fell on 3/27 and NOT on 3/26...

2003-06-06 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 6/6/03 9:53:18 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Steve, I had heard that the neighborhoods of the Park Forest fall were rough, but I have trouble believing that someone who thought they were getting shot at, crawled into their house under fire, then put

Re: [meteorite-list] Seems PF fell on 3/27 and NOT on 3/26...

2003-06-06 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 6/6/03 9:55:56 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: the ACCELERATION is 32 feet/sec/sec. that means that while in free fall (upper atmosphere only), it increases its velocity by 32 ft/sec EACH sec. (i teach physics - couldn't let that one go!). cheers, john

Re: [meteorite-list] Seems PF fell on 3/27 and NOT on 3/26...

2003-06-06 Thread MeteorHntr
In a message dated 6/6/03 10:21:17 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Does anyone know of a measurement of terminal velocity from any fall, catching one on radar or something? Hello Frank and list, I have also heard the number "122 miles per hour" tossed around as the speed.

Re: [meteorite-list] can anyone help me write an article !!??

2003-05-30 Thread MeteorHntr
Hello [EMAIL PROTECTED], In reference to your comment: What I wanted help with is a price guide going by current market trends. Basically an idea of the top $/gram price and which stones are the most sought after. I have a rough idea of rough market values but a more educated statement

Re: [meteorite-list] First Meteorite Hunt

2010-11-19 Thread meteorhntr
Hello Abe, It is a story like yours that makes all the crap Geoff and I go through worth the while. Of course we love what we do, and it is an honor to share some of our experiences with those who care enough to invest an hour of their lives with us each Tuesday night. But if anyone checks

Re: [meteorite-list] We are Streaming Live!

2011-02-04 Thread meteorhntr
Mark, Thanks for the shout out. And a big thanks to Ruben for the time and effort he brought to bring our little shin dig to all those that couldn't make it out this year. We are so blessed to be a part of this great community. A huge congrats goes out to this year's Harvey Award winners.

Re: [meteorite-list] The Trials and Tribulations in Dealing withLando wners

2011-02-21 Thread meteorhntr
Hello List, Wow, what an outpouring of comments today. Let me bring all of you up to speed on this.   Five years ago, I partnered with around 10 or so friends and they combined some money, and I offered up some time and we started hunting for meteorites together.  We choose to go to a certain

[meteorite-list] AD: Killer stuff on Ebay now

2011-03-03 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey List, I have some killer stuff on Ebay right now: A 2,400 gram 19 inch wide slice of Muonionalusta in a super heavy duty frame encased in oil. I also played around with 3 different lights to get some whacky cool images with the various light reflecting off the Widmanstatten

[meteorite-list] Wanted CI

2011-03-06 Thread meteorhntr
Hey List, I am curious, who out there might have some Orgueil or Ivuna for sale? Please respond to me directly off list. Thanks, Steve Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry __ Visit the Archives at

[meteorite-list] AD: Steve Arnold's Famous Reverse Auction on now on Ebay

2011-03-07 Thread meteorhntr
Hey List, I'm looking to sell a few items and thought I would offer a limited number of items up on Ebay via my Steve Arnold famous reverse auction format. I have some items that I have listed on Ebay at a fixed price, And starting tonight, I will be periodically dropping the prices by

Re: [meteorite-list] AD: Steve Arnold's Famous Reverse Auction on now on Ebay

2011-03-07 Thread meteorhntr
Sorry Guys,  I'm not sure what the problem is, It took me an hour with Ebay on the line to figure out how to get the discount to kick in, and finally it worked, and now no one can see them.   Here are the listings with direct links so at least you can see them one at a time.

[meteorite-list] Mani vs Arnold Verdicts

2011-03-18 Thread meteorhntr
To whom it may concern: With the Honorable Judge Martha Tanner presiding over the 166th District Court, in Bexar County, Texas; a jury of 12 of my peers after a long trail returned the follow verdicts today: Question 1,  Did Steven Arnold commit fraud against Brenham Meteorite, Ltd.?   Jury's

Re: [meteorite-list] Mani vs Arnold Verdicts

2011-03-20 Thread meteorhntr
FYI: The plaintiff's legal bills were over $220,000 and my legal bills were over $250,000.  Add the court costs and time invested without any compensation to neither the plaintiff nor the defendant, this court case cost over $500,000. Steve Arnold Of Meteorite Men Sent from my Verizon Wireless

[meteorite-list] OK dinner

2011-03-25 Thread meteorhntr
Anyone want to meet up for dinner after sunset? Steve Arnold Of Meteorite Men Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list

[meteorite-list] Saw Blades

2010-05-07 Thread MeteorHntr
Hey List, Several years ago I stocked up on a bunch of saw blades, but now I am running out. I was curious what others might have found out there in terms of quality, performance and price with various manufacturers and or resellers? Responding either on list or off list would be

Re: [meteorite-list] WisconsinSchool project - Suggestion

2010-05-21 Thread meteorhntr
Anne and all, There are also locals who have and who will find meteorites that might be very happy to give (or permanently loan) a meteorite that would stay local, instead of just keeping it in their sock drawer or safety deposit box. Steve Arnold Of Meteorite Men Sent from my BlackBerry

Re: [meteorite-list] Fight Over Meteorite Crashes Into Court

2010-07-21 Thread meteorhntr
List, If declared by the judge as so, would this mean meteorites found on top of the ground, and not imbeded into the ground on federal lands would now not belong to landowner (U.S. Govt)? I wonder what the Smithsonian's stance is on this issue will be when their representatives are called if

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Men on American Chopper Thursday on TLC

2010-08-31 Thread meteorhntr
All, Greetings from Sunny London. Finally a break in our shooting of the second season of Meteorite Men, just in time to get home to watch some TV. Just as a quick heads up, Geoff and I are going to be guests on American Chopper this Thursday on TLC. For those who don't know, we get our

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