[meteorite-list] Meteorite Book Review - Part 1

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From: Mark Bostick <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:55:54 2004
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Hello Everybody....

I have been slowly...really slow this last two weeks pushing things for =
Tuscon...working on a meteorite website I will someday have up. =
Meteoritecollection.com.

One of the things I have been writing up is meteorite book reviews. =
Here is an example of two of them. Thought the list could use a little =
change of subject from the flood our boxes have recieved lately....:-)

I plan to have weight, size, key photos listings, IBSN numbers, dust =
jacket comments as well as my own. All the information you always see =
on books...plus several lines that may be of help.

I look foward to seeing Carion's and Norton's new book and will provide =
reviews for them shortly after Tuscon. See everybody....okay part of =
you....in Tuscon next week!

Mark Bostick "The Big Collector"

Meteorites: A Photographic Study of Surface Features Part 1. Shapes=20

(c) 1977 Arizona University. Harvey H. Nininger. 148pgs. Paperbound, =
water damaged

>From the foreword inside by Carleton B. Moore, Center of Meteorite =
Studies:

"Throughout a lifetime of meteorite investigation, Dr. H.H. Nininger has =
built up not only a large store of knowledge about meteorites, but a =
large file of meteorite pitchures. He has brought these pictures =
together in order to illustate the features of meteorites needed to find =
new meteorites in the field and to provide interested meteoriticist with =
a source of information on meteorite shapes, fusion crusts, pitting and =
furrowing,orientation, weathering, sizes and impact effects. Such =
information has not been collectd in one source and some has never been =
published before"=20

Mark Bostick's comments: Nininger studied surface features of meteorites =
for many years and had a display on the topic at the American Meteorite =
Musuem in Arizonia. Before Nininger this topic was for the most part =
overlooked in meteorite study. This book features literally hundreds of =
meteorites photos. From plow marks to weathering. Each photo also has a =
Nininger writeup describing the meteorites shape. An example of this as =
follows, from page 81 of the book. "Ottawa, Kansas. An amphoterite which =
was the only recovery from a fall witnessed in 1896. It shows a =
well-developed crust with two breaks and numerous contraction cracks and =
incipient pitting. It also shows clear evidence of being a fragment from =
a large parental mass." All Nininger books are must reads if possible =
(Note: I am Nininger bias..:) The first book of a two book set.

Space Rocks and Buffalo Grass=20

by Ellis L. Peck, Softbound, 116 pages, (c) 1979, second print 1987, =
Peach Enterprises, Libary of Congress Catalog Card No. : 79-88136

Book Measures: 10 15/16" x 8 3/8" x 5/16" or 212mm x 279mm x 9mm

Book Weighs: 378 grams or 13.3 oz.=20

Photos include: Brenham Meteorite whole speciman at the Field Museum of =
Natural History, Chicago (page 59), Brenham Meteorite Slice at the =
American Museum of Natural History, New York (page 59), Brenham =
meteorite specimans found on the alter of an ancient indian burial mound =
in Ohio (page 65), Three photos featuring excavating the crater with =
Harvey Nininger (pages 88 and 89), Nininger with son and Brenham =
meteorites recovered from Crater (page 91), Raising the largest Brenham =
speciman in 1949 (page 101), H.O. Stockwell with his 1,000 pound =
meteorite he discovered, Two Brenham Meteorites slices at the American =
Meteorite Laboratory in Denver, Colorado (page 107), Brenham Meteorite =
slice at the Smithsonian Institution (page 108), Brenham Meteorite slice =
at the Cranbrook Institute of Sciencesm Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (page =
108).

Mark Bostick's comments: All your ever wanted to know about the Brenham =
pallasite and more. This book features two stories. The modern story of =
the meteorite complete with economical and social impact of the find and =
a made up story of a Native tribe when the meteorite fell. Book =
interweaves between the two storys. Nicely put together and very well =
researched make this a great read. The writers personal knowledge of the =
Kansas area bleeds through the pages. Lots of photos and illustrations.=20

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Hello Everybody....
I have been slowly...really slow this last two =
weeks=20
pushing things for Tuscon...working on a meteorite website I will =
someday have=20
up.  Meteoritecollection.com.
One of the things I have been writing up is =
meteorite=20
book reviews.  Here is an example of two of them.  Thought the =
list=20
could use a little change of subject from the flood our boxes have =
recieved=20
lately....:-)
I plan to have weight, size, key photos =
listings, IBSN=20
numbers, dust jacket comments as well as my own.  All the =
information you=20
always see on books...plus several lines that may be of help.
I look foward to seeing Carion's and Norton's =
new book=20
and will provide reviews for them shortly after Tuscon.  See=20
everybody....okay part of you....in Tuscon next week!
Mark Bostick "The Big Collector"
Meteorites: A Photographic Study of Surface Features Part 1. =
Shapes=20

(c) 1977 Arizona University. Harvey H. Nininger. 148pgs. =
Paperbound,=20
water damaged
From the foreword inside by Carleton B. Moore, Center of =
Meteorite=20
Studies:
"Throughout a lifetime of meteorite investigation, Dr. H.H. =
Nininger=20
has built up not only a large store of knowledge about meteorites, but a =
large=20
file of meteorite pitchures. He has brought these pictures together in =
order to=20
illustate the features of meteorites needed to find new meteorites in =
the field=20
and to provide interested meteoriticist with a source of information on=20
meteorite shapes, fusion crusts, pitting and furrowing,orientation, =
weathering,=20
sizes and impact effects. Such information has not been collectd in one =
source=20
and some has never been published before" 
Mark Bostick's comments: Nininger studied surface features of =

meteorites for many years and had a display on the topic at the American =

Meteorite Musuem in Arizonia. Before Nininger this topic was for the =
most part=20
overlooked in meteorite study. This book features literally hundreds of=20
meteorites photos. From plow marks to weathering. Each photo also has a =
Nininger=20
writeup describing the meteorites shape. An example of this as follows, =
from=20
page 81 of the book. "Ottawa, Kansas. An amphoterite which was the only =
recovery=20
from a fall witnessed in 1896. It shows a well-developed crust with two =
breaks=20
and numerous contraction cracks and incipient pitting. It also shows =
clear=20
evidence of being a fragment from a large parental mass." All Nininger =
books are=20
must reads if possible (Note: I am Nininger bias..:) The first book of a =
two=20
book set.
 
Space Rocks and Buffalo Grass 
by Ellis L. Peck, Softbound, 116 pages, (c) 1979, second =
print 1987,=20
Peach Enterprises, Libary of Congress Catalog Card No. : =
79-88136
Book Measures: 10 15/16" x 8 3/8" x 5/16" or 212mm x 279mm x=20
9mm
Book Weighs: 378 grams or 13.3 oz. 
Photos include: Brenham Meteorite whole speciman at the Field =
Museum=20
of Natural History, Chicago (page 59), Brenham Meteorite Slice at the =
American=20
Museum of Natural History, New York (page 59), Brenham meteorite =
specimans found=20
on the alter of an ancient indian burial mound in Ohio (page 65), Three =
photos=20
featuring excavating the crater with Harvey Nininger (pages 88 and 89), =
Nininger=20
with son and Brenham meteorites recovered from Crater (page 91), Raising =
the=20
largest Brenham speciman in 1949 (page 101), H.O. Stockwell with his =
1,000 pound=20
meteorite he discovered, Two Brenham Meteorites slices at the American =
Meteorite=20
Laboratory in Denver, Colorado (page 107), Brenham Meteorite slice at =
the=20
Smithsonian Institution (page 108), Brenham Meteorite slice at the =
Cranbrook=20
Institute of Sciencesm Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (page =
108).
Mark Bostick's comments: All your ever wanted to know about =
the=20
Brenham pallasite and more. This book features two stories. The modern =
story of=20
the meteorite complete with economical and social impact of the find and =
a made=20
up story of a Native tribe when the meteorite fell. Book interweaves =
between the=20
two storys. Nicely put together and very well researched make this a =
great read.=20
The writers personal knowledge of the Kansas area bleeds through the =
pages. Lots=20
of photos and illustrations.=20
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