[meteorite-list] Chicxulub Meteorite?

Mail actions: [ respond to this message ] [ mail a new topic ]
Contemporary messages sorted: [ by date ] [ by thread ] [ by subject ] [ by author ]

From: Steve Schoner <steve_schoner_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:27:43 2004
Message-ID: <20031101221917.37721.qmail_at_web12705.mail.yahoo.com>

--0-1071039456-1067725157=:37100
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

humm..

I recall, a few years ago, that there was an article in Scientific American, or was it Science... which one I cannot remember... but the gist of it was that fragments of this impactor were found in drilling samples taken from the ocean bottom.

What was significant about the correlation was that the samples were taken from sediments at a point that corresponded to a 65 million year point on the ever moving ocean bottom plate. The depth below the surface of the ocean was about 15,000 feet and the sample was further drilled from the sediment and recognized in the iridium deposit that is closely associated with the extinction event.

All of this said, the two very small samples were certainly identified... not as iron but a carbonaceous meteorite.

And I imagine that these two tiny samples that were found were acquired at great cost.

So... that sheds some doubt on the validity the claims in this auction.

All I can say is...

Know the source.

Steve Schoner/ams

"Bernhard \"Rendelius\" Rems" <rendelius_at_rpgdot.com> wrote:

Is this true?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3239&item=2200658634

Regards,

Bernhard

---------------------------------
Do you Yahoo!?
Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears
--0-1071039456-1067725157=:37100
Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii

<DIV>
<DIV>humm..</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I recall, a few years ago, that there was an article in Scientific American, or was it Science... which one I cannot remember... but the gist of it was that fragments of this impactor were found in drilling samples taken from the ocean bottom.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>What was significant about the correlation was that the samples were taken from sediments at a point that corresponded to a 65 million year point on the ever moving ocean bottom plate.  The depth below the surface of the ocean was about 15,000 feet and the sample was further drilled from the sediment and recognized in the iridium deposit that is closely associated with the extinction event.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>All of this said, the two very small samples were certainly identified... not as iron but a carbonaceous meteorite.  </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>And I imagine that these two tiny samples that were found were acquired at great cost.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>So... that sheds some doubt on the validity the claims in this auction.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>All I can say is...</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Know the source.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Steve Schoner/ams</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>"Bernhard \"Rendelius\" Rems" <rendelius_at_rpgdot.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">
<META content=Word.Document name=ProgId>
<META content="Microsoft Word 10" name=Generator>
<META content="Microsoft Word 10" name=Originator><LINK href="cid:filelist.xml_at_01C3A0CA.DD585EE0" rel=File-List>
<STYLE>

</STYLE>

<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Is this true?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><A href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3239&item=2200658634">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3239&item=2200658634</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Regards,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Bernhard</SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><p><hr SIZE=1>
Do you Yahoo!?<br>
Exclusive Video Premiere - <a href="http://launch.yahoo.com/video/?1093432&fs=1&redirectURL=http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/">Britney Spears</a>
--0-1071039456-1067725157=:37100--
Received on Sat 01 Nov 2003 05:19:17 PM PST

This message: [ Message body ]
Next message: Dave Harris: "[meteorite-list] Not too sure if I should post an eBay plug to this list now..."
Previous message: Michael Farmer: "[meteorite-list] Munich show"
In reply to: Bernhard : "[meteorite-list] Chicxulub Meteorite?"

Mail actions: [ respond to this message ] [ mail a new topic ]
Contemporary messages sorted: [ by date ] [ by thread ] [ by subject ] [ by author ]

StumbleUpon

del.icio.us

Yahoo MyWeb