[meteorite-list] New member, sort of

From: ken newton <magellon_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Jul 5 18:05:31 2005
Message-ID: <42CB0429.6030000_at_earthlink.net>

Hi Jim,
Welcome to the List. The 'meteorite' book(s) you asked about: THE DISCOVERY OF THE WINGSTARS. Vol.1 (1971) and THE DISCOVERY OF THE WINGSTARS Vol.ll, THE EVIDENCE.(1977- Colwell Press Inc - Printer)

I have Vol.ll in which Russel T. Wing states, "My two books, the first covering the wingstar discovery and the second covering the evidence and proof of that discovery, should convince the most skeptical professor."

Mr. Wing is convinced that there are many more types of 'meteorites' on earth than have been realized. The 'proof' is a series of photos with little arrows pointing to 'fusion crust' on quartz, petrified wood, dolomite, and other ordinary rocks. Unfortunately, I am not a 'professor' and I could not see any fusion crust. (None!) One caption states that an ordinary piece of light colored marble to be completely covered with crust??? Incidentally, Mr. Wing became a 'crust' expert after Nininger told his his precious quartz wingstar had no crust. Nininger suggested other experts Wing could consult. Instead, Mr. Wing became a self taught 'crust' expert by xperimentation with an acetylene flame. (Really!!!)

The book reminds me of the type of thinking behind classic 'wrong' collections such as the Diamond Meteorite Collection (http://pages.britishlibrary.net/mhy10/meteor/index.html) or Goran Lindfors Lunar and Martian 'Meteorites' (http://home.earthlink.net/~meteorwrong/Lindforswrongs.html)

I found my copy on Ebay. Hope this helps.
           
Best,
Ken Newton
IMCA #9632
http://home.earthlink.net/~mwnews/wingstar.html
         



jwb7772_at_netzero.net wrote:

>Wow I can't beleive I can post! THANKS Art!!!!!!!
>But I am now getting double post, Sa-La Ve! OOFDA!
>Well who will be the first to have a meteorite rock off of the impact comet T-1?
> I'de like to introduce myself to the list my name is Jim and I live in the Milwaukee Wisconsin area. I have been interested in meteorites for a long,long time. I already have talked to several of you on the list and I am impressed with everyones knowledge of meteorites!
> Rob R if you are reading this give me a call the phone# is still the same!
> Anyone on the list know ware I can get a meteorite book called Wing Stars? I hope that's the right name. A friend showed me his coppy ten or twelve years ago. The book is quite old about 1960 or 1970.
> Best to all Jim
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