[meteorite-list] RE: Meteorite Competition was Ad - 77...

From: Dave Carothers <davecarothers_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Nov 16 15:51:10 2005
Message-ID: <009301c5eaef$70360940$6401a8c0_at_WINBOOKJ>

Doug,

Great idea. As a newbie to meteorite collecting, it would be an educational
experience for me and others too, I'm sure.

I hope the rest of the list agrees.

Regards,

Dave\
----- Original Message -----
From: <MexicoDoug_at_aol.com>
To: <christian.anger_at_aon.at>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] RE: Ad - 77 Auctions Ending, Great Stuff!


> Christian A. wrote:
>
> >Let me know if we use this list to discuss the matter of meteorites
> >or if we use that list for fighting against each other ...
>
> >We are members here from Europe and we are not award, we don't
> >practice this way of life. I think I speak for many of the European
guys.
> >Nobody, really nobody, and again really nobody of us is interested
> >in this stuff.
>
> Christian, trying to herd cats again? On a serious note, could you
please
> and most kindly repost the question on carbonaceous chondrites vs.
> rumurutiites and what answers you finally arrived at - I hope that could
be revisited,
> especially if it went off list as you might be suggesting.
>
> Finally - How about a meteorite competition putting the usually (???)
well
> behaved European guys vs. the frequently chaotic North Americans guys to
a
> real test ... to see who comes up with the best informative and most
> entertaining answers. That could be fun for everyone. Lots of fun. One
vote in favor
> of the Meteorite Olympiad (And a Meteorite-Bee for those of us enjoying
> spelling and such). Think about it. A nice way to promote the
excitement of our
> favorite theme and happily burn some time that otherwise will inevitably
be
> used for the contencious posts.
> First submissions:
> Where does the earth have diogenite-like material in the crust? How
about
> pallasitic material somewhere in the mantle...and at what depth is it
believed
> still liquified according to what theory? How do you spell Ureilite and
how
> about a story on the man behind the name? Biggest stone strewn field?
> Finest Thompson-Widmanstatten figures. Smallest country with a NomCom
meteorite?
> What happens when you warm chondrules in water in a vacuum? Highest
gold
> content in a meteorite? Most reduced meteorite and theory on why? Is a
> meteorite more likely to appear at the equator or at a pole and why?
>
> I nominate Bernd and Sterling as judges, so probably they can't
participate
> in the first round. Let the games begin.
>
> Saludos, Doug
> (enjoying living on top of one big mess of differentiated meteorites, but
> they do tend to warp my mind!)
>
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