[meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869

From: Martin Altmann <altmann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 02:21:22 +0100
Message-ID: <015001c739d5$ccd42160$e46dfea9_at_name86d88d87e2>

And Novo-Urei, a fall in 1886 in Russiam was eaten...

-----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von Gary K.
Foote
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 17. Januar 2007 01:02
An: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869

Welcome to the list Mark. You'll find us chatty, bitchy, informative and
generally a bit
off-center - as all good groups of 'space-geeks' should be :)

Gary
http://www.meteorite-dealers.com

On 16 Jan 2007 at 18:16, Mark Grossman wrote:

> Hello to everyone. I am a new collector and subscriber to the list. When
I
> join a new list, I usually just observe for awhile before I put my foot in
> the water (to avoid putting my foot in my mouth!). But I am particularly
> interested in the history of meteorites, and I noted the comment about the
> meteorite looking like chocolate.
>
> I seem to remember reading somewhere that peasants used to grind up
> meteorites hundreds of years ago and eat them for their "magical"
> properties. I checked Burke's history of meteorites very quickly, but
> couldn't find the reference.
>
> Is there anyone out there that read the same thing? And I do apologize in
> advance if I am saying something that everyone knows already - remember,
> this is my first post.
>
> Thanks, now I'll go back and just watch the list postings.
>
> Glad to be a subscriber, and a great hobby!
>
> Mark Grossman
>
> PS - Regarding the lost meteorite, I am not at all inferring that anyone's
> friends are peasants!
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary K. Foote" <gary at webbers.com>
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 4:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen NWA 869
>
>
> > Now THAT is the best theory yet! :)
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > On 16 Jan 2007 at 11:52, Moni Waiblinger-Seabridge wrote:
> >
> > > maybe someone ate it, it does look like a piece of chocolate!
> >
> >
> >
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