[meteorite-list] field guide to meteors and meteorites..

From: Mark Ford <mark.ford_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:01:44 +0100
Message-ID: <29A9DB45B84970458190D7D39BD42C4934F764_at_gamma.ssl.atw>

I have just written a book review for an astronomy magazine on that book 'Field guide to meteors and meteorites', whilst I can't re-print the article here, I can say it's a very nice little book, well worth getting if you can find it..

It has an intro on IDP (Interplanetary Dust Particles), and some background on meteors and the resultant flow shapes, followed by pages on each of the rock types and good pics of various falls. There is a great section on thin sections, and advice on how to set up a microscope, and how to interpret the colour extinctions, (this is something that has been missing from most books). There are some good pics on recent finds such as Steves mega find, and some advice on metal detectors to use. There is also a great section on nickel testing and etching etc as well as other identification tips. All in all a very good book, and at ?22 here in the uk is not too bad for such a good book.

I'd say it was as good as the EofM, and it's a nice handy small size. It does contain some up to the minute stuff such as web site addresses (that might change or be removed long term), and the layout takes a bit of time to get used to but it is a very good book and 'ought to be on everyone's book shelf imho...

Best
Mark







-----Original Message-----
From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Zelimir Gabelica
Sent: 09 July 2008 11:03
To: lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Articles for Meteorite magazine

Hi Larry,

Forgot to confirm that you will receive a report on "Ensisheim 2008",
co-authored by John Kashuba, Svend Buhl and myself.
As soon as I receive the notes from my 2 colleagues (promised for "soon"),
I will complete and finalize the report so that it is in your hands (a
little) before August 18.

All best wishes,

Zelimir

PS: I would love to send you some comments about "Field Guide to Meteors
and Meteorites," but am still searching the best way to acquire that wonder
here in Europe. Any tips ?


A 16:16 08/07/2008 -0700, lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu a ?crit :
>Hi Everyone:
>
>First of all, we are still looking for authors for articles for the
>November issue of Meteorite. We have not heard from many people jumping at
>the opportunity to write one. :( We would like to have articles by August
>18.
>
>Second, those of you who have, or will soon have, a copy of "Field Guide
>to Meteors and Meteorites," we are looking for as many short, one- or
>two-paragraph, reviews to go along with the "regular" reviews (two I
>hope). This is a very special book by two very special people and we would
>like to give it as much exposure as possible.
>
>Finally, we were just told by the publisher what articles will be coming
>out in the August issue of Meteorite, so here is a preview:
>
>Svend Buhl, et al.: The Fall and Recovery of the Bassikounou Meteorite
>(Part I)
>
>Ruben Garcia: Group Meteorite Hunt-Franconia
>
>Dave Gheesling: How YOU Can Make Cosmic Impacts of the Highest Order
>
>Don MColl: The Rolled Tektites!
>
>David Minton: When Rocks Fell Like Rain: The Late Heavy Bombardment
>
>O. Richard Norton: Minerals and Glass in Thin Section
>
>Geoffrey Notkin: Show of Force: Tucson 2008 from Room 230
>
>Hal Povenmire: The Newly Discovered Woodbury, Georgia, Astrobleme
>
>Dirk Ross: The 16th Annual Tokyo International Mineral Show
>
>Anita Westlake: Hall of Meteorites
>
>There is also a review article (by me): :The Mystery of the Tunguska
>Fireball" by Surendra Verma and a guest editorial by Joel Schiff
>
>I really hope you will enjoy this issue of Meteorite.
>
>
>Again, please let me know if you are planning to write an article. If you
>have ideas for ones you are thinking of writing, please contact me and I
>will get right back to you.
>
>Larry Lebofsky
>Co-Editor, Meteorite magazine
>
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Prof. Zelimir Gabelica
Universit? de Haute Alsace
ENSCMu, Lab. GSEC,
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F-68093 Mulhouse Cedex, France
Tel: +33 (0)3 89 33 68 94
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