[meteorite-list] Millville man VIRUS!
From: Linton Rohr <lintonius_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:21:19 -0700 Message-ID: <4C27DEF718484BDAA389624E9D82EA4B_at_D190TH71> Thanks for the warning, Mike. Linton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Bandli" <fuzzfoot at comcast.net> To: "'Meteorites USA'" <eric at meteoritesusa.com>; "'Meteorite-list'" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 9:45 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Millville man treasures a fragment he found 70years ago while taking a walk > FYI - Don't visit this link. This site has a dangerous "crime mpak > exploit" > virus that it will attempt to load on your computer. If you have visited > it, > then I would run your virus or malware scanner... I've notified the > webmaster. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com > [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of > Meteorites > USA > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 9:31 AM > To: Meteorite-list > Subject: [meteorite-list] Millville man treasures a fragment he found 70 > years ago while taking a walk > > Millville man treasures a fragment he found 70 years ago while taking a > walk > http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20100323/DW06/3230325 > By Mary Daisey Shockley . Staff Writer . March 23, 2010 > > DAGSBORO -- Jimmy "Skeeter" Littleton was 11 years old when he stumbled > upon a piece of history. > Advertisement > > "I was walking along, throwing stones at a fence (in Millville), when I > picked this thing up," he said, referring to the palm-sized, silver rock > fragment that he kept in his mother's jewel box for 35 years. "Nobody > knew what it was." > > But in 1974, while working for DuPont, a man offered to send the > fragment away for testing. > > "I hesitated for a few minutes and then agreed to it," Littleton said. > "Two weeks later, he came back with this long print-out confirming it. > He said to me, 'Sir, this is a meteorite'." > > Along with the confirmation, Littleton discovered that his meteorite was > made of chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt and nickel. > > "These materials can't be combined together here on earth," he said. > > Dr. Mata Chen, a geology professor at Salisbury University, said > Littleton's story is unique. > > "That is quite interesting," she said. "It is an historic item." > > Chen said it is possible for small meteorites to break through the > earth's surface in the Chesapeake region, but finding them is rare. > > A few years ago, when a piece of the meteorite broke off, Littleton > decided to make a necklace for his wife. > > "It's definitely a conversation piece," he said. > > His wife, Hilda, said she loves the special gift her husband created for > her. > > "I think it's unusual; I get a lot of compliments on it," she said. "I > make sure I wear something plain so it stands out." > > Littleton said he plans to keep his meteorite in a safe place so he can > pass it down to his children and grandchildren. > > mdaisey at dmg.gannett.com 302-537-1881, ext. 207 > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > Received on Tue 23 Mar 2010 01:21:19 PM PDT |
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