[meteorite-list] AZ Teacher asking for help - Geology

From: Jim Wooddell <nf114ec_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 06:42:33 -0700
Message-ID: <844FAA3A514A4ACEABE933F34C4FBDD3_at_Grande>

Hi Carl!

What are you waiting for! ;)



Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: <cdtucson at cox.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>; "Mike Fiedler"
<mlfiedler at gmail.com>; "Jim Wooddell" <nf114ec at npgcable.com>
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AZ Teacher asking for help - Geology


> Jim, Mike, list,
> My wife has taught kindergarten in public shools for 28 years and she has
> used this 'DonorsChoose.org' web site successfully herself in the past.
> She has also been very disappointed with this site in the past.
> The problem with this web site is that , if the teacher is unsuccessful in
> collecting 100% of her funds needed by the deadline. She forfeits the
> entire amount and "DonorsChiise.org keeps 100% of whatever amount of money
> was actually collected. In other words this teacher may get nothing , nada
> , zero, of the money you gave.
> So, it seems this org loves to see people ask for large sums because they
> keep the money collected in it's entirety and the teacher gets nothing if
> they fail to collect all of the money requested. Further more. This
> teacher has no say in where the money collected ends up going.
> In my opinion if they were fair they would allow the teacher to set a
> lower goal that would match the funds collected. But they do not.
> So, unless you are willing to give 100% of the money she needs she may end
> up with nothing.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
> Carl
> meteoritemax
>
> Cheers
>
> ---- Jim Wooddell <nf114ec at npgcable.com> wrote:
>> Hi Mike and thank you for your consideration. Many hundreds of teachers
>> are
>> using this service and I too think the recommend fee is a bit high for a
>> Non-Profit. Still, I donated as it was this teachers choice to use that
>> service and to apply the suggested, non mandatory contribution to the
>> site
>> that helps promote the request. I did not use the PayPal feature, so
>> that
>> is good info.
>> May you would consider contacting this teach direct and helping! That
>> would
>> completely eliminate the website organization. Just a thought, if you
>> wish
>> to help.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> Jim Wooddell
>> http://k7wfr.us
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mike Fiedler" <mlfiedler at gmail.com>
>> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 11:27 AM
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AZ Teacher asking for help - Geology
>>
>>
>> Maybe I'm just having a bad day, but the contribution mechanism kind
>> of annoyed me.
>>
>> I think few things are more deserving of support than a teacher taking
>> the initiative to make science exciting and compelling to young
>> people. I nearly contributed, but then ran into some deal-breakers:
>>
>> While the 'DonorsChoose.org' web site does accept contributions by
>> PayPal, they require that the donor 'pay-by-check' . . . The whole
>> idea of PayPal is to not share unnecessarily your personal info. I
>> would accept PayPal as it functions on ebay. . . . payee gets my
>> email, my address, and the money.
>>
>> Secondly, once you share your email, there seems no way to 'opt-out'
>> of being hit up with unrelated requests.
>>
>> I appreciate it when a person who shares a common interest sends me
>> info about a worthy cause. Case in point: I recently contributed to
>> the project discussed at the URL <
>> http://projectfreedom.bbnow.org/about.php > , but it was because
>> another recumbent bike enthusiast referred me to the site. Shared
>> interest is the basis of 'community'.
>>
>> But I don't want some anonymous ''organizing entrepreneur' who accepts
>> an (OPTIONAL???) donation equal to 17% of a project's costs deciding
>> what I need to learn about next. And emailing me a steady stream of
>> 'opportunities' to make 'optional' donations to his personal pocket.
>> I get way too many unfocused solicitations as it is.
>>
>> That 17% seems a hefty cut to 'OPTIONALLY' accept for the service of
>> sharing info, and processing the collection of EFTs. Just how
>> optional is optional? The verbiage alone sets my teeth on edge.
>>
>> OK, end of off topic rant.
>>
>> Hope everyone has a nice day!
>>
>> -- Mike
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 9:00 AM,
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>> > 1. AD - new pallasite Conception Junction, MO (Karl Aston)
>> > 2. AD: New material, rare American finds, and more (Mike Bandli)
>> > 3. Re: Solar flares (ot) ? or are ions meteorites? (Sterling K. Webb)
>> > 4. AD: Special: An unique and truly exotic anomalous
>> > Mesosiderite - NWA 7025 (Chladnis Heirs)
>> > 5. this time it is for good (steve arnold)
>> > 6. Re: Solar flares (ot) ? or are ions meteorites? (Chris Peterson)
>> > 7. Re: this time it is for good (Mike Groetz)
>> > 8. Tissint? Yes, it tis! (and a tease on Shergotty) (Kevin Kichinka)
>> > 9. test (JoshuaTreeMuseum)
>> > 10. **Ad** Last Minute eBay Reminder New Arizona Find, Tissint..
>> > (Larry Atkins)
>> > 11. Re: this time it is for good (Richard Montgomery)
>> > 12. this time it is for good (Jim Strope)
>> > 13. Re: Tissint? Yes, it tis! (and a tease on Shergotty)
>> > (Jim Wooddell)
>> > 14. Meteorite Picture of the Day (valparint at aol.com)
>> > 15. AD> 5.5 grams NWA 2986 (martian) + other items for sale
>> > (Pel? Pierre-Marie)
>> > 16. AZ Teacher asking for help - Geology (Jim Wooddell)
>> >
>> >
>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > Message: 1
>> > Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:49:55 -0500
>> > From: Karl Aston <stlouismeteorites at gmail.com>
>> > Subject: [meteorite-list] AD - new pallasite Conception Junction, MO
>> > To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> > Message-ID:
>> > <CADnhLCCfHQmfAyQgvyixVrO3n6QEw5m+tYMuACqk_2_OgD9oNA at mail.gmail.com>
>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>> >
>> > Hello everyone,
>> >
>> > As many of you have seen, slices of a beautiful new pallasite
>> > Conception Junction, Missouri USA were first made available late in
>> > 2011. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=53877
>> >
>> > Much of the material has been sold and the remaining inventory can be
>> > viewed at http://conceptionjunctionpallasite.com
>> >
>> > Please take a look.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Karl Aston
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > Message: 2
>> > Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:40:30 -0700
>> > From: "Mike Bandli" <fuzzfoot at comcast.net>
>> > Subject: [meteorite-list] AD: New material, rare American finds, and
>> > more
>> > To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> > Message-ID: <005b01cd02db$19814cd0$4c83e670$_at_comcast.net>
>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>> >
>> > Dear List Members,
>> >
>> > I have just finished a major sales page update with a variety of new
>> > specimens added:
>> >
>> > http://historicmeteorites.com/HistoricMeteorites/Sales.html
>> >
>> > Some of this material I have never seen offered before.
>> >
>> > Thanks for looking!
>> >
>> > ----------------------------------------------
>> > Mike Bandli
>> > Historic Meteorites
>> > www.HistoricMeteorites.com
>> > and join us on Facebook:
>> > www.facebook.com/Meteorites1
>> > IMCA #5765
>> > -----------------------------------------------
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > Message: 3
>> > Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:07:38 -0500
>> > From: "Sterling K. Webb" <sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net>
>> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Solar flares (ot) ? or are ions
>> > meteorites?
>> > To: <clp at alumni.caltech.edu>, <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>,
>> > "MexicoDoug" <mexicodoug at aim.com>
>> > Message-ID: <D93161AD60BA47EBB4E17E857052E5B5 at ATARIENGINE2>
>> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>> > reply-type=response
>> >
>> > Hi, List,
>> >
>> > On the relative strength of solar flares, take a look at:
>> > http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120315.html
>> >
>> > In the first photo, you can see that the Vela Pulsar
>> > is (as usual) the brightest gamma ray source in the
>> > Galaxy. In the second photo, the March 7, 2012 flare
>> > from our little Sun outshines it by a factor of almost
>> > 100-fold.
>> >
>> > >From the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.
>> >
>> >
>> > Sterling K. Webb
>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "MexicoDoug" <mexicodoug at aim.com>
>> > To: <clp at alumni.caltech.edu>; <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 4:21 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Solar flares (ot) ? or are ions
>> > meteorites?
>> >
>> >
>> > >
>> > > Well, if we are talking billions and billions of years, life has
>> > > certainly taken a few good ones on the chin during that time, and
>> > > robust as it seems to be, it acts as a unified being, just changing
>> > > form, where we species are all just incidental cogs climbing a
>> > > particular hill in a particular moment ... as we see from out
>> > > extinction.
>> > >
>> > > The generalization of 'weak solar flares to do any damage' is a
>> > > useful
>> > > tool, but in the real world out there multiplied by billions and
>> > > billions of years, it's easy to fall into a statistical trap ...
>> > >
>> > > Earth represents about one part in 300,000,000,000,000,000,000 of the
>> > > area at 1 AU. What is the highest intensity solar flare cross
>> > > sectional area of a powerful finger? Probably very big and
>> > > delocalized, but if we are talking about the Sun delivering a real,
>> > > narrow earth-sized punch once every ten years, in 10 billion years,
>> > > no
>> > > catastrophic flare impact is likely - another useful tool to think
>> > > about to better get a handle on this.
>> > >
>> > > and billions and billions ... shouldn't be taken too the bit too far
>> > > IMO. A once in a billion year event can certainly cripple the
>> > > biosphere and send it in a new direction. Take gamma ray bursts, the
>> > > bigger brother of solar flares from distant, more powerful sources,
>> > > which as Chris implies,might be detrimental vs. our Sun's relative
>> > > burst flux, ... the gamma proton storms realistically could score a
>> > > direct hit on Earth every billion years and thus are interesting to
>> > > consider side-by-side or as in some case, alternative, with asteroid
>> > > impact extinction theories.
>> > >
>> > > If a gamma storm hits, everyone flying above 30,000 feet gets to
>> > > automatically becomes hulky, but the problem isn't confined to the
>> > > stratosphere. The atmospheric overload would likely initiate a chain
>> > > of reactions wiping out the ozone layers and take out many species
>> > > not
>> > > protected enough or overly sensitive in the ensuing time. Not only
>> > > that, it would get ... paradoxically dark and acidic and global
>> > > warming would be history as the surface hit a low temperature. It is
>> > > quite possible, if not probable, that at least one extinction even
>> > > was
>> > > punctuated with a gamma storm like this, which rivaled any doomsday
>> > > asteroid scenario by playing with similar large scale climate and
>> > > radiation changes.
>> > >
>> > > Back to the billions of years of life vs. the solar flare. I really
>> > > don't have time to go skiing with some magnetic poles to Antarctica,
>> > > but I sure as heck wouldn't want to be there while this 'deflection'
>> > > was in progress ... especially on a big-ozone hole year!
>> > >
>> > > Kindest wishes
>> > > Doug
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: Chris Peterson <clp at alumni.caltech.edu>
>> > > To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> > > Sent: Wed, Mar 14, 2012 1:19 pm
>> > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Solar flares (ot) ? or are ions
>> > > meteorites?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Our Sun isn't active enough to produce flares large enough to
>> > > dangerously irradiate the Earth. If it were, given hundreds of
>> > > millions
>> > > of years of land-based life, we almost certainly wouldn't be here.
>> > >
>> > > Keep in mind that those CMEs that look so impressive in the videos
>> > > produce a particle density at the Earth that represents a harder
>> > > vacuum
>> > > than can be achieved in a lab, and what's left is effectively blocked
>> > > by
>> > > our magnetic field and atmosphere.
>> > >
>> > > Other stars are more active, and ours may become so billions of years
>> > > from now. But at the moment, we're safe (assuming we can recover from
>> > > having our power grids or satellites knocked out... which are very
>> > > possible consequences of flares that we know the Sun can produce).
>> > >
>> > > Chris
>> > >
>> > > *******************************
>> > > Chris L Peterson
>> > > Cloudbait Observatory
>> > > http://www.cloudbait.com
>> > >
>> > > On 3/14/2012 10:58 AM, Steve Dunklee wrote:
>> > >> What level of flare would cause death on earth from radiation and is
>> > > it
>> > > possible? like just the flare going in the wrong direction.
>> > >> cheers
>> > >> Steve
>> > >
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>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > Message: 4
>> > Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:20:06 +0100
>> > From: "Chladnis Heirs" <news at chladnis-heirs.com>
>> > Subject: [meteorite-list] AD: Special: An unique and truly exotic
>> > anomalous Mesosiderite - NWA 7025
>> > To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> > Message-ID: <00c901cd02f1$6550cb20$2ff26160$_at_com>
>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>> >
>> > Dear List community,
>> >
>> > as it wouldn't be already a really rare event, that a new unpaired
>> > mesosiderite can be introduced,
>> > we have today a by all means astounding stone, worthy for one of our
>> > Specials:
>> >
>> > NWA 7025.
>> >
>> > Well... if you take a look on the cut surfaces, we think, you'll tend
>> > to
>> > guess or to reckon, to have here an evolved achondrite. Those
>> > chrystals,
>> > no
>> > metal visible. Nevertheless not looking too weathered - Maybe a
>> > brachinite...
>> >
>> >
>> > To shorten it, we leave the word to the expert. Here is the gobsmacking
>> > report of the classification:
>> >
>> > "The specimen contains two distinct domains in contact along
>> > curvilinear
>> > boundaries. One lithology consists predominantly of orthopyroxene with
>> > subordinate anorthite, ~25 vol.% troilite+metal (kamacite and taenite
>> > as
>> > small cuspate grains), accessory chromite and merrillite, and appears
>> > to
>> > be
>> > a variety of mesosiderite. Other portions of the specimen have similar
>> > mineralogy, except that most of the troilite and metal has been
>> > replaced
>> > by
>> > small cuspate voids (with the same general shape as the troilite and
>> > metal
>> > grains in the other lithology), and there is a narrow transitional zone
>> > between these domains (see image below). The overall mineralogy and the
>> > orthopyroxene compositions (Fs26.3-26.5Wo2.9-3.1, FeO/MnO = 26-28) are
>> > typical for mesosiderites, and oxygen isotopic compositions determined
>> > on
>> > acid-washed subsamples by laser fluorination at Okayama University
>> > (d17O
>> > 1.961, 1.847, 2.082; d18O 4.149, 3.992, 4.387;
>> > D17O -0.223, -0.255, -0.228
>> > per mil) also are consistent. This specimen appears to be a
>> > mesosiderite,
>> > which has undergone terrestrial weathering by infiltration of fluids
>> > that
>> > selectively leached much of the primary troilite and metal in some
>> > parts
>> > of
>> > this meteorite."
>> >
>> >
>> > It is an anomalous, an altered mesodiderite!
>> >
>> > Our baffling and surprising NWA 7025.
>> >
>> >
>> > A stone for the expert.
>> > A stone for the collector aiming for the really all new.
>> >
>> >
>> > And now we invite you to order your specimen, as always prepared to the
>> > standard, you're used to from Chladnis Heir's, and as long as that
>> > surprise
>> > lasts:
>> >
>> > http://www.chladnis-heirs.com/specials/special-nwa7025.html
>> >
>> >
>> > Success!
>> >
>> > Stefan & Martin
>> >
>> > Chladni's Heirs
>> > Munich - Berlin
>> > Fine Meteorites for Science & Collectors
>> >
>> > http://www.chladnis-heirs.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > Message: 5
>> > Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:22:39 -0500
>> > From: steve arnold <chicagosteve1954 at gmail.com>
>> > Subject: [meteorite-list] this time it is for good
>> > To: meteorite-list <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> > Message-ID:
>> > <CACgEgUSZR3sOSbyyjBrfeTHJpzU2zoktmZRJrOYMG_VHMKys3w at mail.gmail.com>
>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>> >
>> > A final hello list. I have decided once and for all to pull the plug
>> > on my meteorite endevors. At almost 58, it is time for me to move on
>> > to enjoy mine and my wife's time together with family and friends. I
>> > have owned many a rare meteorite in my 13 years. I have really enjoyed
>> > my time with some of the nicest people I have ever known. I will
>> > always be around if you need to email me or call me for what ever
>> > reason. I just will not surround myself with meteorites anymore. I
>> > have seen to many good people get divorced because of these things. I
>> > know they are an addiction but a beautiful hobby. Unfortunately they
>> > cost alot of $$$$$$$. And being out of work I just cannot collect the
>> > way I used to. I will go by the way of GEOFF CINTRON,MARK BOSTICK,JOHN
>> > GWILLIAM and just fade from everyone's mind. It has been a blast.8
>> > tucson show's to my credit. Well over I guess $100 K of buying
>> > meteorites over 13 years. Of all the people I have met in this great
>> > hobby, BOB HAAG and BOB C. they have been the best to me and I'll miss
>> > them the most. But I'll miss everyone to whom I have be-friended. If a
>> > meteorite falls in my neck of the woods, I'll be there to help hunt.I
>> > will always have a place in my heart for these things from another
>> > world. As I get ready to celebrate my 14th wedding anniversary,I am
>> > truly blessed to have such a great wife. I want to wish everyone a
>> > truly blessed rest of your lives and may the hand of god be on you
>> > always. This will be final post. As the other post I made
>> > yesterday,please feel free to give me your best offer on my 3
>> > remaining meteorites. Good by from chicago!!!!!!!!
>> >
>> > --
>> > Steve R. Anold, chicago, ill.
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > Message: 6
>> > Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:35:05 -0600
>> > From: Chris Peterson <clp at alumni.caltech.edu>
>> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Solar flares (ot) ? or are ions
>> > meteorites?
>> > To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> > Message-ID: <4F626E99.4000907 at alumni.caltech.edu>
>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>> >
>> > But in terms of absolute energy reaching the Earth, all of the sources
>> > are very small.
>> >
>> > Chris
>> >
>> > *******************************
>> > Chris L Peterson
>> > Cloudbait Observatory
>> > http://www.cloudbait.com
>> >
>> > On 3/15/2012 2:07 PM, Sterling K. Webb wrote:
>> > > Hi, List,
>> > >
>> > > On the relative strength of solar flares, take a look at:
>> > > http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120315.html
>> > >
>> > > In the first photo, you can see that the Vela Pulsar
>> > > is (as usual) the brightest gamma ray source in the
>> > > Galaxy. In the second photo, the March 7, 2012 flare
>> > > from our little Sun outshines it by a factor of almost
>> > > 100-fold.
>> > >
>> > >> From the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Sterling K. Webb
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > Message: 7
>> > Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:07:12 -0400
>> > From: Mike Groetz <mpg4444 at gmail.com>
>> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] this time it is for good
>> > To: steve arnold <chicagosteve1954 at gmail.com>, Meteorite List
>> > <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> > Message-ID:
>> > <CABK572Dyp8B5KpucP3gdnHfL6pBYV=LEmzZkcgVn-fuMmqE58Q at mail.gmail.com>
>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>> >
>> > Funny how all of these have been winding up in my spam box the
>> > past few years. Like we are too dumb to wonder why.
>> > Mike
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 6:22 PM, steve arnold
>> > <chicagosteve1954 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > A final hello list. I have decided once and for all to pull the plug
>> > > on my meteorite endevors. At almost 58, it is time for me to move on
>> > > to enjoy mine and my wife's time together with family and friends. I
>> > > have owned many a rare meteorite in my 13 years. I have really
>> > > enjoyed
>> > > my time with some of the nicest people I have ever known. I will
>> > > always be around if you need to email me or call me for what ever
>> > > reason. I just will not surround myself with meteorites anymore. I
>> > > have seen to many good people get divorced because of these things. I
>> > > know they are an addiction but a beautiful hobby. Unfortunately they
>> > > cost alot of $$$$$$$. And being out of work I just cannot collect the
>> > > way I used to. I will go by the way of GEOFF CINTRON,MARK
>> > > BOSTICK,JOHN
>> > > GWILLIAM and just fade from everyone's mind. It has been a blast.8
>> > > tucson show's to my credit. Well over I guess $100 K of buying
>> > > meteorites over 13 years. Of all the people I have met in this great
>> > > hobby, BOB HAAG and BOB C. they have been the best to me and I'll
>> > > miss
>> > > them the most. But I'll miss everyone to whom I have be-friended. If
>> > > a
>> > > meteorite falls in my neck of the woods, I'll be there to help hunt.I
>> > > will always have a place in my heart for these things from another
>> > > world. As I get ready to celebrate my 14th wedding anniversary,I am
>> > > truly blessed to have such a great wife. I want to wish everyone a
>> > > truly blessed rest of your lives and may the hand of god be on you
>> > > always. This will be final post. As the other post I made
>> > > yesterday,please feel free to give me your best offer on my 3
>> > > remaining meteorites. Good by from chicago!!!!!!!!
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Steve R. Anold, chicago, ill.
>> > > ______________________________________________
>> > >
>> > > Visit the Archives at
>> > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html
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>> > > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > Message: 8
>> > Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:07:31 -0600
>> > From: Kevin Kichinka <marsrox at gmail.com>
>> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Tissint? Yes, it tis! (and a tease on
>> > Shergotty)
>> > To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> > Message-ID:
>> > <CANDn_7Hnii3nDthok=oMJ2JOfXyPeb-q-D6CavL=cBtf8NJLPA at mail.gmail.com>
>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>> >
>> > Team Meteorite....
>> >
>> >
>> > Tissint? Yes, it tis! Certainly tis about Tissint!
>> >
>> >
>> > While hunting around for data for my next contribution to 'Meteorite
>> > magazine', I came across this video of our newest brother from Mars.
>> >
>> >
>> > Narrated by Caroline Smith, the 'Keeper of the Meteorites' at the
>> > British Museum, it's worth a look, as is the surrounding website.
>> >
>> >
>> > http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/space/meteorites-dust/meteorites-from-moon-mars/index.html
>> >
>> >
>> > And if there's anyone on this list not yet subscribing to the journal
>> > 'Meteorite'..... well, what are you waiting for?
>> >
>> >
>> > Appearing in the May issue, my next feature in two parts is entitled,
>> > "The Rise of the Raj and the Fall of Shergotty". I am the luckiest guy
>> > around today because mood-setting illustrations to accompany my
>> > articles will be drawn by our beloved Dorothy Norton.
>> >
>> >
>> > "The Rise of the Raj and the Fall of Shergotty" is my final work on
>> > the SNC Mars meteorites, having covered Chassigny and Nakhla for
>> > Meteorite in the past starting in 1998 . If you found those features
>> > provocative, intriguing and educational, with these next articles
>> > covering the FIRST EVER complete description of the circumstances of
>> > the 1865 fall of Shergotty I will be telling a story for the ages you
>> > will not want to miss... I promise.
>> >
>> >
>> > The Nakhla Dog will soon have company among the legends of meteorites.
>> >
>> >
>> > Subscribe here: http://www.meteoritemag.org/
>> >
>> >
>> > Earning my MARSROX...
>> >
>> >
>> > Kevin Kichinka
>> > Santa Ana, Costa Rica
>> > MARSROX at gmail.com
>> > www.theartofcollectingmeteorites.com
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > Message: 9
>> > Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:10:33 -0400
>> > From: "JoshuaTreeMuseum" <joshuatreemuseum at embarqmail.com>
>> > Subject: [meteorite-list] test
>> > To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> > Message-ID: <E752B39CB1FC4801B25D2A0B3DDB0243 at ET>
>> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>> > reply-type=original
>> >
>> > test
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > Message: 10
>> > Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:12:12 -0400 (EDT)
>> > From: Larry Atkins <thetoprok at aol.com>
>> > Subject: [meteorite-list] **Ad** Last Minute eBay Reminder New Arizona
>> > Find, Tissint..
>> > To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> > Message-ID: <8CED118307E4E72-8F0-2539D at webmail-m050.sysops.aol.com>
>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format=flowed
>> >
>> > Hello Everyone,
>> >
>> > I have some great offerings ending tonight. A few pieces of the new
>> > Arizona meteorite are ending soon with no bids yet.. They might go for
>> > .99 if something doesn't happen. Also, some small pieces of Tissint are
>> > setting there at ~$300.00 a gram, yikes. There are a couple others as
>> > well,
>> > all but one with no reserve.
>> >
>> > Take a look and have a great day!
>> >
>> > http://www.ebay.com/sch/alienrockfarm/m.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> >
>> > Sincerely,
>> > Larry Atkins
>> > ?
>> > IMCA # 1941
>> > Ebay?alienrockfarm
>> > ?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > Message: 11
>> > Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:15:39 -0700
>> > From: "Richard Montgomery" <rickmont at earthlink.net>
>> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] this time it is for good
>> > To: "steve arnold" <chicagosteve1954 at gmail.com>, "meteorite-list"
>> > <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> > Message-ID: <2C773D6DC8414F22890EBCF01B9DDE9D at bosoheadPC>
>> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>> > reply-type=original
>> >
>> > Friends are forever. Best to go find a meteorite to solve both issues.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "steve arnold" <chicagosteve1954 at gmail.com>
>> > To: "meteorite-list" <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 3:22 PM
>> > Subject: [meteorite-list] this time it is for good
>> >
>> >
>> > >A final hello list. I have decided once and for all to pull the plug
>> > > on my meteorite endevors. At almost 58, it is time for me to move on
>> > > to enjoy mine and my wife's time together with family and friends. I
>> > > have owned many a rare meteorite in my 13 years. I have really
>> > > enjoyed
>> > > my time with some of the nicest people I have ever known. I will
>> > > always be around if you need to email me or call me for what ever
>> > > reason. I just will not surround myself with meteorites anymore. I
>> > > have seen to many good people get divorced because of these things. I
>> > > know they are an addiction but a beautiful hobby. Unfortunately they
>> > > cost alot of $$$$$$$. And being out of work I just cannot collect the
>> > > way I used to. I will go by the way of GEOFF CINTRON,MARK
>> > > BOSTICK,JOHN
>> > > GWILLIAM and just fade from everyone's mind. It has been a blast.8
>> > > tucson show's to my credit. Well over I guess $100 K of buying
>> > > meteorites over 13 years. Of all the people I have met in this great
>> > > hobby, BOB HAAG and BOB C. they have been the best to me and I'll
>> > > miss
>> > > them the most. But I'll miss everyone to whom I have be-friended. If
>> > > a
>> > > meteorite falls in my neck of the woods, I'll be there to help hunt.I
>> > > will always have a place in my heart for these things from another
>> > > world. As I get ready to celebrate my 14th wedding anniversary,I am
>> > > truly blessed to have such a great wife. I want to wish everyone a
>> > > truly blessed rest of your lives and may the hand of god be on you
>> > > always. This will be final post. As the other post I made
>> > > yesterday,please feel free to give me your best offer on my 3
>> > > remaining meteorites. Good by from chicago!!!!!!!!
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Steve R. Anold, chicago, ill.
>> > > ______________________________________________
>> > >
>> > > 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
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > Message: 12
>> > Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:08:15 +0000 (UTC)
>> > From: Jim Strope <nwa482 at comcast.net>
>> > Subject: [meteorite-list] this time it is for good
>> > To: meteorite central <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> > Message-ID:
>> > <429344394.105322.1331860095665.JavaMail.root at sz0057a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net>
>> >
>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>> >
>> > This is a sad day that I never thought would happen, farewell my
>> > friend.
>> >
>> >
>> > Jim Strope
>> > 421 Fourth Street
>> > Glen Dale, WV ?26038
>> >
>> > http://www.catchafallingstar.com/
>> >
>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>??????????????????????????????????????????????
>> > A final hello list. I have decided once and for all to pull the plug
>> > on my meteorite endevors. At almost 58, it is time for me to move on
>> > to enjoy mine and my wife's time together with family and friends. I
>> > have owned many a rare meteorite in my 13 years. I have really enjoyed
>> > my time with some of the nicest people I have ever known. I will
>> > always be around if you need to email me or call me for what ever
>> > reason. I just will not surround myself with meteorites anymore. I
>> > have seen to many good people get divorced because of these things. I
>> > know they are an addiction but a beautiful hobby. Unfortunately they
>> > cost alot of $$$$$$$. And being out of work I just cannot collect the
>> > way I used to. I will go by the way of GEOFF CINTRON,MARK BOSTICK,JOHN
>> > GWILLIAM and just fade from everyone's mind. It has been a blast.8
>> > tucson show's to my credit. Well over I guess $100 K of buying
>> > meteorites over 13 years. Of all the people I have met in this great
>> > hobby, BOB HAAG and BOB C. they have been the best to me and I'll miss
>> > them the most. But I'll miss everyone to whom I have be-friended. If a
>> > meteorite falls in my neck of the woods, I'll be there to help hunt.I
>> > will always have a place in my heart for these things from another
>> > world. As I get ready to celebrate my 14th wedding anniversary,I am
>> > truly blessed to have such a great wife. I want to wish everyone a
>> > truly blessed rest of your lives and may the hand of god be on you
>> > always. This will be final post. As the other post I made
>> > yesterday,please feel free to give me your best offer on my 3
>> > remaining meteorites. Good by from chicago!!!!!!!!
>> >
>> > --
>> > Steve R. Anold, chicago, ill.
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > Message: 13
>> > Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:21:39 -0700
>> > From: "Jim Wooddell" <nf114ec at npgcable.com>
>> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tissint? Yes, it tis! (and a tease on
>> > Shergotty)
>> > To: "Kevin Kichinka" <marsrox at gmail.com>,
>> > <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> > Message-ID: <FB3F3C2F0A4941AD938953F68D8BB844 at Grande>
>> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>> > reply-type=original
>> >
>> > Hi Kevin and all!
>> >
>> > Nice video, thanks for sharing! And, I really enjoyed Caroline's speech
>> > at
>> > the ASU 50th.
>> >
>> > Kind Regards,
>> >
>> > Jim Wooddell
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Kevin Kichinka" <marsrox at gmail.com>
>> > To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 4:07 PM
>> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Tissint? Yes, it tis! (and a tease on
>> > Shergotty)
>> >
>> >
>> > > Team Meteorite....
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Tissint? Yes, it tis! Certainly tis about Tissint!
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > While hunting around for data for my next contribution to 'Meteorite
>> > > magazine', I came across this video of our newest brother from Mars.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Narrated by Caroline Smith, the 'Keeper of the Meteorites' at the
>> > > British Museum, it's worth a look, as is the surrounding website.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/space/meteorites-dust/meteorites-from-moon-mars/index.html
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > And if there's anyone on this list not yet subscribing to the journal
>> > > 'Meteorite'..... well, what are you waiting for?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Appearing in the May issue, my next feature in two parts is entitled,
>> > > "The Rise of the Raj and the Fall of Shergotty". I am the luckiest
>> > > guy
>> > > around today because mood-setting illustrations to accompany my
>> > > articles will be drawn by our beloved Dorothy Norton.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "The Rise of the Raj and the Fall of Shergotty" is my final work on
>> > > the SNC Mars meteorites, having covered Chassigny and Nakhla for
>> > > Meteorite in the past starting in 1998 . If you found those features
>> > > provocative, intriguing and educational, with these next articles
>> > > covering the FIRST EVER complete description of the circumstances of
>> > > the 1865 fall of Shergotty I will be telling a story for the ages you
>> > > will not want to miss... I promise.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > The Nakhla Dog will soon have company among the legends of
>> > > meteorites.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Subscribe here: http://www.meteoritemag.org/
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Earning my MARSROX...
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Kevin Kichinka
>> > > Santa Ana, Costa Rica
>> > > MARSROX at gmail.com
>> > > www.theartofcollectingmeteorites.com
>> > > ______________________________________________
>> > >
>> > > 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
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > Message: 14
>> > Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 04:00:01 -0700
>> > From: <valparint at aol.com>
>> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day
>> > To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> > Message-ID: <BB1487154A0F4F628397AC3112302113 at vpoffsiteweb.local>
>> > Content-Type: text/plain
>> >
>> > Today's Meteorite Picture of the Day: Canyon Diablo
>> >
>> > http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpod.asp
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > Message: 15
>> > Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:02:35 +0000 (GMT)
>> > From: Pel? Pierre-Marie <pierremariepele at yahoo.fr>
>> > Subject: [meteorite-list] AD> 5.5 grams NWA 2986 (martian) + other
>> > items for sale
>> > To: MeteoriteList <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> > Message-ID:
>> > <1331906555.22020.YahooMailNeo at web29501.mail.ird.yahoo.com>
>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>> >
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > if you're interested by cool items, have a look at my website
>> > http://www.meteor-center.com? (-> shop)
>> >
>> > 5.5 grams crusted NWA 2986 (martian), Tissint fragments with crust,
>> > Juvinas, ...
>> >
>> > Pierre-Marie Pele
>> > meteor-center.com
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > Message: 16
>> > Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:03:34 -0700
>> > From: "Jim Wooddell" <nf114ec at npgcable.com>
>> > Subject: [meteorite-list] AZ Teacher asking for help - Geology
>> > To: "Meteorite-List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> > Message-ID: <72858A01B4A349ECAFF12249C7C97AF3 at Grande>
>> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>> > reply-type=original
>> >
>> > AZ teacher asking for help with her Geology project!
>> >
>> > Seems like a good project to help with!
>> >
>> > http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/proposal.html?id=767782&verify=673289514
>> >
>> > Together, I am thinking this could be completed in a few days if we all
>> > pitched in!
>> >
>> >
>> > Jim
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Jim Wooddell
>> > http://k7wfr.us
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
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>> >
>> >
>> > End of Meteorite-list Digest, Vol 105, Issue 19
>> > ***********************************************
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