[meteorite-list] Discovered! The Meteorite-List - February, 1998

From: Larry & Twink Monrad <larrytwinkmonrad_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:52:49 -0700
Message-ID: <000f01cda739$f9527e80$ebf77b80$_at_comcast.net>

And, January 1998 is the month the University of Arizona made the press
release about a certain retired U of A civil engineering professor from Oro
Valley, Arizona who had inadvertently discovered a new meteorite field
called Gold Basin. It stated that Professor Jim Kreigh and John Blennert
and Twink Monrad had been involved in the mapping of the field for two years
prior to the press release. All of a sudden we three had scores of new
friends and I think I can state for John and myself that we still cherish
our new friends that we met at Tucson Gem and Mineral Show February 1998.
I wish we could repeat all of the hunting trips joined in by many of our new
friends.
Twink

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Subject: [meteorite-list] Discovered! The Meteorite-List - February,1998

Team Meteorite:

The archives for the Meteorite-List don't go back, back, back all the way to
the beginning, only to April, 2004.


Wouldn't it be great if the rest of these writings were still lurking
somewhere in cyberspace, just lost under an avalanche of Facebook
deletions, but waiting to be found?


What a treasure trove of contemporary meteorite history they would be- the
successes, scandals, discoveries and adventures we've collectively
experienced and shared, remembering the enemies we've tormented and the
friends we've praised.


Art Jones opened this venue sixteen years ago.


"Our first Meteorite Forum was held just days after the ALH 84001
announcement on August 6, 1996. As I recall, there were only 5 or 6 of us on
the first chat which included Paul Harris and Jim Tobin of Meteorite
Exchange and current editors of METEORITE TIMES, Rick Kujawa, me and a few
others who escape my memory for now." - Michael Blood


While doing research this especially rainy, rain forest afternoon - my
neighborhood monkeys have donned waterproof Gortex hoodies monogrammed "I
'heart' Costa Rica' while they pose for tourists- I stumbled upon this
precious link to our past...


http://www7.pair.com/arthur/meteor/archive/archive4/Feb98/temp/threads.html#
00020


It is the entire m-list archive from Feb, 1998. I can't imagine that any
subscriber wouldn't find this worth a look - at least for their own comments
:>)


But for those who need persuasion, let me brief you on the contents to
perhaps pique your interest.

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**********************

Meteorite List - Month of February, 1998.


Phile Bagnall kicks off the month writing about Ron Farrell's latest folly
(those list members not familiar with Mr. Farrell can 'google'
for a bio). Phil wonders if he too is a member of the vast 'meteorite
community conspiracy' Farrell believes is responsible for his prediciment.


Frank Stroik (Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, University of Wyoming) was our
first and all-time best resident genius/teacher and he discusses CI
Chondrites with Martin Horejsi. Others join in making this the longest
thread of the month. Great science here!



Ron Baalke opined frequently on the list. Here he correctly argues against
J.E. Bradenburg's paper claiming Mars as the CI parent body.


There's a long thread about Holbrook. Baalke sees no added value in slices
of Holbrook v. individuals. Others cite 'cut loss' and the rarity of
Holbrook specimens 'big enough to even bother slicing' as factors in
legitimately demanding higher per/gram cost for slices.


Matt Morgan's 'tip of the day' is to spray Krylon on Gao slices to "create a
3-D effect."


Typical of the times, this list existed to help and inform the community and
was growing rapidly. Jim Hurley seeks a sponsor for MetSoc membership. John
Blennert clicks on 'subscribe' to join the met-list.


Darryl Pitt is proud to have yet another Grammy Award winner in his stable
of jazz stars and plugs a Randy Brecker CD for $10, calling it 'music to
read about meteorites by". He gets gigged for being 'off-topic' and
apologizes. (Because Darryl mentions it, I purchase "Into the Sun", an
enjoyable basically Brazilian music-scape.)


The Ron Farrell alledged theft-of-Angra-dos-Reis thread intensifies when
Darryl becomes involuntarily involved with this 'Rio Robbery'. "I received
an unwelcomed letter from Ron Farrell's criminal defense lawyer today and it
has prompted me to write the following..." Daniel Kagan and Joel Conrado's
contribute summary comments.


Michael Casper offers a $5,000 reward for a missing $1,900 Page City Iron
meteorite that he later discovers to be lost 'only in the book-keeping'.


A trickle of one-sies and two-sies of Sikhote-Alin show up for sale as USSR
borders start leaking meteorites. In response, MCasper offloads a truckload,
instantly flooding the market.


Mike Farmer writes from the Tucson show, "I have the pleasure of running two
tables of meteorites single handedly for Michael Casper! I find this to be
quite a challenge and a privilege!" Mike graciously helps Richard Norton
with book signings of 'Rocks from Space.'


I count six 'sales ads' out of about 240 messages. One of them is written by
some guy calling himself 'MARSROX - Meteorite Dealer'-and he offers 2.3
grams of DAG 319 Urelite for sale. At this pre-NWA time, the only Urelites
collectors could dream of owning were Goalpura (an Indian fall from 1868),
Kenna (New Mexico) and North Haig (Australia).


Bernd Pauley is perfecting his generous act of 'completing threads' by
producing science paper abstracts germane to the topic at hand. They were
far more difficult to locate then, pre-search engine.


Does anyone doubt that Bernd lives by the 'Lion's Club Motto' ....
"look for the good in people and praise it"?


Back on the 1998 bulletin board, Jeff Grossman is already helping us mind
our H5's and L6's, Joel Schiff is a frequent contributor as Meteorite
magazine blasts off higher than the rockets he literally sends into the
stratosphere these days, Steve Arnold is a 'Meteorite Men' in training, and
astute and courteous comments are contributed
by:


Michael Blood, Jim Strope, JJ Swain, Al Mitterling, David Weir, Paul Harris
and Tim Heitz... ... and then there is 'O', who's subject title always is
'No Subject'. There are many others that write that are no longer 'with us'
but whom you may remember.


But I saved the best for last.


It's February 24, 1998.


Martin Horejsi writes that he has found errors in "Rocks from Space".


Oh, oh.


The author responds - "Martin ........


To read Richard's full and fascinating explanation go to the link.


RIP, ORN.


This and much more transpired in only one month. Amazing! Grab a cup of
coffee, a spot of tea, a cold one and check it out, there's plenty to
chuckle about and fondly recall 'back when we were young' :>)

http://www7.pair.com/arthur/meteor/archive/archive4/Feb98/temp/threads.html#
00020


>From Nine Degrees North....

Kevin Kichinka
Santa Ana, Costa Rica
Marsrox at gmail.com
www.theartofcollectingmeteorites.com
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