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

From: Matthias Bärmann <majbaermann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:04:23 +0200
Message-ID: <08E8B9CD203D4014943F26C2061AFD3F_at_thinkcentre>

Great adventure, Twink. To be continued!

Best as ever,
Matthias

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry & Twink Monrad" <larrytwinkmonrad at comcast.net>
To: "'Kevin Kichinka'" <marsrox at gmail.com>;
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 12:52 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Discovered! The Meteorite-List - February,
1998


> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Kevin
> Kichinka
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 2:28 PM
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> 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.
>
> ****************************************************************************
> **********************
>
> 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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