[meteorite-list] Meteorite-list Digest, Vol 112, Issue 35

From: C.G. <petcal50_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:15:49 -0700
Message-ID: <CAJE4+UCLJrSKjJ9htw0Eg3YzoZNRGL1yfzoe3Fmv=uY_JdrAHQ_at_mail.gmail.com>

Now HERE'S a question I bet has never arisen on here...I have a new
THR(total Hip Replacement--nice chunk of metal into my leg and
metal/plastic cup in ball joint)...while doing very well in recovery
at day 86 post surgery, I saw the mention of the Meteorite stick, with
the XXL magnet..Methinks if this got too close to my new hardware, I'd
be in BIG trouble!
Comments welcomed!
I don't want to have to call 911 and make the evening news...
Just D..... glad to be off a walker, and walking with just a cane now.
Cal G.

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> 1. Re: Holbrook for sale on Facebook (jason utas)
> 2. Re: Novato (Danny Mills)
> 3. Re: Holbrook for sale on Facebook (Jim Wooddell)
> 4. Re: Fake Buddha Statue (Steve Arnold)
> 5. Re: Holbrook for sale on Facebook (jason utas)
> 6. Curiosity Update: Assessing Drop-Off to Mars Rover's
> Observation Tray (Ron Baalke)
> 7. Mars Rover Opportunity Update: Oct 18-23, 2012 (Ron Baalke)
> 8. Re: Novato Meteorite Stick (John higgins)
> 9. Ohio Made Riker Mounts? (Mike Groetz)
> 10. Re: Holbrook for sale on Facebook (Mark Bowling)
> 11. Dismissed 'rock' a meteorite after all (Tom Randall)
> 12. Re: Holbrook for sale on Facebook (Stuart McDaniel)
> 13. NWA 7319 Melt Breccia Specimens - AD (Greg Hup?)
> 14. Meteor detected by MBIQ over Ontario Canada confirmed (drtanuki)
> 15. And so the Novato meteor-wrongs on eBay begin ... (Mendy Ouzillou)
> 16. Re: And so the Novato meteor-wrongs on eBay begin ... (Brandon D.)
> 17. Re: Holbrook for sale on Facebook (Mark Bowling)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:22:30 -0700
> From: jason utas <jasonutas at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
> To: Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
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> Hello All,
> Texture's completely off. Newly found Holbrooks can be weathered. but
> always show a discrete layer of fusion crust that has not been
> mechanically altered much since 1912. Surface rust, yes. Places
> where it has chipped off, yes. Contraction cracks...usually.
>
> But, little abrasion -- certainly not extensive sand-blasting.
>
> The stone pictured has been desert-varnished to the point that it has
> "remnant-crust," or a layer of thin-to-non-existent fusion crust,
> which, as Mendy notes, is similar to the weathering seen on NWA's.
>
> If it's a Holbrook, it's a find from a unique area where the stone has
> weathered differently from...any other Holbrook I've ever seen.
>
> A real one:
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-11-4-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-90-CRUSTED-/221144642054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7206
>
> Note the fine detail still present on the crust.
>
> And again:
>
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-18-6-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-50-CRUSTED-/221144641606?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7046
>
> Jim Steele is also offering "Buzzard Coulee, Ash Creek, Mifflin and
> Park Forest." Anyone want to try to get some photos? He could have
> purchased the Holbrook/other stones, so not trying to point any
> fingers here.
>
> Kudos to Mendy for spotting this one - completely missed it.
>
> Regards,
> Jason
>
>
>
>> From: Michael Blood <mlblood at cox.net>
>> Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:37 AM
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
>> To: Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou at yahoo.com>, Meteorite List
>> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>
>>
>> I am pretty sure Steve Shoner has found more
>> Holbrook than anyone on the list...
>> Steve....whaddayathink? Of is a photo insufficient
>> To form an opinion?
>> Michael
>>
>> On 10/25/12 8:31 AM, "Mendy Ouzillou" <ouzillou at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> There is a large 53.3g Holbrook being offered for sale on Facebook that
>>> looks a bit weird to me. The seller, Jim Steele, states that he found it
>>> in
>>> 1998. I do not see contraction cracks or other features that I
>>> associate
>>> with "recently" found Holbrooks. It looks like an NWA to me. I know
>>> there
>>> are true Holbrook experts on this list that could instantly tell, so
>>> before
>>> I call BS on this offer, I'd like to get a second or third opinion. I
>>> know
>>> not everyone on this list is on FB, so if you do not have a FB account,
>>> I
>>> can email you the picture. In case this is real, please PM me and based
>>> on
>>> responses, I will let everyone know the verdict.
>>> http://on.fb.me/P5n9xR
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Mendy
>>>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:43:03 -0700
> From: Danny Mills <dannyspl12 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Novato
> To: "C.G." <petcal50 at gmail.com>, meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
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> The meteorite hunter worth his salt would use ALL his tools he has
> available to him because some of us dont have the best EYES as we get
> older. Im sure I can get an agreement on that....
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Danny Mills <dannyspl12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> The meteorite hunter worth his salt would use ALL his tools he has
>> available to him because some of us dont have the best EYES as we get
>> older. Im sure I can get an agreement on that.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:48 AM, drtanuki <drtanuki at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Cal G,
>>> Any meteorite hunter worth his salt would leave his metal detector behind
>>> and use his EYES. Please do not be a Meteorite Men Zombie! Best in your
>>> hunt. Dirk Ross...Tokyo
>>>
>>> --- On Fri, 10/26/12, C.G. <petcal50 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > From: C.G. <petcal50 at gmail.com>
>>> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Novato
>>> > To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>> > Date: Friday, October 26, 2012, 1:46 AM
>>> > Does anyone know the location in
>>> > Novato where the 2nd specimen was
>>> > found? I'm close to the area, and wanted to hunt
>>> > today..Novato is
>>> > spread quite large, so, pinning down a spot would help..I
>>> > did hunt
>>> > some shoreline of a nearby lake, with no luck, but, I had
>>> > left my
>>> > batteries in my metal detector, and, they were dead, with no
>>> > spares in
>>> > truck...learned my lesson about taking the 9-volts out afer
>>> > use!
>>> > Good Luck Hunting!
>>> > Cal G.
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:43:55 -0700
> From: Jim Wooddell <jimwooddell at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
> To: jason utas <jasonutas at gmail.com>
> Cc: Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
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>
> Hi Jason!
>
> So what do you think about this one?
>
> http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa325/desertsunburn/IMG_3252.jpg
> which is a Holbrook found on the 99th Anniversary of the fall.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:22 PM, jason utas <jasonutas at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello All,
>> Texture's completely off. Newly found Holbrooks can be weathered. but
>> always show a discrete layer of fusion crust that has not been
>> mechanically altered much since 1912. Surface rust, yes. Places
>> where it has chipped off, yes. Contraction cracks...usually.
>>
>> But, little abrasion -- certainly not extensive sand-blasting.
>>
>> The stone pictured has been desert-varnished to the point that it has
>> "remnant-crust," or a layer of thin-to-non-existent fusion crust,
>> which, as Mendy notes, is similar to the weathering seen on NWA's.
>>
>> If it's a Holbrook, it's a find from a unique area where the stone has
>> weathered differently from...any other Holbrook I've ever seen.
>>
>> A real one:
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-11-4-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-90-CRUSTED-/221144642054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7206
>>
>> Note the fine detail still present on the crust.
>>
>> And again:
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-18-6-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-50-CRUSTED-/221144641606?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7046
>>
>> Jim Steele is also offering "Buzzard Coulee, Ash Creek, Mifflin and
>> Park Forest." Anyone want to try to get some photos? He could have
>> purchased the Holbrook/other stones, so not trying to point any
>> fingers here.
>>
>> Kudos to Mendy for spotting this one - completely missed it.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jason
>>
>>
>>
>>> From: Michael Blood <mlblood at cox.net>
>>> Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:37 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
>>> To: Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou at yahoo.com>, Meteorite List
>>> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am pretty sure Steve Shoner has found more
>>> Holbrook than anyone on the list...
>>> Steve....whaddayathink? Of is a photo insufficient
>>> To form an opinion?
>>> Michael
>>>
>>> On 10/25/12 8:31 AM, "Mendy Ouzillou" <ouzillou at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> There is a large 53.3g Holbrook being offered for sale on Facebook that
>>>> looks a bit weird to me. The seller, Jim Steele, states that he found
>>>> it in
>>>> 1998. I do not see contraction cracks or other features that I
>>>> associate
>>>> with "recently" found Holbrooks. It looks like an NWA to me. I know
>>>> there
>>>> are true Holbrook experts on this list that could instantly tell, so
>>>> before
>>>> I call BS on this offer, I'd like to get a second or third opinion. I
>>>> know
>>>> not everyone on this list is on FB, so if you do not have a FB account,
>>>> I
>>>> can email you the picture. In case this is real, please PM me and based
>>>> on
>>>> responses, I will let everyone know the verdict.
>>>> http://on.fb.me/P5n9xR
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Mendy
>>>>
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>
>
> --
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:42:29 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Steve Arnold <meteorhntr at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fake Buddha Statue
> To: meteorhntr at aol.com, meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Message-ID: <8CF8100004F3249-908-43831 at webmail-m033.sysops.aol.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format=flowed
>
> List,
>
> So, I was visiting Robert Beauford today at this store here in
> wonderful Eureka Springs, where it is a bit rainy, but yet still a
> beautiful fall day, shopper abounding, and the leaves are turning on
> the hillsides around our quaint village. Robert read me the not quite
> completed draft of the response to my post (below) here on the list,
> mentioning why this piece was "not a fake" and I found his reply to be
> an amazingly poignant retort. A few minutes later he mentioned how now
> he had to decide if he will actually hit "send" or hit "delete"? I
> sincerely hope he sends it, because I was indeed wrong in my statement,
> and the topic deserves more discussion.
>
> I won't rehash all that Robert stated, as I hope he will send it and
> you all can read it in his words, but obviously, the work is a genuine
> meteorite and it is a genuine hand made work of art, thus not a "fake
> meteorite piece of art." Now, the question is left as when was it made,
> and possibly who made it and where? When it made has nothing to do
> with it being a fake, unless of course someone is trying to pass it off
> as being something it isn't, and that does not seem to be the case.
>
> Anyway, I stand corrected on what I stated. My intention was to say
> that I felt there is no way it was 1,000 years old.
>
> Carry on...
>
> Steve Arnold
> Host of Science Channel's TV Series Meteorite Men
> ?????? www.ScienceChannel.com
> Co-Founder of America's Meteorite Store: Meteorites & More, 28 1/2
> Spring St., Eureka Springs, AR 72632
> President Palladot Inc, Extra-terrestrial Gemstones
> ?????? www.Palladot.com
> Facebook:? MeteoriteMan??
> Facebook:? SteveArnoldMeteorite
> Facebook:? Meteorite Men
> Ebay: ArnoldMeteorites
> meteorhntr at aol.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Arnold <meteorhntr at aol.com>
> To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 12:20 pm
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Fake Buddha Statue
>
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/25/space-buddha-statue-fake-fraud_n_2015587.html?ncid=webmail8
>
> Of course it is a fake.? If it is a Nantan, it would have rusted away
> into a million flakes about 997 years ago it if it was really carved
> 1,000 years old.? Even if it wasn't a Nantan, I would guess it still
> would have rusted to an extreme state in less than 100 years time,
> unless it maybe was a very nickel rich ataxite.??
>
>
>
> Steve Arnold
> Host of Science Channel's TV Series Meteorite Men
> ?????? www.ScienceChannel.com
> Co-Founder of America's Meteorite Store: Meteorites & More, 28 1/2
> Spring St., Eureka Springs, AR 72632
> President Palladot Inc, Extra-terrestrial Gemstones
> ?????? www.Palladot.com
> Facebook:? MeteoriteMan??
> Facebook:? SteveArnoldMeteorite
> Facebook:? Meteorite Men
> Ebay: ArnoldMeteorites
> meteorhntr at aol.com
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:49:57 -0700
> From: jason utas <jasonutas at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
> To: Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
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>
> Hello Jim,
> I see finely textured crust with surface rust. Looks like a Holbrook.
> I think the lighting of the photo on facebook is throwing you off.
> It's quite different.
> Regards,
> Jason
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Jim Wooddell <jimwooddell at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Hi Jason!
>>
>> So what do you think about this one?
>>
>> http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa325/desertsunburn/IMG_3252.jpg
>> which is a Holbrook found on the 99th Anniversary of the fall.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:22 PM, jason utas <jasonutas at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hello All,
>>> Texture's completely off. Newly found Holbrooks can be weathered. but
>>> always show a discrete layer of fusion crust that has not been
>>> mechanically altered much since 1912. Surface rust, yes. Places
>>> where it has chipped off, yes. Contraction cracks...usually.
>>>
>>> But, little abrasion -- certainly not extensive sand-blasting.
>>>
>>> The stone pictured has been desert-varnished to the point that it has
>>> "remnant-crust," or a layer of thin-to-non-existent fusion crust,
>>> which, as Mendy notes, is similar to the weathering seen on NWA's.
>>>
>>> If it's a Holbrook, it's a find from a unique area where the stone has
>>> weathered differently from...any other Holbrook I've ever seen.
>>>
>>> A real one:
>>>
>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-11-4-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-90-CRUSTED-/221144642054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7206
>>>
>>> Note the fine detail still present on the crust.
>>>
>>> And again:
>>>
>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-18-6-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-50-CRUSTED-/221144641606?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7046
>>>
>>> Jim Steele is also offering "Buzzard Coulee, Ash Creek, Mifflin and
>>> Park Forest." Anyone want to try to get some photos? He could have
>>> purchased the Holbrook/other stones, so not trying to point any
>>> fingers here.
>>>
>>> Kudos to Mendy for spotting this one - completely missed it.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Jason
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: Michael Blood <mlblood at cox.net>
>>>> Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:37 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
>>>> To: Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou at yahoo.com>, Meteorite List
>>>> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am pretty sure Steve Shoner has found more
>>>> Holbrook than anyone on the list...
>>>> Steve....whaddayathink? Of is a photo insufficient
>>>> To form an opinion?
>>>> Michael
>>>>
>>>> On 10/25/12 8:31 AM, "Mendy Ouzillou" <ouzillou at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> There is a large 53.3g Holbrook being offered for sale on Facebook
>>>>> that
>>>>> looks a bit weird to me. The seller, Jim Steele, states that he found
>>>>> it in
>>>>> 1998. I do not see contraction cracks or other features that I
>>>>> associate
>>>>> with "recently" found Holbrooks. It looks like an NWA to me. I know
>>>>> there
>>>>> are true Holbrook experts on this list that could instantly tell, so
>>>>> before
>>>>> I call BS on this offer, I'd like to get a second or third opinion. I
>>>>> know
>>>>> not everyone on this list is on FB, so if you do not have a FB account,
>>>>> I
>>>>> can email you the picture. In case this is real, please PM me and
>>>>> based on
>>>>> responses, I will let everyone know the verdict.
>>>>> http://on.fb.me/P5n9xR
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Mendy
>>>>>
>>>>> ______________________________________________
>>>>>
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>>>>> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html
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>>
>>
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>> 928-247-2675
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:51:42 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Ron Baalke <baalke at zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Curiosity Update: Assessing Drop-Off to Mars
> Rover's Observation Tray
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com (Meteorite Mailing List)
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> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2012-336
>
> Assessing Drop-Off to Mars Rover's Observation Tray
> Jet Propulsion Laboratory
> October 25, 2012
>
> NASA's Mars rover Curiosity used its Mast Camera (Mastcam) during the
> mission's 78th sol (Oct. 24, 2012) to view soil material on the rover's
> observation tray. The observations will help assess movement of the
> sample on the tray in response to vibrations from sample-delivery and
> sample-processing activities of mechanisms on the rover's arm.
>
> Curiosity is working with material from the fourth scoop of soil it
> collected at the "Rocknest" patch of dust and sand. On Sol 77, a sieved
> portion from this scoop was delivered to the Chemistry and Mineralogy
> (CheMin) instrument inside the rover. This is the second soil sample for
> CheMin analysis. The material from the fourth scoop is also being used
> to scrub internal surfaces of the rover's sample-processing mechanisms
> in preparation for delivery of a sample from a later scoop to the Sample
> Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument.
>
> Sol 78 activities included analysis of an atmosphere sample by SAM's
> Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer and monitoring of environmental conditions
> by the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) and the Radiation
> Assessment Detector (RAD).
>
> Sol 78, in Mars local mean solar time at Gale Crater, ended at 10:57
> a.m. Oct. 25, PDT (1:57 p.m., EDT).
>
> Guy Webster 818-354-6278
> Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
> guy.webster at jpl.nasa.gov
>
> 2012-336
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:55:36 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Ron Baalke <baalke at zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: Oct 18-23,
> 2012
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com (Meteorite Mailing List)
> Message-ID: <201210252055.q9PKtaks010267 at zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>
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>
> http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html#opportunity
>
> OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Survey Drives Of Local Area - sols 3105-3110,
> Oct. 18, 2012-Oct. 23, 2012:
>
> Opportunity is continuing a local area survey around the location called
> "Matijevic Hill" (named in honor of Jake Matijevic) at the inboard edge
> of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater.
>
> The rover performed three survey drives on Sols 3105, 3107 and 3110
> (Oct. 18, 20, and 23, 2012), driving first west, then southwest, and
> then southeast, totaling 226 feet (69 meters). Each drive was preceded
> by the collection of targeted imagery and then followed by taking a
> 360-degree Navigation camera (Navcam) panorama. On Sol 3109 (Oct. 22,
> 2012), an atmospheric argon measurement was collected by the Alpha
> Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS). The plan ahead is to conduct more
> survey drives around this location.
>
> As of Sol 3110 (Oct. 23, 2012), the solar array energy production was
> 575 watt-hours with an atmospheric opacity (Tau) of 0.654 and a solar
> array dust factor of 0.619.
>
> Total odometry is 21.87 miles (35,189.68 meters).
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:02:15 -0700 (PDT)
> From: John higgins <geohiggins at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Novato Meteorite Stick
> To: "meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com"
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Message-ID:
> <1351202535.58237.YahooMailNeo at web120001.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
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>
>
> Your eyes are always the best tool in the shed when meteorite hunting, but
> when you go to war, you need an arsenal.
>
>
> The next best thing to having 20/20 vision is the Bazooka of all meteorite
> hunting tools the Meteorite Stick!
>
>
> Leave your metal detectors home! Metal detectors are useless in finding
> Novato they are not suited for this meteorite or terrain. The Meteorite
> Stick is the ultimate tool, it's ultra light, weighing in under 2 pounds and
> has proven to be invaluable time and time again!
>
>
> The Novato meteorite will quickly jump and stick onto the ultra powerful
> magnet!
>
>
> Best of Luck!
>
>
> www.meteoritestick.com
>
> John Higgins
> IMCA#9822
>
>
> www.outerspacerocks.com
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Danny Mills <dannyspl12 at gmail.com>
> To: C.G. <petcal50 at gmail.com>; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 3:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Novato
>
> The meteorite hunter worth his salt would use ALL his tools he has
> available to him because some of us dont have the best EYES as we get
> older.? Im sure I can get an agreement on that....
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Danny Mills <dannyspl12 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> The meteorite hunter worth his salt would use ALL his tools he has
>> available to him because some of us dont have the best EYES as we get
>> older.? Im sure I can get an agreement on that.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 10:48 AM, drtanuki <drtanuki at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Cal G,
>>> Any meteorite hunter worth his salt would leave his metal detector behind
>>> and use his EYES.? Please do not be a Meteorite Men Zombie!? Best in your
>>> hunt.? Dirk Ross...Tokyo
>>>
>>> --- On Fri, 10/26/12, C.G. <petcal50 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > From: C.G. <petcal50 at gmail.com>
>>> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Novato
>>> > To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>> > Date: Friday, October 26, 2012, 1:46 AM
>>> > Does anyone know the location in
>>> > Novato where the 2nd specimen was
>>> > found? I'm close to the area, and wanted to hunt
>>> > today..Novato is
>>> > spread quite large, so, pinning down a spot would help..I
>>> > did hunt
>>> > some shoreline of a nearby lake, with no luck, but, I had
>>> > left my
>>> > batteries in my metal detector, and, they were dead, with no
>>> > spares in
>>> > truck...learned my lesson about taking the 9-volts out afer
>>> > use!
>>> > Good Luck Hunting!
>>> > Cal G.
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> Message: 9
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:59:11 -0400
> From: Mike Groetz <mpg4444 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Ohio Made Riker Mounts?
> To: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Message-ID:
> <CABK572CHLB-WGuFHMeyHjwgJmmj2jeJL0Nw+jyECzCbG9OgaSQ at mail.gmail.com>
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> List-
> Quite some time ago somebody made a comment that their company made
> good quality riker mount boxes near Columbus, Ohio where I live. I
> cannot find their posting in the older list archives.
> Would somebody know who that company is? Possibly I could visit
> them and save shipping charges.
> Thank You
> Mike
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:21:04 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Mark Bowling <minador at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
> To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
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>
> I agree with Jason, it doesn't look quite right.
> ?
> It's always hard to tell from photos, but if it looked this way in person,
> I?would not have guessed Holbook.? If someone cleans/shines them up, it can
> really change the look of them.
> ?
> I've?found a lot Holbrook and seen a lot taken in the field, and I thought I
> knew them well.? But?I was surprised a few years ago at the difference,
> when?I saw one cleaned with chapstick just hours after being found in front
> of?many witnesses.? I had to adjust my thinking (I've always left mine as
> found, dirt and all, and I'm glad I have).
> ?
> But even so, that doesn't really change the thickness of the crust.? It
> just?looks strange - it could be a Holbrook that's been?handled a lot,?like
> being carried in a pocket (???).
> ?
> Unless you really trust this person, I'd stay away, but that's just me (the
> seller could be on the up and up).
> ?
> Mark
> ?
> P.S nice finds Jim!
> ?
> ?
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: jason utas <jasonutas at gmail.com>
> To: Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
>
> Hello Jim,
> I see finely textured crust with surface rust.? Looks like a Holbrook.
> I think the lighting of the photo on facebook is throwing you off.
> It's quite different.
> Regards,
> Jason
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Jim Wooddell <jimwooddell at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Hi Jason!
>>
>> So what do you think about this one?
>>
>> http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa325/desertsunburn/IMG_3252.jpg
>> which is a Holbrook found on the 99th Anniversary of the fall.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:22 PM, jason utas <jasonutas at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hello All,
>>> Texture's completely off.? Newly found Holbrooks can be weathered. but
>>> always show a discrete layer of fusion crust that has not been
>>> mechanically altered much since 1912.? Surface rust, yes.? Places
>>> where it has chipped off, yes.? Contraction cracks...usually.
>>>
>>> But, little abrasion -- certainly not extensive sand-blasting.
>>>
>>> The stone pictured has been desert-varnished to the point that it has
>>> "remnant-crust," or a layer of thin-to-non-existent fusion crust,
>>> which, as Mendy notes, is similar to the weathering seen on NWA's.
>>>
>>> If it's a Holbrook, it's a find from a unique area where the stone has
>>> weathered differently from...any other Holbrook I've ever seen.
>>>
>>> A real one:
>>>
>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-11-4-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-90-CRUSTED-/221144642054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7206
>>>
>>> Note the fine detail still present on the crust.
>>>
>>> And again:
>>>
>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-18-6-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-50-CRUSTED-/221144641606?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7046
>>>
>>> Jim Steele is also offering "Buzzard Coulee, Ash Creek, Mifflin and
>>> Park Forest."? Anyone want to try to get some photos?? He could have
>>> purchased the Holbrook/other stones, so not trying to point any
>>> fingers here.
>>>
>>> Kudos to Mendy for spotting this one - completely missed it.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Jason
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: Michael Blood <mlblood at cox.net>
>>>> Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:37 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
>>>> To: Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou at yahoo.com>, Meteorite List
>>>> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am pretty sure Steve Shoner has found more
>>>> Holbrook than anyone on the list...
>>>> Steve....whaddayathink? Of is a photo insufficient
>>>> To form an opinion?
>>>>? ? ? ? Michael
>>>>
>>>> On 10/25/12 8:31 AM, "Mendy Ouzillou" <ouzillou at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> There is a large 53.3g Holbrook being offered for sale on Facebook
>>>>> that
>>>>> looks a bit weird to me.? The seller, Jim Steele, states that he found
>>>>> it in
>>>>> 1998.? I do not see contraction cracks or other features that I
>>>>> associate
>>>>> with "recently" found Holbrooks. It looks like an NWA to me.? I know
>>>>> there
>>>>> are true Holbrook experts on this list that could instantly tell, so
>>>>> before
>>>>> I call BS on this offer, I'd like to get a second or third opinion.? I
>>>>> know
>>>>> not everyone on this list is on FB, so if you do not have a FB account,
>>>>> I
>>>>> can email you the picture.? In case this is real, please PM me and
>>>>> based on
>>>>> responses, I will let everyone know the verdict.
>>>>> http://on.fb.me/P5n9xR
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Mendy
>>>>>
>>>>> ______________________________________________
>>>>>
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>>>>> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html
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>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jim Wooddell
>> jimwooddell at gmail.com
>> 928-247-2675
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>
> Message: 11
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:23:42 -0400
> From: Tom Randall <tommy2005 at hvc.rr.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Dismissed 'rock' a meteorite after all
> To: Meteorite list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Message-ID: <5089D80E.3020306 at hvc.rr.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Maybe next time I'll wait a few days to post a meteorite find news
> story. I shouldn't be surprised at the media I guess.
>
> http://bit.ly/SlHTRF
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 12
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:30:23 -0400
> From: "Stuart McDaniel" <actionshooting at carolina.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
> To: "Mark Bowling" <minador at yahoo.com>, "meteorite-list"
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Message-ID: <DCF62C208F8D4CA3AEB2CA35AA996361 at StuartMcDaniel>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> reply-type=original
>
> The guy that has it for sale just posted that he actually was the one to
> find it.
>
>
>
>
> *****************************
> Stuart McDaniel
> Lawndale, NC
> Secr.,
> Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society
>
> IMCA #9052
> Sirius Meteorites
>
> Node35 - Sentinel All Sky
>
> http://spacerocks.weebly.com
>
> *********************************
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Bowling
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 8:21 PM
> To: meteorite-list
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
>
> I agree with Jason, it doesn't look quite right.
>
> It's always hard to tell from photos, but if it looked this way in person, I
>
> would not have guessed Holbook. If someone cleans/shines them up, it can
> really change the look of them.
>
> I've found a lot Holbrook and seen a lot taken in the field, and I thought I
>
> knew them well. But I was surprised a few years ago at the difference, when
>
> I saw one cleaned with chapstick just hours after being found in front of
> many witnesses. I had to adjust my thinking (I've always left mine as
> found, dirt and all, and I'm glad I have).
>
> But even so, that doesn't really change the thickness of the crust. It just
>
> looks strange - it could be a Holbrook that's been handled a lot, like being
>
> carried in a pocket (???).
>
> Unless you really trust this person, I'd stay away, but that's just me (the
>
> seller could be on the up and up).
>
> Mark
>
> P.S nice finds Jim!
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: jason utas <jasonutas at gmail.com>
> To: Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
>
> Hello Jim,
> I see finely textured crust with surface rust. Looks like a Holbrook.
> I think the lighting of the photo on facebook is throwing you off.
> It's quite different.
> Regards,
> Jason
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Jim Wooddell <jimwooddell at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Hi Jason!
>>
>> So what do you think about this one?
>>
>> http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa325/desertsunburn/IMG_3252.jpg
>> which is a Holbrook found on the 99th Anniversary of the fall.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:22 PM, jason utas <jasonutas at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hello All,
>>> Texture's completely off. Newly found Holbrooks can be weathered. but
>>> always show a discrete layer of fusion crust that has not been
>>> mechanically altered much since 1912. Surface rust, yes. Places
>>> where it has chipped off, yes. Contraction cracks...usually.
>>>
>>> But, little abrasion -- certainly not extensive sand-blasting.
>>>
>>> The stone pictured has been desert-varnished to the point that it has
>>> "remnant-crust," or a layer of thin-to-non-existent fusion crust,
>>> which, as Mendy notes, is similar to the weathering seen on NWA's.
>>>
>>> If it's a Holbrook, it's a find from a unique area where the stone has
>>> weathered differently from...any other Holbrook I've ever seen.
>>>
>>> A real one:
>>>
>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-11-4-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-90-CRUSTED-/221144642054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7206
>>>
>>> Note the fine detail still present on the crust.
>>>
>>> And again:
>>>
>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-18-6-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-50-CRUSTED-/221144641606?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7046
>>>
>>> Jim Steele is also offering "Buzzard Coulee, Ash Creek, Mifflin and
>>> Park Forest." Anyone want to try to get some photos? He could have
>>> purchased the Holbrook/other stones, so not trying to point any
>>> fingers here.
>>>
>>> Kudos to Mendy for spotting this one - completely missed it.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Jason
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: Michael Blood <mlblood at cox.net>
>>>> Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:37 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
>>>> To: Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou at yahoo.com>, Meteorite List
>>>> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am pretty sure Steve Shoner has found more
>>>> Holbrook than anyone on the list...
>>>> Steve....whaddayathink? Of is a photo insufficient
>>>> To form an opinion?
>>>> Michael
>>>>
>>>> On 10/25/12 8:31 AM, "Mendy Ouzillou" <ouzillou at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> There is a large 53.3g Holbrook being offered for sale on Facebook
>>>>> that
>>>>> looks a bit weird to me. The seller, Jim Steele, states that he found
>>>>>
>>>>> it in
>>>>> 1998. I do not see contraction cracks or other features that I
>>>>> associate
>>>>> with "recently" found Holbrooks. It looks like an NWA to me. I know
>>>>> there
>>>>> are true Holbrook experts on this list that could instantly tell, so
>>>>> before
>>>>> I call BS on this offer, I'd like to get a second or third opinion. I
>>>>>
>>>>> know
>>>>> not everyone on this list is on FB, so if you do not have a FB account,
>>>>>
>>>>> I
>>>>> can email you the picture. In case this is real, please PM me and
>>>>> based on
>>>>> responses, I will let everyone know the verdict.
>>>>> http://on.fb.me/P5n9xR
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Mendy
>>>>>
>>>>> ______________________________________________
>>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ______________________________________________
>>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jim Wooddell
>> jimwooddell at gmail.com
>> 928-247-2675
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>
> Message: 13
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:44:59 -0400
> From: Greg Hup? <gmhupe at centurylink.net>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] NWA 7319 Melt Breccia Specimens - AD
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Message-ID: <B2F3A9836B0344DD89D7E7D7ABA7FC6A at Gregor>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8";
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>
> Dear List Members,
>
> I would like to announce and offer a new Melt Breccia that has just become
> Official in the Meteoritical Bulletin this week. NWA 7319 is a stunning L5
> Melt Breccia with a shock stage of 6 and weathering grade of 1/2. The Total
>
> Known Weight is 6414 grams in a single very solid stone, most of which now
> resides in the 4120 gram main mass that has been sold already. This new
> meteorite displays gorgeous melt 'rivers' enveloping 'islands' of matrix
> with a nice amount of large and small vesicles, all covered with smallish
> metals flakes. The large complete slices have a very generous size-to-weight
>
> ratio meaning that you get more display surface to the weight investment!
> This meteorite is incredibly durable and the dense material allowed for a
> very high polish that was difficult to photograph.
>
> I only have the 18 specimens listed below so if you are interested, please
> send me an email to request pricing and to let me know what your first two
> or three choices are. I will offer these on a first-come, first-served basis
>
> and believe they will find new homes very quickly!
>
> Best Regards,
> Greg Hupe
>
> NWA 7319 L5 Melt Breccia (NEW):
> Available Specimens as of this email:
> *cs ? complete slice
> ps - part slice
>
> 335g end cut
> 126mm x 98mm x 18mm
> 1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000001a.jpg
> 2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000001b.jpg
>
> 121.28g cs
> 144mm x 127mm x 2mm
> 1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000002a.jpg
> 2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000002b.jpg
>
> 119.5g cs
> 152mm x 126mm x 2mm
> 1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000003a.jpg
> 2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000003b.jpg
>
> 119.29g cs
> 135mm x 117mm x 3mm
> 1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000004a.jpg
> 2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000004b.jpg
>
> 115.6g cs
> 145mm x 122mm x 2mm
> 1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000005a.jpg
> 2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000005b.jpg
>
> 114.06g cs
> 143mm x 120mm x 3mm
> 1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000006a.jpg
> 2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000006b.jpg
>
> 110.94g cs
> 139mm x 120mm x 2mm
> 1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000007a.jpg
> 2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000007b.jpg
>
> 106.32g cs
> 140mm x 120mm x 2mm
> 1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000008a.jpg
> 2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000008b.jpg
>
> 99.04g cs
> 121mm x 119mm x 2mm
> 1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000009a.jpg
> 2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000009b.jpg
>
> 97.16g cs
> 133mm x 112mm x 2mm
> 1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000010a.jpg
> 2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000010b.jpg
>
> 87.12g cs
> 144mm x 121mm x 1.5mm
> 1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000011a.jpg
> 2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000011b.jpg
>
> 85.54g cs
> 123mm x 113mm x 2mm
> 1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000012a.jpg
> 2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000012b.jpg
>
> 67.58g cs
> 117mm x 110mm x 2mm
> 1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000013a.jpg
> 2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000013b.jpg
>
> 27.7g ps
> 92mm x 52mm x 1.5mm
> 1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000014a.jpg
> 2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000014b.jpg
>
> 15.9g ps
> 62mm x 65mm x 1.5mm
> 1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000015a.jpg
> 2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000015b.jpg
>
> 6.2g ps
> 54mm x 27mm x 1.5mm
> 1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000016a.jpg
> 2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000016b.jpg
>
> 2.15g ps
> 34mm x 15mm x 1.5mm
> 1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000017a.jpg
> 2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000017b.jpg
>
> 1.82g ps
> 23mm x 16mm x 1.5mm
> 1) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000018a.jpg
> 2) http://www.lunarrock.com/nwa7319/Img_000018b.jpg
>
> Thank you for your interest in NWA 7319, and if you are just looking, please
>
> enjoy!
>
> Best regards,
> Greg
>
> ====================
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> The Hup? Collection
> gmhupe at centurylink.net
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> ====================
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>
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>
> Message: 14
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:48:58 -0700 (PDT)
> From: drtanuki <drtanuki at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteor detected by MBIQ over Ontario Canada
> confirmed
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
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>
> Dear List,
> Meteor detected by MBIQ over Ontario Canada; now has been confirmed.
> http://mbiq.blogspot.jp/2012/10/mbiq-detects-ontario-canada-meteor.html
> Bookmark this site if you wish advanced information about meteor detection
> using MBIQ *meteor Bot Internet Query bot artificial intelligence AI.
> Dirk Ross...Tokyo
>
>
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>
> Message: 15
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:10:40 -0700
> From: "Mendy Ouzillou" <ouzillou at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] And so the Novato meteor-wrongs on eBay
> begin ...
> To: "'Meteorite List'" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Message-ID: <07b001cdb338$3eecf6f0$bcc6e4d0$_at_com>
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>
> Unfortunately using Jennisken's back and forth as a supporting argument
> that
> no one can be sure: http://bit.ly/WNkOLa
> I've contacted him to tell him this is not a meteorite - we'll see what
> happens. I don't do this often because I know based on other's efforts it
> is a waste of time and effort, but what the heck, I'm looking to be
> surprised (pleasantly).
> Mendy
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 16
> Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:22:35 -0500
> From: "Brandon D." <b1dunovant at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] And so the Novato meteor-wrongs on eBay
> begin ...
> To: Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou at yahoo.com>, 'Meteorite List'
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Message-ID: <mgoh3i2vonu7utywaccj43ym.1351228811817 at email.android.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>
> Hi Mendy,
>
> I did the same thing actually about 15 minutes ago. I told him it looked
> like serpentinized dunite He asked for the input in his description so I had
> no problem kindly letting him know it wasn't a meteorite.
>
> What would you guess it is?
>
> Regards,
> Brandon D.
>
> Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>Unfortunately using Jennisken's back and forth as a supporting argument
>> that
>>no one can be sure: http://bit.ly/WNkOLa
>>I've contacted him to tell him this is not a meteorite - we'll see what
>>happens. I don't do this often because I know based on other's efforts it
>>is a waste of time and effort, but what the heck, I'm looking to be
>>surprised (pleasantly).
>>Mendy
>>
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> Message: 17
> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:32:01 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Mark Bowling <minador at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
> To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
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>
> I guess we stand corrected...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Stuart McDaniel <actionshooting at carolina.rr.com>
> To: Mark Bowling <minador at yahoo.com>; meteorite-list
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Cc:
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 5:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
>
> The guy that has it for sale just posted that he actually was the one to
> find it.
>
>
>
>
> *****************************
> Stuart McDaniel
> Lawndale, NC
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> Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society
>
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>
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> -----Original Message----- From: Mark Bowling
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 8:21 PM
> To: meteorite-list
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
>
> I agree with Jason, it doesn't look quite right.
>
> It's always hard to tell from photos, but if it looked this way in person, I
> would not have guessed Holbook.? If someone cleans/shines them up, it can
> really change the look of them.
>
> I've found a lot Holbrook and seen a lot taken in the field, and I thought I
> knew them well.? But I was surprised a few years ago at the difference, when
> I saw one cleaned with chapstick just hours after being found in front of
> many witnesses.? I had to adjust my thinking (I've always left mine as
> found, dirt and all, and I'm glad I have).
>
> But even so, that doesn't really change the thickness of the crust.? It just
> looks strange - it could be a Holbrook that's been handled a lot, like being
> carried in a pocket (???).
>
> Unless you really trust this person, I'd stay away, but that's just me (the
> seller could be on the up and up).
>
> Mark
>
> P.S nice finds Jim!
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: jason utas <jasonutas at gmail.com>
> To: Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
>
> Hello Jim,
> I see finely textured crust with surface rust.? Looks like a Holbrook.
> I think the lighting of the photo on facebook is throwing you off.
> It's quite different.
> Regards,
> Jason
>
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Jim Wooddell <jimwooddell at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Hi Jason!
>>
>> So what do you think about this one?
>>
>> http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa325/desertsunburn/IMG_3252.jpg
>> which is a Holbrook found on the 99th Anniversary of the fall.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 12:22 PM, jason utas <jasonutas at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hello All,
>>> Texture's completely off.? Newly found Holbrooks can be weathered. but
>>> always show a discrete layer of fusion crust that has not been
>>> mechanically altered much since 1912.? Surface rust, yes.? Places
>>> where it has chipped off, yes.? Contraction cracks...usually.
>>>
>>> But, little abrasion -- certainly not extensive sand-blasting.
>>>
>>> The stone pictured has been desert-varnished to the point that it has
>>> "remnant-crust," or a layer of thin-to-non-existent fusion crust,
>>> which, as Mendy notes, is similar to the weathering seen on NWA's.
>>>
>>> If it's a Holbrook, it's a find from a unique area where the stone has
>>> weathered differently from...any other Holbrook I've ever seen.
>>>
>>> A real one:
>>>
>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-11-4-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-90-CRUSTED-/221144642054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7206
>>>
>>> Note the fine detail still present on the crust.
>>>
>>> And again:
>>>
>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/LARGE-18-6-gram-HOLBROOK-METEORITE-ABOUT-50-CRUSTED-/221144641606?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d3f7046
>>>
>>> Jim Steele is also offering "Buzzard Coulee, Ash Creek, Mifflin and
>>> Park Forest."? Anyone want to try to get some photos?? He could have
>>> purchased the Holbrook/other stones, so not trying to point any
>>> fingers here.
>>>
>>> Kudos to Mendy for spotting this one - completely missed it.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Jason
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: Michael Blood <mlblood at cox.net>
>>>> Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 11:37 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook for sale on Facebook
>>>> To: Mendy Ouzillou <ouzillou at yahoo.com>, Meteorite List
>>>> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am pretty sure Steve Shoner has found more
>>>> Holbrook than anyone on the list...
>>>> Steve....whaddayathink? Of is a photo insufficient
>>>> To form an opinion?
>>>>? ? ? ? Michael
>>>>
>>>> On 10/25/12 8:31 AM, "Mendy Ouzillou" <ouzillou at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> There is a large 53.3g Holbrook being offered for sale on Facebook
>>>>> that
>>>>> looks a bit weird to me.? The seller, Jim Steele, states that he found
>>>>> it in
>>>>> 1998.? I do not see contraction cracks or other features that I
>>>>> associate
>>>>> with "recently" found Holbrooks. It looks like an NWA to me.? I know
>>>>> there
>>>>> are true Holbrook experts on this list that could instantly tell, so
>>>>> before
>>>>> I call BS on this offer, I'd like to get a second or third opinion.? I
>>>>> know
>>>>> not everyone on this list is on FB, so if you do not have a FB account,
>>>>> I
>>>>> can email you the picture.? In case this is real, please PM me and
>>>>> based on
>>>>> responses, I will let everyone know the verdict.
>>>>> http://on.fb.me/P5n9xR
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Mendy
>>>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
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>> 928-247-2675
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