[meteorite-list] Invitation to View David Weir's 'MeteoriteStudies.com'

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <*meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com*> Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 18:22:38 -0500 Message-ID: <CAKBPJW8pzseOX6h9HJ+=YADJWT-HjX8Jg_OwZ-PQ=-6gjqM-Lg_at_mail.gmail.com> · meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com

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On 1/7/13, Kevin Kichinka <marsrox at gmail.com> wrote:
> Team Meteorite:
>
>
> If you have never visited this authoritative website dedicated to
> meteorites, take a look now and I'm sure that you will bookmark its
> URL for further reference. David continuously reads and evaluates the
> latest research papers on meteorites, updating his site with the most
> relevant data.
>
> Accompanied by meteorite backstories illustrated with images of
> specimens, MeteoriteStudies.com is the world's #1 'go to' website for
> all involved in the search, study and collection of meteorites.
>
> I asked David how he got started in the hobby and the impetus for his
> website.
>
> "When I was 5 years old, my brother and I found a strange melted stone
> in a shallow depression in our backyard.  He said it was probably a
> meteorite, and that assumption was verified by his elementary school
> teacher.  Of course, the material was actually slag from the
> fireplace, but that event created an awe in my mind about such things.
>
> I began my meteorite studies website as a notebook of sorts to keep up
> with the rapid increase in "modern" research results in the field of
> meteoritics, and my interest in the subject has grown exponentially."
>
> Seeing first light in 1997, the website is approaching it's 16th
> anniversary of serving collectors worldwide.
>
> I am writing in support for this site today because I am honored to
> again have some of my work selected to appear there. David has just
> added my latest expo, "The Rise of the Raj and the Fall of Shergotty".
>
> To persuade you to check out his site and then the Shergotty story, I
> am pleased to post his review (used by permission) -
>
> "I suddenly finished the conclusion of your novella about the fall of
> Shergotty, and wished for more. The results are superior. The story of
> Shergotty could only have been expanded into such an enjoyable novella
> by you, and your talent is worthy of an award."
>
> No awards necessary, I'm just the messenger.
>
> But I hope to enthusiastically encourage list members to check out
> David's site now before you forget, and after being amazed by the
> wealth of information and bookmarking it for later reference, take
> awhile to read the powerful story of a namesake of Mars meteorites,
> with illustrations by Dorothy Norton.
>
> "?I at first doubted whether it was a true aerolite or not, in
> consequence of the colour being different from the one that fell in
> the Furreedpore District in 1850... but I find from Mr. Peppe, the
> Sub-Deputy Opium Agent, that there can be no doubt of its being a true
> aerolite, as he has seen two that fell in the District...? (This
> account of the fall of Shergotty is found in a deposition submitted in
> late 1865 by W.C. Costley, Deputy Magistrate in Bihar, India.)
>
> And perhaps another day, return to learn more about the meteorites in
> your collection, and then spend some quality time in post-Napoleonic
> France, reading about the October, 1815 fall of Chassigny...
>
>  "... where upon the plateau above Dijon, when like all stillness this
> one was also broken, not from an echo of Waterloo, but by a volley
> from the God of War."
>
> Then complete the only trilogy of Mars namesake meteorite falls by
> becoming acquainted with Nakhla...
>
> "El Nakhla El Baharia. The original name for a piece of Mars fallen
> from the heavens, impacting the ancient dust of the Pharaohs, an
> object now probed by scholars seeking signs of life lived on that
> world. The Holy Grail of meteorites. "
>
> Following your walk through Nakhla's 'science and circumstances',
> consider then the detailed, forensic evidence related to the 'tale of
> the dog' legendarily left "like ashes in a moment" - our hobby's most
> compelling legend. Written in 1998, this description remains the only
> comprehensive, scholarly look at this event. Recently, David
> thoughtfully reviewed the evidence again and his new commentary
> appears, constraining the argument further.
>
> I am grateful to David for growing my audience of readers by adding my
> work to his. In our 'pay-per-view' world, Meteoritestudies.com allows
> everyone to freely reference and learn about the rocks from space that
> enthrall us all.
>
> >From Nine Degrees North....
>
> Kevin Kichinka
> Rio del Oro, Santa Ana, Costa Rica
> 'The Global Meteorite Price Report - 2013'
> www.theartofcollectingmeteorites.com
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