[meteorite-list] Trivia Contest - Win Free Meteorite Micromounts

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 18:11:44 -0400
Message-ID: <CAKBPJW_hCTQqHCYROqELzBRXR9zuF+UX9aUtYoB4kiu=qyLi5g_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Lois and List,

I should clarify. For the first question, I am looking for the NAME
of that particular meteorite. :)

Best regards,

MikeG



On 3/12/14, Lois <lois.merritt at gmail.com> wrote:
> Here is my try --
>
> 1 - C ungrouped or "C UNGR"
> 2 - 1980 Chevy Malibu
> 3 - Pope Pius III
> 4 - krotite
> 5 - Catalina Sky Survey observer Richard Kowalski
>
> bonus - Mbale meteorite
>
> *crossing fingers*
>
> Lois
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> On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 5:39 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks <
> meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Listees,
>>
>> A couple of List members and myself used to have periodic contests to
>> win free meteorites. I have not seen any of these contests in a long
>> time. Last night, I went through my micromount drawer to reconcile my
>> inventory and I ran across a few stray micros. These are not
>> substantial enough to sell, so I am going to give them away. :)
>>
>> Here are the micros that are up for grabs :
>>
>> D'Orbigny (angrite) - a few tiny Bessey specks.
>>
>> Chelyabinsk (shockwave glass) - I received a large shard of glass,
>> which I whacked with a hammer to break it down into smaller pieces I
>> could resell. Some of the shards are very tiny and almost
>> powder-like. I will collect these into a gelatin capsule.
>>
>> KT-Boundary - I broke down a large piece of KT-boundary material and
>> some of it is very fine in consistency, like sand. I will collect
>> this into a capsule.
>>
>> Katol (L6) - fine sand-like particles.
>>
>> Uruacu (iron shale) - fine shale particles.
>>
>> NWA 528 (H4) - fine sand-like particles.
>>
>> How do you win these free micros? Be the first person to reply to the
>> List with the correct answers to the following meteorite trivia
>> questions. Do not email the answers directly to me, please post your
>> answer to the List (using "Reply All" is OK).
>>
>> 1) There is only one ungrouped type-1 carbonaceous chondrite. What is
>> it?
>>
>> 2) What was the year, make, and model of the car struck by the
>> Peekskill meteorite?
>>
>> 3) Which Pope received a piece of the Ensisheim meteorite?
>>
>> 4) A new mineral was discovered in a meteorite that was originally
>> found in Morocco in 1934. What is the mineral?
>>
>> 5) Who discovered the Almahata Sitta meteorite while it was still in
>> space?
>>
>> Bonus Question (answer this one and get an extra micromount of my
>> choice) : What meteorite was thought (by the local finders) to contain
>> a cure for AIDS?
>>
>> I will announce the winner as soon as I receive the winning reply.
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> MikeG
>>
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