[meteorite-list] Meteorite samples
From: Gabriel De Kooker <gdekooker_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:53:34 2004 Message-ID: <OE16iFC1c0xJK5OuLID00001acd_at_hotmail.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C2A4FB.9E830B50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings list I have a few problems and my first problem is that I have a box with 9 samples ready to send but I don't know where because we here in South Africa have almost no experts in meteorites and they will just confiscate everything meteoric in my mineral collection if they found out about it.So the only option open to me is to send the samples overseas to an expert there for verification, so can anybody please help me in this regard. I need some advice on another small problem that face me: close to where I live there is this regmaglyphed stone of at least 40 kg but the problem is it is lying right in front of=20 somebody's gate post and there is a business next door who=20 has a security guard who is a real pain in the ass and has=20 already chased me on my first atempt to get the stone. The stone itself is not that big and I can lift a equivalent=20 piece of granite without problems but this one is just to heavy to make a quick getaway with. The options open to me is: (1)Bribe the guard to help me (2)Wait for the gaurd to go to sleep and perform the raid (3)Aproach the owner of the stone an try to persuade him to give it to me. There is something else, on saturday I found something amazing: A FULLY ORIENTED stone with deep thumbprints on the one face and clearly visible flow lines in all other=20 surfaces. The crust is smooth exept for the ripples and flow lines and is chocolate brown in color. there was a piece that broke of recently revieling that it is some kind of basalt that I have never seen before and it is totally non-magnetic and even a rare earth magnet won't move a millimetre towards this stone.I found it on a place where they dump building rubble and also the ground that the excavate fo the foundations of new buildings. sample #4 also come from the same place and I will include a sample of my new find as soon as I can figure out a way to remove a piece without maring the=20 beauty of this stone. It will be sample #9. =20 Goodby and thanks ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C2A4FB.9E830B50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#c0c0c0> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Greetings list</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have a few problems and my first = problem is that=20 I have a box</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>with 9 samples ready to send but I = don't know=20 where because</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>we here in South Africa have almost no = experts in=20 meteorites</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>and they will just confiscate = everything meteoric=20 in my mineral</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>collection if they found out about = it.So the only=20 option open</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>to me is to send the samples overseas = to an expert=20 there</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>for verification, so can anybody = please help=20 me in this regard.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I need some advice on another small = problem that=20 face me:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>close to where I live there is this = regmaglyphed=20 stone of at</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>least 40 kg but the problem is it is = lying right in=20 front of </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>somebody's gate post and there is a = business next=20 door who </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>has a security guard who is a real pain = in the ass=20 and has </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>already chased me on my first atempt to = get the=20 stone.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The stone itself is not that big and I = can lift a=20 equivalent </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>piece of granite without problems but = this one is=20 just to</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>heavy to make a quick getaway = with.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The options open to me is:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(1)Bribe the guard to help = me</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(2)Wait for the gaurd to go to sleep = and perform=20 the raid</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(3)Aproach the owner of the stone an = try to=20 persuade him</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> to give it to = me.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>There is something else, on saturday I = found=20 something</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>amazing: A FULLY ORIENTED stone with = deep=20 thumbprints</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>on the one face and clearly visible = flow lines in=20 all other </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>surfaces. The crust is smooth exept for = the ripples=20 and flow</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>lines and is chocolate brown in color. = there was a=20 piece that</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>broke of recently revieling that it is = some kind of=20 basalt that</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have never seen before and it is = totally=20 non-magnetic and</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>even a rare earth magnet won't move a = millimetre=20 towards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>this stone.I found it on a place = where they=20 dump building</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>rubble and also the ground that = the excavate=20 fo the foundations</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>of new buildings. sample #4 also come = from the same=20 place</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>and I will include a sample of my new = find as soon=20 as I can</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>figure out a way to remove a piece = without maring=20 the </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>beauty of this stone. It will be sample = #9.</FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Goodby and = thanks</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01C2A4FB.9E830B50-- Received on Mon 16 Dec 2002 05:06:52 AM PST |
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