[meteorite-list] Sanding and Polishing Paper Grits - need some

From: Michael Gilmer <michael_w_gilmer_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 17:05:09 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <54418.79188.qm_at_web58402.mail.re3.yahoo.com>

Oh great sages of the list - thank you! :)

Doug is in Tucson and I know his plate must be full, so I'll drop him
a line after the show and see if he has any left. Also, the grits
are listed in his ad, that might point me in the right direction.

Thanks!

MikeG



.........................................................
Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
Member of the Meteoritical Society.
Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com
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--- On Sun, 2/1/09, benjamin de la vega <bldlv1964 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: benjamin de la vega <bldlv1964 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sanding and Polishing Paper Grits - need some
> To: michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com, meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com, "John.L.Cabassi" <John at Cabassi.net>
> Date: Sunday, February 1, 2009, 4:46 PM
> That's right, it was?Doug, what the hell was I
> thinking?
>
> Sorry Mike & Doug!
> Ben de la Vega
>
> --- On Sun, 2/1/09, John.L.Cabassi <John at Cabassi.net>
> wrote:
>
> From: John.L.Cabassi <John at Cabassi.net>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Sanding and Polishing Paper
> Grits - need some
> To: michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com,
> meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Sunday, February 1, 2009, 2:16 PM
>
> G'Day Mike
> This might help.
> http://www.mail-archive.com/meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com/msg69157.html
>
> Cheers
> John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Gilmer"
> <michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com>
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 12:40 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Sanding and Polishing Paper Grits
> - need some
>
>
> > Hi friends and listees!
> >
> > A while back on the list, someone was offering a
> packet of sandpaper
> > sheets. These sheets were in progressively finer
> grits - for polishing
> > meteorites. The packets had several sheets, a few of
> each grit,
> > and were priced pretty cheap. I should have bought
> some, but I
> > didn't. Does anyone remember who was selling
> them? I tried to search
> > the mailing list archives, and my own saved list
> emails, but I
> couldn't
> > find it. It may have been Mexico Doug - but I am not
> sure.
> >
> > If someone can point me in the right direction, please
> contact me
> > offlist.
> >
> > I want to practice my polishing skills on some
> low-value UNWA stones,
> > and I want to experiment with the different grits.
> >
> > (no thanks, I don't want the eggs with my grits,
> but I will take a
> > fresh cup of coffee.)
> >
> > Regards and clear skies,
> >
> > MikeG
> >
> >
> >
> .........................................................
> > Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
> > Member of the Meteoritical Society.
> > Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
> > Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and
> http://www.glassthrower.com
> >
> ..........................................................
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On Sun, 2/1/09,
> meteorite-list-request at meteoritecentral.com
> > <meteorite-list-request at meteoritecentral.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> From: meteorite-list-request at meteoritecentral.com
> >>
> <meteorite-list-request at meteoritecentral.com>
> >> Subject: Meteorite-list Digest, Vol 65, Issue 2
> >> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> >> Date: Sunday, February 1, 2009, 11:00 AM
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> >> Today's Topics:
> >>
> >> 1. Latest news on Moroc Fall posted 1FEB09
> (drtanuki)
> >> 2. FW: Additional report on the Tamdakht
> meteorite fall
> >> -
> >> correction (Meteorite-Recon.com)
> >> 3. Re: [AD] Oriented chondrites (Michael
> Gilmer)
> >> 4. AD: Dhofar 910 Lunar - Lowest Price! (RJP)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 1
> >> Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 07:36:11 -0800 (PST)
> >> From: drtanuki <drtanuki at yahoo.com>
> >> Subject: [meteorite-list] Latest news on Moroc
> Fall posted
> >> 1FEB09
> >> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> >> Message-ID:
> >>
> <914373.42387.qm at web53205.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> >>
> >> Dear List,
> >>
> >> The Latest news on Moroc Fall posted 1FEB09.
> Thank you to
> >> Dr. Svend Buhl.
> >>
> >> Please scroll down there are other posts that I
> have not
> >> posted to the Metlist. Thank you. Dirk
> Ross..Tokyo
> >>
> >> http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 2
> >> Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:37:01 +0100
> >> From: "Meteorite-Recon.com"
> >> <info at niger-meteorite-recon.de>
> >> Subject: [meteorite-list] FW: Additional report on
> the
> >> Tamdakht
> >> meteorite fall - correction
> >> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> >> Message-ID:
> >>
> <28906286.1634171233502621098.JavaMail.servlet at kundenserver>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> >>
> >> sorry, wrong link, it should have read like this:
> >>
> >>
> http://www.meteorite-recon.com/en/meteorite%20tamdaght%201.htm
> >>
> >> Svend
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----------------
> >>
> >> Good Morning everybody,
> >>
> >> After reading through the various posts on the
> subject,
> >> private correspondence,
> >> media reports, field photos, coordinates and
> information
> >> streaming in from
> >> Morocco, I personally have arrived at the
> conclusion that
> >> Tamdakht is a
> >> meteorite fall, which is much better documented
> than
> >> similar events of the
> >> past. I appreciate the work the Morrocan
> enthusiasts,
> >> hunters and dealers have
> >> accomplished. Particularly as they were able to
> locate the
> >> fall site before the
> >> heavy rains in mid January.
> >>
> >> Philippe Thomas was already so kind to share
> information on
> >> his website and I
> >> think he did a great job in giving an accurate
> picture. I
> >> too had the fortune
> >> to receive 1st hand reports from the field from
> our
> >> Moroccan friends and I have
> >> compiled these in the report published here:
> >>
> >>
> http://www.meteorite-recon.com/en/meteorite%20tamdaght%202.htm
> >>
> >> The report also contains the English translation
> of the
> >> article in "Al Masah"
> >> from December 28. Note that the article speaks of
> a similar
> >> fireball sighting
> >> in Tunesia from December 18. The Tunesian fireball
> also
> >> produced seismic shock
> >> waves. This may become interesting should fresh
> finds from
> >> Tunesia become
> >> public in the near future.
> >>
> >> I may add a few personal thoughts on issues
> discussed here
> >> on the list,
> >> regarding the Tamdakht fall and its recovery:
> >>
> >> "the impact was heard"
> >>
> >> Several witnesses, including those interviewd by
> the
> >> newspaper "Al Masah"
> >> stated that a "seismic shock wave was heard
> and the
> >> ground was shaking at the
> >> "collision of the celestial body with a
> >> mountain." At that time the location of
> >> the potential touchdown was still unknown. It is
> most
> >> probable that eye
> >> witnesses, unfamiliar with meteoritic phenomena,
> presumed
> >> that such sounds
> >> could only be caused by an explosion due to an
> impact.
> >> Anybody who has ever
> >> done an interview with an eyewitness of a
> meteorite fall
> >> will recognize this
> >> assumption as it is quite common.
> >>
> >> "the crater vs. impact pit issue"
> >>
> >> There has been some confusion regarding field
> images from
> >> the Tamdakht area. It
> >> is very common to hear "pit" or
> "hole"
> >> translated as "crater". We had that with
> >> the Hosur fall and the Bassikounou fall, where eye
> >> witnesses and official
> >> sources reported "craters" that were in
> fact an
> >> impact pits, or impact holes.
> >> This is particularly an issue when reports in Arab
> or
> >> French are translated
> >> into English, but there are probably a number of
> other
> >> languages that do not
> >> provide capability to distinguish between both
> terms
> >> precisely.
> >>
> >> "chondrules vs no chondrules"
> >>
> >> Anyone who had the chance to study material of the
> Tamdakht
> >> fall will agree
> >> that the material differs enough from the known
> Mahgreb
> >> falls to distinguish it
> >> from other material circulating. Most fractured
> surfaces
> >> show chondrules,
> >> although they are usually small (1-2mm) and are
> quite
> >> fading with the
> >> surrounding matrix. Some fractured surfaces show
> >> slickensides on which there
> >> are no chondrules to see, which explains the
> comment of a
> >> honored list member,
> >> who did not find chondrules on the fractured
> surfaces of
> >> his specimen. Any
> >> larger polished cut surface will show well defined
> >> chondrules in good contrast.
> >>
> >>
> >> We will continue the report on our website with
> additional
> >> informatio and I am
> >> looking forward to hear impressions on the new
> material
> >> from Tucson.
> >>
> >> Thanks for your interest
> >>
> >> Svend
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> www.meteorite-recon.com
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 3
> >> Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 08:12:25 -0800 (PST)
> >> From: Michael Gilmer
> <michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] [AD] Oriented
> chondrites
> >> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> >> Message-ID:
> >> <7336.64596.qm at web58402.mail.re3.yahoo.com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> >>
> >> Hi Tomasz!
> >>
> >> What a SPECTACULAR oriented stone! That first
> stone is
> >> absolutely
> >> beautiful. I cannot afford to buy, but it sure is
> fun to
> >> window
> >> shop. ;)
> >>
> >> Best regards and clear skies,
> >>
> >> MikeG
> >>
> >>
> .........................................................
> >> Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
> >> Member of the Meteoritical Society.
> >> Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
> >> Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and
> >> http://www.glassthrower.com
> >>
> ..........................................................
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Message: 14
> >> Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:52:23 +0100
> >> From: "Tomasz Jakubowski"
> <illaenus at wp.pl>
> >> Subject: [meteorite-list] [AD] Oriented chondrites
> >> To: meteorite-list
> >> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> >> Message-ID: <49857ee7b11f56.22021155 at wp.pl>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-2
> >>
> >> Dear List Members,
> >>
> >> I have beautiful oriented, fresh chondrites from
> Sahara
> >> desert.
> >> Both of specimen are full oriented, with radial
> flow lines,
> >> rollover
> >> lips and fresh fusion cust.
> >>
> >> First of them have 485 grams. Amazing
> orientation!! I
> >> purchased this
> >> specimen 2 years ago in Rissani.
> >>
> http://picasaweb.google.pl/illaenus/NWAOriented485Grams#
> >>
> >> Second piece have 435 grams :
> >>
> http://picasaweb.google.pl/illaenus/NWAOriented435G#
> >>
> >>
> >> Offers and questions please send direct to -
> >> illaenus at gmail.com
> >>
> >>
> >> Kind Regards
> >> Tomasz Jakubowski
> >> IMCA #2321
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Free Tibet
> >>
> >>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ------------------------------
> >>
> >> Message: 4
> >> Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 10:59:46 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
> >> From: RJP <yellowengine at earthlink.net>
> >> Subject: [meteorite-list] AD: Dhofar 910 Lunar -
> Lowest
> >> Price!
> >> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> >> Message-ID:
> >>
> <8719009.1233507586679.JavaMail.root at elwamui-norfolk.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
> >>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> >>
> >> I remember a week or so ago, someone mentioned
> that Dhofar
> >> 910 could not be found for less than ~$775/g.
> >>
> >> Well, here you go... "a cure for the Tucson
> >> blues", a "super Bowl Special".. as
> some
> >> dealers proclaim.
> >>
> >> Dhofar 910 - 0.74g thin slice, dimensions of 23 X
> 9 X 2mm.
> >> Large clast of anorthosite, gas bubbles, ect.
> >>
> >> $675 per gram plus fifty cent!.. Priority Mail
> postage.
> >> This is my rock bottom price. See photos here:
> >>
> >> http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/569165160RMTnOx
> >>
> >> Please email with additional questions and/or to
> obtain
> >> larger photos. Thanks!
> >>
> >> Ryan Pawelski
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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