[meteorite-list] Freebie Taken!

From: Michael Gilmer <michael_w_gilmer_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 09:44:09 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <7839.24455.qm_at_web58405.mail.re3.yahoo.com>

Hi folks!

Both freebies are now taken - in a record time of about 2 minutes!

Best regards to everyone and Happy New Year!

MikeG




----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Gilmer" <michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 9:33 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] New Year Freebie - Move Quick!


> Hi Listees!
>
> To celebrate the coming of 2009, I am offering a mystery freebie
> meteorite to the first two CONUS residents to who respond to this
> post.
>
> I am giving away a free stony meteorite and a free iron meteorite.
>
> Both are small, but are quite nice for their small size.
>
> The first responder will get their choice of stone or iron.
>
> The second responder will get the other specimen not taken by responder
> #1.
>
> This offer is open to CONUS residents only.
>
> If I get a flood of responses, I will reply to the "winners" of the
> freebies, and will post a "stop" notice to the list to let everyone
> else know that the freebies are taken.
>
> Happy New Year 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
> MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/fine_meteorites_4_sale
> ..........................................................
>

.........................................................
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
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/fine_meteorites_4_sale
..........................................................



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> 1. Re: Fun questions, or public FAQs (al mitterling)
> 2. Re: Fun questions, or public FAQs (al mitterling)
> 3. Fun questions, or public FAQs (JoshuaTreeMuseum)
> 4. Re: Fun questions, or public FAQs (Don Merchant)
> 5. Dawn Journal - December 30, 2008 (Ron Baalke)
> 6. Astronomy Picture of the Day 2008 December 31 (Roman)
> 7. Re: Update on New England Fireball of 12-29-08 (Jerry
> Flaherty)
> 8. Re: Astronomy Picture of the Day 2008 December 31
> (Jerry Flaherty)
> 9. Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - January 1, 2009
> (Michael Johnson)
> 10. Re: Tucson Show Auction now "up" (Michael L
> Blood)
> 11. AD - ebay auctions ending soon (Meteoriteshow)
> 12. Re: Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - January 1,
> 2009
> (Jerry Flaherty)
> 13. happy new everyone (steve arnold)
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>
> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:25:46 -0500
> From: "al mitterling" <almitt at kconline.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fun questions, or public FAQs
> To: "Mark Crawford"
> <mark at meteorites.cc>, "Meteorite List"
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Message-ID:
> <8C7C4AE6B10F49EE8DEBCE1312CDF603 at StarmanPC>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed;
> charset="iso-8859-1";
> reply-type=response
>
> Hi Mark and all,
>
> One thing I didn't realize for a long time was peoples
> preception of part
> slices and small fragments that many of us dealers sort of
> take for granted.
> One lady commented to me one time that she was amazed that
> they could find
> such a small crumb of Mars I had in my micro mounts (it was
> Zagami). It then
> dawned on me that some people see these small micros and
> think that was the
> whole piece found. I explained that it was from a much
> larger specimen that
> was cut and broke down to sell to micro collectors and that
> it would be
> really tough to test such a small piece as it would be
> mostly consumed and
> nothing left for sale.
>
> I have had other people comment on slices saying they sure
> are flat looking,
> not knowing they are looking at a slice being sold from a
> whole stone. Sure
> there are other misconceptions when they are looking but
> now know to let
> them know the small pieces and slices are cut from much
> larger specimens.
> Best!!
>
> --AL Mitterling
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Crawford" <mark at meteorites.cc>
> To: "Meteorite List"
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 5:34 AM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Fun questions, or public FAQs
>
>
> >I was reflecting yesterday on the fun I get showing my
> collection to
> >guests, and talking about meteorites to non-hobbyists.
> It got me thinking
> >that there are some standard questions which come up
> time and again.
> >
> > * "Where do you get them from?" [One of the
> few opportunities to use the
> > line 'I buy from dealers by the gram' in
> polite conversation :) ]
> >
> > * "How do you know they haven't just gone to
> the local DIY store and
> > bought a bag of gravel?" [or various versions of
> this]
> >
> > * "How do you know it really comes from Mars/the
> Moon/the asteroids?"
> >
> > ...and I suppose if the conversation comes round to
> it:
> >
> > * "HOW much???" :)
> >
> >
> > I wondered if other list members had any fun regular
> (or occasional) ones
> > to share?
> >
> > Mark
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:27:01 -0500
> From: "al mitterling" <almitt at kconline.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fun questions, or public FAQs
> To: "Mark Crawford"
> <mark at meteorites.cc>, "Meteorite List"
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Message-ID:
> <F6EF08A0EAC14F279970A9D00F1A2B79 at StarmanPC>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed;
> charset="iso-8859-1";
> reply-type=original
>
> Hi Mark and all,
>
> One thing I didn't realize for a long time was peoples
> perception of part
> slices and small fragments that many of us dealers sort of
> take for granted.
> One lady commented to me one time that she was amazed that
> they could find
> such a small crumb of Mars I had in my micro mounts (it was
> Zagami). It then
> dawned on me that some people see these small micros and
> think that was the
> whole piece found. I explained that it was from a much
> larger specimen that
> was cut and broke down to sell to micro collectors and that
> it would be
> really tough to test such a small piece as it would be
> mostly consumed and
> nothing left for sale.
>
> I have had other people comment on slices saying they sure
> are flat looking,
> not knowing they are looking at a slice being sold from a
> whole stone. Sure
> there are other misconceptions when they are looking but
> now know to let
> them know the small pieces and slices are cut from much
> larger specimens.
> Best!!
>
> --AL Mitterling
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Crawford" <mark at meteorites.cc>
> To: "Meteorite List"
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 5:34 AM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Fun questions, or public FAQs
>
>
> >I was reflecting yesterday on the fun I get showing my
> collection to
> >guests, and talking about meteorites to non-hobbyists.
> It got me thinking
> >that there are some standard questions which come up
> time and again.
> >
> > * "Where do you get them from?" [One of the
> few opportunities to use the
> > line 'I buy from dealers by the gram' in
> polite conversation :) ]
> >
> > * "How do you know they haven't just gone to
> the local DIY store and
> > bought a bag of gravel?" [or various versions of
> this]
> >
> > * "How do you know it really comes from Mars/the
> Moon/the asteroids?"
> >
> > ...and I suppose if the conversation comes round to
> it:
> >
> > * "HOW much???" :)
> >
> >
> > I wondered if other list members had any fun regular
> (or occasional) ones
> > to share?
> >
> > Mark
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:43:12 -0500
> From: "JoshuaTreeMuseum"
> <joshuatreemuseum at embarqmail.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Fun questions, or public FAQs
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Message-ID: <8C8961D73C0B45B39200E8318519B1DF at ET>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed;
> charset="iso-8859-1";
> reply-type=original
>
> Hello and Happy New Year to Al, Mark, and the List:
>
> A related question I get a lot is when people see meteorite
> spheres, they
> always want to know if they fell that way and how can
> meteorites be
> perfectly round. People also are confused about meteors
> from comets and
> meteors from the asteroid belt. They always want to know
> how many stones
> make it to Earth from the meteor showers. People also
> comment a lot about
> how hot meteorites must be when they make it to Earth.
> They're shocked when
> I tell them they are more likely to be cold.
>
> Phil Whitmer
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:08:14 -0500
> From: "Don Merchant"
> <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fun questions, or public FAQs
> To: "JoshuaTreeMuseum"
> <joshuatreemuseum at embarqmail.com>,
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Cc: Don Merchant <dmerchan at rochester.rr.com>
> Message-ID:
> <000c01c96b72$c00051e0$6401a8c0 at donaldmerchant>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed;
> charset="iso-8859-1";
> reply-type=response
>
> Hi List. One of the most difficult questions (ends up a 2
> part question) is
> "how do you know that these are REAL
> METEORITES".....I explain that I only
> deal with the top 10 or so Renown Dealers/Collectors in
> the world. This
> leads to the 2nd part question..."How do you know
> these Dealers/Collectors
> are selling that particular type Meteorite"
> Hmmmmm.......this has not been
> an easy question to answer. Though most will supply you
> with an
> identification card most do not have an official COA
> (Certificate of
> Authenticity) I know that Rob Elliot always supplied a nice
> looking COA
> which helped back-up the meteorite sale as authentic. I
> usually would reply
> to those asking me if the Dealers I buy from are really
> selling legit
> meteorites by saying..."These Dealers (Most of them)
> send a piece of the
> meteorite they find to a Laboratory to be analyzed and
> confirmed before
> selling them" Still a very hard question to answer.
> Anyone else run into
> this question? How do you answer it to your admirers of
> your collection?
> Sincerely
> Don Merchant
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JoshuaTreeMuseum"
> <joshuatreemuseum at embarqmail.com>
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 12:43 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Fun questions, or public FAQs
>
>
> > Hello and Happy New Year to Al, Mark, and the List:
> >
> > A related question I get a lot is when people see
> meteorite spheres, they
> > always want to know if they fell that way and how can
> meteorites be
> > perfectly round. People also are confused about
> meteors from comets and
> > meteors from the asteroid belt. They always want to
> know how many stones
> > make it to Earth from the meteor showers. People also
> comment a lot about
> > how hot meteorites must be when they make it to Earth.
> They're shocked
> > when I tell them they are more likely to be cold.
> >
> > Phil Whitmer
> > ______________________________________________
> > http://www.meteoritecentral.com
> > Meteorite-list mailing list
> > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> >
> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:44:52 -0800 (PST)
> From: Ron Baalke <baalke at zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Dawn Journal - December 30, 2008
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com (Meteorite Mailing
> List)
> Message-ID:
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>
> http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/journal_12_30_08.asp
>
> Dawn Journal
> Dr. Marc Rayman
> December 30, 2008
>
> Dear Dawncember30ths,
>
> Having fulfilled all of its assignments for 2008, the Dawn
> spacecraft has been unusually quiescent recently. While its
> operators on faraway Earth have no shortage of work, the
> probe
> patiently coasts in its orbit around the Sun, awaiting a
> brief
> encounter with Mars on February 17, which will steer it
> into a new
> orbit.
>
> On October 31, Dawn completed nearly all the ion thrusting
> that had
> been planned for 2008. On November 20, mission controllers
> directed
> the spacecraft to execute a short maneuver to fine-tune its
> trajectory. Its only activity since then has been the
> routine
> maintenance of the gimbal system used to point ion thruster
> #1. On
> December 3, it moved the mechanism through a range of
> angles to
> help redistribute lubricant, following the same commands
> that were
> used 2 months earlier.
>
> As viewed from Earth, Dawn passed through solar conjunction
> this month, appearing to be very
> close to the Sun. To visualize the geometry, suppose the
> Sun were
> at the center of a clock, with Earth at the end of the hour
> hand
> and the spacecraft at the tip of the minute hand. With the
> relative distances at the time of conjunction, the minute
> hand would
> be almost 1.6 times the length of the hour hand - an
> elegant design
> indeed. (This analogy applies only for the separation as
> viewed from
> Earth under limited circumstances. As explained in an
> earlier log,
> while Dawn is indeed farther from the Sun
> than Earth is, the planet travels more quickly around its
> orbit
> than the spacecraft does. This would be more akin to a
> clock on
> which the hour hand is longer than the minute hand; such
> timepieces are back-ordered at Dawn souvenir shops.)
>
> When Earth, the Sun, and the spacecraft are on a straight
> line,
> such as at 6:00, the Sun and spacecraft would appear to
> overlap
> from the perspective of an observer on Earth, near the
> bottom of
> the clock. As we noted last month, Dawn would not pass
> directly
> behind the Sun, because it does not orbit in the same plane
> as
> Earth. Therefore, the precisely linear arrangement of hands
> at
> exactly 6:00:00 never occurs. Pushing the clock analogy
> beyond its
> limits of usefulness, the minute hand would be bent toward
> the
> clock face, so it does not circle in quite the same plane
> as the
> hour hand. We shall ignore that enhancement for now but
> return to
> this point below. In the meantime, let's consider the
> arrangements
> that have occurred.
>
> On December 12, when the angle between the Sun and the
> spacecraft
> was at its minimum, it would be analogous to the alignment
> of the
> hands about 10 seconds from the hour, or the arrangement at
> 6:00:10. (Remember, this clock only has hour and minute
> hands;
> your correspondent types too slowly to be able to construct
> a
> useful analogy with a clock that includes a second hand.)
> When
> most modern interplanetary craft are within about 2 degrees
> of the
> Sun, normal communications may be less reliable. This
> limitation,
> which lasted about 2 weeks for Dawn, would correspond to
> half a
> minute on either side of 6:00, or between about 5:59:30 and
> 6:00:30.
>
> Despite the powerful interference caused by radio signals
> passing
> through the distorting environment of the Sun on their way
> from
> the spacecraft to Earth, enough of the transmissions made
> it
> through for engineers to confirm that the spacecraft
> remained
> healthy throughout the conjunction period. Dawn was
> programmed to
> modify its radio transmissions to account for the angle
> between it
> and the Sun. Operators chose to accept a reduced return of
> information from the ship's systems in exchange for
> boosting the
> quality of the signals used for navigation because of the
> upcoming
> flight by Mars. Some usable navigation data were obtained
> every
> day, but, as expected, most of the data, particularly
> during the 4
> days when the spacecraft was nearest the Sun, were too
> degraded to
> be useful in refining the parameters of Dawn's orbit.
>
> Now, as Earth and the spacecraft have progressed in their
> separate
> travels around the Sun (making an angle today equivalent to
> about
> 6:01:45 on our Dawn clock), the radio waves traverse a less
> tortuous path, so the signal quality has improved. After
> collecting and analyzing more navigational data, engineers
> will
> determine what refinement is needed to the trajectory to
> guarantee
> Dawn encounters Mars in just the right way to provide the
> needed
> gravitational deflection. Following the same procedure
> applied to
> the design of Dawn's first trajectory correction
> maneuver (TCM),
> the team will begin designing the
> second TCM early next month for the spacecraft to perform
> on
> January 15. In fact, the creative process has already
> begun; the
> maneuver has been given the imaginative appellation TCM2.
> Using
> those 4 characters (and perhaps a few others as well), the
> next
> log will report on the maneuver and provide some details on
> the
> nature of Dawn's gravitational interaction with Mars
> and how it
> affects the trajectory.
>
> The only reason for Dawn to travel to the vicinity of Mars
> is for
> the help to reach its targets in the asteroid belt.
> Nevertheless,
> as the probe races by, the team will take advantage of the
> opportunity to accomplish some bonus goals. Some of the
> plans will
> be covered in an upcoming log.
>
> In the meantime, as the thrill of conjunction begins to
> fade, our
> vast staff has yet to sort through all the data on how many
> terrestrial readers used this convenient alignment to guide
> their
> mental eyes toward the
> spacecraft. The Dawn project sincerely hopes all observers
> reaped
> the maximum possible inspiration and joy from solar
> conjunction,
> as the mission will not offer another like it. Our
> destinations,
> Vesta and Ceres, do not orbit the Sun in the same plane
> that Earth
> does, and Dawn must match its orbit to that of its targets.
> (The
> major planets orbit closer to the plane of Earth's
> orbit, and no
> spacecraft has ventured as far out of that plane to orbit
> another
> body as Dawn will.) While the probe is already in a
> slightly
> different plane from Earth's orbit now, the gravity of
> Mars and
> subsequent ion thrusting will propel it to still a greater
> angle.
> As a result, when Dawn and Earth find themselves on
> opposite sides
> of the Sun in the future, the alignment will not be as
> close as it
> was this month. Dawn's next apparent encounter with the
> Sun will
> be in November 2010, but it will appear to pass far enough
> north
> of the Sun that communications should not be significantly
> compromised. Following that, there will be 3 more times
> before the
> primary mission ends in 2015 that Earth and the spacecraft
> will be
> on opposite sides of the Sun, but in each case Dawn's
> path through
> Earth's skies will take it farther north or south of
> the brilliant
> landmark than in the 2008 conjunction. Nevertheless, each
> will be
> close enough that it may provide a visual reference once
> again to
> stir meditation upon the magnificence of a journey far away
> in the
> depths of space.
>
> Dawn is 11 million kilometers (7 million miles) from Mars.
> It is
> 372 million kilometers (231 million miles) from Earth, or
> 930
> times as far as the moon and 2.53 times as far as the Sun.
> Radio
> signals, traveling at the universal limit of the speed of
> light,
> take 41 minutes to make the round trip.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:10:15 -0500
> From: "Roman" <romanj at sympatico.ca>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Astronomy Picture of the Day 2008
> December
> 31
> To: "metlist"
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Message-ID:
> <BLU0-SMTP379B39D28EB3DC27A23244A4E40 at phx.gbl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed;
> charset="iso-8859-1";
> reply-type=response
>
> Astronomy Picture of the Day 2008 December 31
>
> http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap081231.html
>
> Click on the link and turn your sound up with full screen.
> Absolutely beautiful!
>
> HAPPY NEW YEAR.
>
> Roman Jirasek
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:03:34 -0500
> From: "Jerry Flaherty" <grf2 at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Update on New England
> Fireball of
> 12-29-08
> To:
> <meteoritefinder at yahoo.com>, <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Message-ID: <472C322B41F941488AEDB6DAE7DCA33A at ASUS>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed;
> charset=iso-8859-1;
> reply-type=original
>
> Thanks Much Robert. Keep us in the loop. That's only
> 100+ miles from
> me!!!!!!!!!!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Woolard"
> <meteoritefinder at yahoo.com>
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 11:09 AM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Update on New England Fireball of
> 12-29-08
>
>
> > List,
> >
> > Thanks to several of you who have emailed me with
> their appreciation for
> > my previous postings on the two recent
> fireballs/possible falls. I
> > appreciate you guys taking the time to do that.
> >
> > Here is PART of an update on the New England
> fireball. The map that
> > accompanies the report can be seen by going to:
> >
> > www.spaceweather.com
> >
> >
> > NEW ENGLAND FIREBALL: On Dec. 29th, around 9:30 pm
> EST, a blue-green
> > fireball 100+ times brighter than Venus soared over
> New England and
> > exploded colorfully in mid-air. Onlookers saw the
> flash from at least nine
> > US states: eye-witness reports.
> >
> > Dan Linek of North Bay Shore, New York, was one of the
> eye witnesses.
> > Combining his own observations with those of others,
> he created a
> > hand-drawn map of sightings and the probable location
> of the fireball when
> > it exploded:
> >
> > ********** ( see map at www.spaceweather.com )
> *************
> >
> >
> > If any fragments reached the ground, they might have
> landed in the western
> > half of Linek's trapezoid. (The meteor was
> traveling east to west.)
> >
> > Believe it or not, meteors like this are not
> rare--they are just rarely
> > seen. The New England fireball stands out because it
> hit a densely
> > populated area only a few hours after sunset. It was
> bound to be seen.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ______________________________________________
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:10:20 -0500
> From: "Jerry Flaherty" <grf2 at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Astronomy Picture of the Day
> 2008
> December 31
> To: "Roman"
> <romanj at sympatico.ca>, "metlist"
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Message-ID: <662CC7C8DF204369A875CE1D3E2D2869 at ASUS>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed;
> charset=iso-8859-1;
> reply-type=response
>
> Roman, How delightful!!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roman" <romanj at sympatico.ca>
> To: "metlist"
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 4:10 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Astronomy Picture of the Day 2008
> December 31
>
>
> > Astronomy Picture of the Day 2008 December 31
> >
> > http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap081231.html
> >
> > Click on the link and turn your sound up with full
> screen.
> > Absolutely beautiful!
> >
> > HAPPY NEW YEAR.
> >
> > Roman Jirasek
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ______________________________________________
> > http://www.meteoritecentral.com
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> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:11:40 -0800 (PST)
> From: Michael Johnson <michael at spacerocksinc.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the
> Day -
> January 1, 2009
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> http://www.rocksfromspace.org/January_1_2009.html
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> Message: 10
> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:14:36 -0800
> From: Michael L Blood <mlblood at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson Show Auction now
> "up"
> To: Meteorite List
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Message-ID: <C581AD5C.1D881%mlblood at cox.net>
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> HAPPY NEW YEAR!
> The Tucson Meteorite Auction on-line catalog is now
> complete? It has
> 78 lots offered. For the first time, all of the original
> lots are NO MINIMUM
> BID. That means wide open bidding for everyone - ANY bid
> could win.
> See on-line auction catalog at:
> --
> http://michaelbloodmeteorites.com/AuctionTucson09.html
> --
> People need to email in their absentee bids NOW. If
> you do not get a
> Confirmation within 24hrs, something went wrong - please
> email me again.
> Absentee bids will give you an excellent
> opportunity to buy as
> though you were at the auction, even from Europe. You offer
> your highest bid
> And are automatically "bid up" only with the live
> bidding, so, you could get
> it well below your maximum.
> There are still plenty of spaces for more entries,
> especially for
> $3K and up items, which are lacking so far, even though we
> have some really
> choice mid-range items.
> Remember we will be in the old location where the 4
> auctions before
> The last location (in 2008) were held.
> Email in your absentee bids and any remaining
> entries.
> Best wishes to all, Michael
> PS: I'm starting to get TUCSON FEVER!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 11
> Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 12:04:18 +0100
> From: "Meteoriteshow"
> <meteoriteshow at free.fr>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] AD - ebay auctions ending soon
> To: "Meteorite List"
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> Message-ID: <12C8684CE974407DB15B2D167942FC73 at john>
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> Dear All,
>
> First of all i wish you all a very Happy and Propserous New
> Year, may your
> dreams come true and many new "stardusts" join
> your collections!!!
>
> Saturday is the day our auctions end and this week again
> you can find some
> interesting meteorites at:
> http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmeteoriteshow
>
> Eight different meteorites are offered this week:
>
> 1- Al Haggounia 001 PRIM. AUB. - 64.5g Slice: Quite a large
> slice, still at
> a low price so far...
> http://cgi.ebay.com/METEORITE-Al-Haggounia-001-PRIM-AUB-64-5g-Slice_W0QQitemZ330295295887QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item330295295887&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
>
> 2- CHERGACH H5 - 11.3g indiv - WITNESSED FALL!: This
> Chergach individual is
> not very big but really beautiful... About 95% fusion
> crusted, with both
> primary and secondary fusion crust... Have a look at it!
> http://cgi.ebay.com/METEORITE-CHERGACH-H5-11-3g-indiv-WITNESSED-FALL_W0QQitemZ330295295942QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item330295295942&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
>
> 3- HaH254 L5-6 - 15.6g full slice: A full slice of this
> nice L5-6 meteorite
> with fusion crust all around the edges... do you want it?
> Then have a look
> at:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/METEORITE-HaH254-L5-6-15-6g-full-slice_W0QQitemZ330295296028QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item330295296028&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
>
> 4- NWA XXX - 0.9g Partslice - HOWARDITE: Still at starting
> price, this is
> one of the last opportunities to get a piece if this very
> fresh Howardite on
> ebay...
> http://cgi.ebay.com/METEORITE-NWA-XXX-0-9g-Partslice-HOWARDITE_W0QQitemZ330295296088QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item330295296088&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
>
> 5- SAH 02500 L3 - 81.3g fragment: $1.00 at the moment, this
> is the level
> reached by this 70% fusion crusted fragment of Sahara
> 02500... Good Deal!
> http://cgi.ebay.com/METEORITE-SAH-02500-L3-81-3g-fragment_W0QQitemZ330295296174QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item330295296174&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
>
> 6- SAH 03502 LL3 - 141.1g partslice: With its heart's
> shape, this partslice
> of Sahara 03502 should make you fall in love with it! So if
> you are afraid
> to fall in love, don't look at:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/METEORITE-SAH-03502-LL3-141-1g-partslice_W0QQitemZ330295296306QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item330295296306&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
>
> 7- TATAHOUINE DIO - 1.5g - WITNESSED FALL!: Still at
> starting price and no
> bids yet, you can get 4 fragments of Tatahouine weighing
> 1.5g all together
> for $1.00 only!
> http://cgi.ebay.com/METEORITE-TATAHOUINE-DIO-1-5g-WITNESSED-FALL_W0QQitemZ330295296328QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item330295296328&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318
>
> 8- ZAG H3-6 - 12.0g frag. - WITNESSED FALL!: Displaying
> both a slickenside
> and the usual breccia of this famous meteorite, here is a
> nice fragment of
> ZAG still at $1.00... So have a look at:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/METEORITE-ZAG-H3-6-12-0g-frag-WITNESSED-FALL_W0QQitemZ330295296380QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item330295296380&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
>
> Thanks a lot for watching and once again HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
>
> Frederic Beroud
> http://www.meteoriteshow.com
> IMCA #2491
>
>
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> Message: 12
> Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:18:47 -0500
> From: "Jerry Flaherty" <grf2 at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of
> the Day -
> January 1, 2009
> To: "Michael Johnson"
> <michael at spacerocksinc.com>, "Meteorite
> List"
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Message-ID: <F088449BEEB6441EAFFA211FBF6D45B5 at ASUS>
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> you rock!!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Johnson"
> <michael at spacerocksinc.com>
> To: "Meteorite List"
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 12:11 AM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the
> Day - January 1,
> 2009
>
>
> > http://www.rocksfromspace.org/January_1_2009.html
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> Message: 13
> Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 08:47:53 -0800 (PST)
> From: steve arnold <stevenarnold60120 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] happy new everyone
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
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> Hi and good morning list.I want to personally wish everyone
> here on this great list a happy and prosperous new year and
> a very safe 2009.For me my biggest wish is to get back to
> work and stay working and get more sikote-alin meteorites.I
> also look forward to seeing everyone in tucson in 5
> weeks.Have a great day everyone.
> ?
> Steve R.Arnold,Chicago!
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