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

[Michael Gilmer]

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@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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