[meteorite-list] Freebie Taken!

[Michael Gilmer]

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)

> 

> 

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------

> 

> 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

> > ______________________________________________

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> >

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> 

> 

> 

> ------------------------------

> 

> 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;

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> 

> 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;

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> 

> 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

> > 

> > 

> > 

> > 

> > ______________________________________________

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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

> To: Meteorite List

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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>

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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>

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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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