[meteorite-list] RE: Meteorite Competition was Ad - 77...

[Dave Carothers]

Doug,

Great idea. As a newbie to meteorite collecting, it would be an educational
experience for me and others too, I'm sure.

I hope the rest of the list agrees.

Regards,

Dave\
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <MexicoDoug at aol.com>
To: <christian.anger at aon.at>; <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] RE: Ad - 77 Auctions Ending, Great Stuff!


> Christian A. wrote:
>
> >Let me know if we use this list to discuss the matter of meteorites
> >or if we use that list for fighting against each other ...
>
> >We are members here from Europe and we are not award, we don't
> >practice this way of life. I think I speak for many of the European
guys.
> >Nobody, really nobody, and again really nobody of us is interested
> >in this stuff.
>
> Christian, trying to herd cats again?  On a  serious note, could you
please
> and most kindly repost the question on  carbonaceous chondrites vs.
> rumurutiites and what answers you finally arrived at  - I hope that could
be revisited,
> especially if it went off list as you might be  suggesting.
>
> Finally - How about a meteorite competition putting the  usually (???)
well
> behaved European guys vs. the frequently chaotic North  Americans guys to
a
> real test ... to see who comes up with the  best informative and most
> entertaining answers.  That could be fun for  everyone.  Lots of fun.  One
vote in favor
> of the Meteorite Olympiad  (And a Meteorite-Bee for those of us enjoying
> spelling and such).  Think  about it.  A nice way to promote the
excitement of our
> favorite theme and  happily burn some time that otherwise will inevitably
be
> used for  the contencious posts.
> First submissions:
> Where does the earth have diogenite-like material in the crust?  How
about
> pallasitic material somewhere in the mantle...and at what depth is it
believed
> still liquified according to what theory?  How do you spell  Ureilite and
how
> about a story on the man behind the name?  Biggest stone  strewn field?
> Finest Thompson-Widmanstatten figures.  Smallest  country with a NomCom
meteorite?
>  What happens when you warm chondrules in  water in a vacuum?  Highest
gold
> content in a meteorite?  Most reduced  meteorite and theory on why?  Is a
> meteorite more likely to appear at the  equator or at a pole and why?
>
> I nominate Bernd and Sterling as judges, so probably they can't
participate
> in the first round.  Let the games begin.
>
> Saludos, Doug
> (enjoying living on top of one big mess of differentiated meteorites, but
> they do tend to warp my mind!)
>
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