00:00 – 1:40 Intro
1:46 – 2:46 Oz “Rocket Man” pillow!
2:27 – 5:40 Mike Kelly 26g individual of Morasko (Polish Iron) purchased direct from Andrzej the finder. First found in 1914 by a German Soldier
5:41 – 9:19 Displaying meteorites: NWA 13102 Mesosiderite end cut 13.34g
9:52 – 12:29 Sam Lopez and his kid’s 1st meteorites (Landon & Xiden) Chelyabinsk and Campo del Cielo
12:30 – 15:12 Displaying meteorites: Hassi Messaoud 001 rare Martian nakhlite
15:15 – 17:48 NWA 13906 new classification (L4-breccia) Matt Stream (Streaming Meteorites) gift!
17:55 – 35:35 Moldavite: How to tell the real from the fake!!
35:45 – 38:56 Pat Brown Moldavite and tektite.
38:58 – 40:35 Chris Monk half of a Moldavite barbell
40:40 – 41:07 **SECRET!**
41:09 – 42:45 Mike Kelly Moung Nong tektite to show “the one that breaks the rule” and is layered along with a Saffordite that is a false tektite that shows layering and is grey when backlit.
42:48 – 47:11 Moldavite: beautiful pieces and scientific discussion
47:13 – 48:45 Flanged boat and mini disc Australites with Pat
48:47 – 50:30 Story of inside ASU’s vault with a perfect flanged button tektite
50:30 – 54:06 Flanged tektite formation science with Pat
54:08 – 54:54 Mike & daughter Cadence showed off a piece of Al Haggounia 011 she wanted a meteorite for her birthday.
54:59 – 58:45 Newly classified Pallasite with only 427g TKW! Awsserd 002 (2pcs 7.21g) found in the Western Sahara in 2020, A generous gift from Juan Aviles of Jurassic Dreams, the main mass holder and stud.
59:05 – 1:02:05 Ben Fisler tektites and Darwin Glass. Wait till you see the “Hershey Kiss”!
1:02:10 – 1:08:10 Tektite science, Libyan Desert Glass
1:08:18 – James Shelton Libyan Desert Glass & coin, tektites.
1:12:51 – 1:21:47 Marissa Fanady translucent slice of NWA 7831 Diogenite (8.8g), Moldavite 2g, Sikhote-Alin 72g shrapnel piece with natural patina, and a 1,470g NWA individual with cool shock veins. Thanks to Sister Rachael for helping.
1:21:49 – 1:24:20 Ron Metchis’ amazing Libyan Desert Glass w/stuck pebble
1:24:22 – 1:26:18 Mike’s Libyan Desert Glass w/stuck pebble. His personal find: Bediasite from College Station Texas.
1:26:28 – 1:28:00 Ron Metchis’s big Philippine bristolite (153g & 216g)
1:28:08 – 1:34:09 eBay “mis-information”: Platinum meteorites (**RANT WARNING**)
1:34:10 – 1:36:50 A 2.5kg Lunar and others at www.bonhams/auctions/27190
1:36:55 – 1:41:30 Book recommendation: Tektites and Moldavite (Pat)
1:41:40 – 1:47:44 Platinum meteorites: The real science (Mike Kelley B.S. in Geology)
1:47:45 – 1:49:00 Collecting meteorites in Antarctica – more proof!
1:49:01 – 1:50:03 Farewell from the “Knowledge Bolide” Crew!!
Tektite books:
• Tektites by Barnes and Barnes 1973
• Chips from the Moon H.H. Nininger 1947
• Tektites Ken McNamera 1985
• Tektites John O'Keefe 1963
• Tektites in the Geological Record by Joe MvCall 2001
• Tektites and Their Origins by J. A. O'Keefe 1976
• Tektites A Cosmic Enigma Hal Povenmire 2003
• Tektites A Cosmic Mystery Hal Povenmire 2013
• Tektites Witnesses of Cosmic Catastrophies by Guy Heinen 1998
(The Ninninger and O'Keefe books are historical, but not scientifically current.)
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I am Topher Spinnato, owner of Topherspin Meteorites LLC. I am an internationally trusted meteorite educator, importer, collector, and dealer. I am a proud member of the International Meteorite Collector's Association (IMCA #6236) the Meteorite Education & Trade Society (METS #6236), “Trusted Business” member of the Global Meteorite Association (GMA #G0023), and I currently sit on the Board of Directors of the Meteorite Club as a “Pioneer Member”.