Re: [meteorite-list] Tektite collecting?
Hello Tom and list, Tektites are very interesting and sometimes puzzleing. As another list member noted they did fall from the sky. I have been making my way around to all the major meteorite collections on display in the United States, and they always seem to have a few tektites. Kinda related to tektites, is meteorite impactite, which myself and several other list members also collect. If one was to limit themselves to just three different impactites, then I would suggest Ries Suevite, Sudbury Melt Glass, and Sudbury Black Onaping. All which can be purchased from a number of sellers on eBay at very affordable prices. Impactites can also be purchased through a number of websites, such as fellow list and IMCA members, Ron Hartman's Meteorite1.com, Anne Black's Impactika.com and Geoffrey Cintron's Islandmeteorites.com. Mark Bostick __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Tektite collecting?
Hello List, To show my ignorance I am going to ask a stupid question. my meteorite collection is growing very slowly slower than most! One thing I do not have is a tektite. Does a tektite have a place in a meteorite collection. I have been to busy looking at meteorites and have always overlooked the Tektites. Am I missing something. If everyone should have one in there collection, what do I look for? Thanks, Tom The proudest member of the I.M.C.A. #6168 _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Tektite collecting?
Tom aka james Knudson wrote: Am I missing something. If everyone should have one in their collection, what do I look for? Yes, Tom, you are definitely missing something: 1) a bottle-green moldavite 2) a Zamanshinite 3) a bediasite 4) an australite (splash-form and button) 5) a rizalite 6) an Indochinite (splash-form + Muong Nong) 7) a Chinese and/or a Tibetan tektite 8) Darwin Glass 9) a piece of Aeoulleoul 10) an LDG - Libyan Desert Glass 11) a Wabar pearl Cheers, Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Tektite collecting?
Don't forget Tibetian and Georgia tektites! David H. --- Bernd Pauli HD [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tom aka james Knudson wrote: Am I missing something. If everyone should have one in their collection, what do I look for? Yes, Tom, you are definitely missing something: 1) a bottle-green moldavite 2) a Zamanshinite 3) a bediasite 4) an australite (splash-form and button) 5) a rizalite 6) an Indochinite (splash-form + Muong Nong) 7) a Chinese and/or a Tibetan tektite 8) Darwin Glass 9) a piece of Aeoulleoul 10) an LDG - Libyan Desert Glass 11) a Wabar pearl Cheers, Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Tektite collecting?
Hi Tom, Many who collect meteorites also collect tektites. In each issue of MeteoriteTimes.com magazine http://www.meteoritetimes.com/ we have a tektite article. At the top of the page is the Article Index link so you have access to all previous articles of the magazine including the tektite articles. We also have a Tektite Information Page at the link below http://www.meteorite.com/tektites/index.htm After you review the above info you should be able to see if tektites are for you. The both facinate and frustrate me :-) All part of their appeal. Hope this helps! Paul At 04:18 PM 1/5/2003 -0700, you wrote: Hello List, To show my ignorance I am going to ask a stupid question. my meteorite collection is growing very slowly slower than most! One thing I do not have is a tektite. Does a tektite have a place in a meteorite collection. I have been to busy looking at meteorites and have always overlooked the Tektites. Am I missing something. If everyone should have one in there collection, what do I look for? Thanks, Tom The proudest member of the I.M.C.A. #6168 _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ** Paul Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jim Tobin [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Meteorite Exchange, Inc. http://www.meteorite.com MeteoriteTimes.com Magazine http://www.meteoritetimes.com PMB#455 P.O. Box 7000, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 USA FAX Number(310) 316-1032 ** __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Tektite collecting?
Hi, Tom, List member Norm Lehrman's website, The Tektite Source, is not only a great place to look for tektites (so much cooler than walking the Nullabor Plain!), it is also a great place to learn about tektites and see some really fine examples: http://tektitesource.com/ Of course, everybody's idea of the ideal collection is different. My collection is about 25% tektites, but then I'm a tektite nut. First qualification for inclusion in a meteorite collection: they fell from the sky. Oddly enough, while both meteorites and tektites, as a field of study, enter the scientific literature in the 1790's, after two centuries, we can say much less with certainty about tektites than we can about meteorites. And they also pass the fundamental test of collectability: they are cool... or neat.. or intriguing... or a puzzle, or whatever slang you want to apply to that intangible something that makes us collect. Sterling K. Webb Tom aka james Knudson wrote: Hello List, To show my ignorance I am going to ask a stupid question. my meteorite collection is growing very slowly slower than most! One thing I do not have is a tektite. Does a tektite have a place in a meteorite collection. I have been to busy looking at meteorites and have always overlooked the Tektites. Am I missing something. If everyone should have one in there collection, what do I look for? Thanks, Tom The proudest member of the I.M.C.A. #6168 __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Tektite collecting?
In a message dated 1/5/2003 4:42:30 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yes, Tom, you are definitely missing something: 8) Darwin Glass 9) a piece of Aeoulleoul 10) an LDG - Libyan Desert Glass 11) a Wabar pearl And these are a different catagory, impact glasses, just as interesting in their own way as tektites. I have pieces of Aouelloul gras on my web site if any one is interested in a piece. It is funny that tektites came up today. My daughter wasn't feeling well today so I lay down with her for a while and fell asleep. Dreamed someone was asking me if something was a tektite or not. Piece had a flat polished face that was interesting looking. I told them there was one way to check and be sure and I was reaching for the propane torch to see if it foamed when the phone rang and woke me up. Dang now I will never know if it was a tektite for sure. ;-) This list appears to have invaded my subconcious. Eric Olson http://www.star-bits.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Tektite collecting?
In a message dated 1/6/2003 12:07:44 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dreamed someone was asking me if something was a tektite or not. Piece had a flat polished face that was interesting looking. I told them there was one way to check and be sure and I was reaching for the propane torch to see if it foamed when the phone rang and woke me up. Dang now I will never know if it was a tektite for sure. ;-) This list appears to have invaded my subconcious. Eric, You really need to go look at the Ebay auction Walter Branch pointed out to us. They might be able to help you. Anne Black IMCA #2356 www.IMPACTIKA.com e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
