Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites from the bottom of the ocean - Part 2 of 2

Hello Bernd and all, For those interested in meteorites found from the bottom of the sea, there is, of course, Angra dos Reis ;-) A portion of the text from Brazilian Stone Meteorites states: The meteorite fell into the bay of Angra dos Reis at a water depth of 2 m, immediately in front of the

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites from the bottom of the ocean - Part 2 of 2

Hi Frank: There was a nice article about Angra dos Reis in the May issue of Meteorite magazine! Larry Quoting Frank Cressy [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hello Bernd and all, For those interested in meteorites found from the bottom of the sea, there is, of course, Angra dos Reis ;-) A portion

[meteorite-list] Meteorites from the bottom of the ocean - Part 2 of 2

Sky Telescope, March 1999, p. 22: Piece of a Killer Asteroid ? Like finding a stray bullet at a crime scene, a researcher believes he has uncovered a long-sought chunk of the impactor thought to have snuffed out 70 percent of the species of life on Earth 65 million years ago. Scientists found

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites from the bottom of the ocean - Part 2 of 2

A funny thing with gold in solutions is that it is commonly deposited in iron rich environments. I have seen it in a number of gold mines in the area, quartz veins passing from an iron poor rock to an iron rich rock suddenly bocomes full of gold. I also heard about iron objects in the rivers

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites from the bottom of the ocean - Part 2 of 2

Here's a photo to go with the story: http://meteoritestudies.com/KTFOSSIL.JPG David [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sky Telescope, March 1999, p. 22: Piece of a Killer Asteroid ? Like finding a stray bullet at a crime scene, a researcher believes he has uncovered a long-sought chunk of the

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites from the bottom of the ocean - Part 2 of 2

Thanks David, Anybody here have a larger image of this KT fossil meteorite? good hunting, Ed Man and Impact in the Americas PS - Saw the message where Jack Schmitt was confused with someone else, and glad someone made the correction. --- David Weir [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a photo to