Aleksandr, I have spent time in Navoi, Uzbekistan, and have a specimen of that (or very similar) glass. Mine came from a site near Daugistau. There is an interesting story that goes with it. During the 1960s there was a rash of reported UFO sightings in that region. During that period, some children came to the leader of the Daugistau geological expedition and said they had seen a strange aircraft land in the desert. Beings got out, collected some rocks, then took off. The geologist accompanied the children to the site and found an elliptical patch of glass like yours about 50 or 60 meters in length. At one end, the glass was up to 15 cm thick and tapered to a ratty feather-edge at the other end. Beyond that were blobs and spatters of glass for some distance. The investigating scientists looked into the possibility of lightning strikes or military-related explanations, but were never satisfied with any firm conclusion. The material compares directly with Trinitite A-bomb glass (but the site is too small). Fixed rocket-engine tests have produced similar glass in US test facilities. It is also very similar to Ediowie glass from central Australia (where a very radical mirror-matter bolide impact with an annihilation-energy flash has been suggested, but not widely accepted).
Is your glass from the Daugistau site? Cheers, Norm (www.tektitesource.com) ----- Original Message ---- From: A.V.Leonenko <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Mon, November 26, 2012 5:37:29 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Glass from the desert. Hi all! I found a glass rock in the desert of Uzbekistan. Similar to the volcanic pumice, but we have no volcanoes. I ask all who are interested to see and comment on the findings: http://www.meteoritics.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?t=733 Thank you in advance for your answers! (Paste this link into Google translator from Russian to English) Yours faithfully. Aleksandr. Navoi сity. Uzbekistan. ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
