Bill and all: The area he found it in is desert with a population density less than 1 per square mile for thousands of years. I was thinking of going there to look for meteorites, as it would be similar to looking in the arctic regions. cheers Steve
--- On Mon, 11/26/12, bill kies <[email protected]> wrote: > From: bill kies <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Glass from the desert. > To: [email protected] > Cc: "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, November 26, 2012, 8:39 PM > > Cinder material, volcanic and industrial, has been > transported and used for thousands of years. You can find it > in mortar, road beds and farm fields. I remember picking it > up all the time as a kid while walking along railroad lines. > Railroad track beds were built on it. > > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:37:24 +0400 > > 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 > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

