-This stone seems to have a feature which suggests a (modified) layer of the stone was once in a malleable state, and, also, under pressure, appearing as if it has been folded back (on the left side of the stone, note what was revealed is duller in texture, and more grey than the glassy outer surface):: http://www.flickr.com/photos/67498324@N08/8580370971/in/set-72157633060844363/ -This has a surface with a "bubbly" appearance, suggesting liquid material collected before concretizing: http://www.flickr.com/photos/67498324@N08/8580364375/in/set-72157633060844363/ -Here is a shot of the collected masses from a vicinity about the size of a very small house: http://www.flickr.com/photos/67498324@N08/8580374795/in/set-72157633060844363/lightbox/ The location where these were collected, incidentally, is due north of the location where many of the heavier Park Forest fragments were found, and well within the constraints, of course, of known strewn field dispersion, which has led me to believe these may have been a part of the same fall, and undetected for a number of reasons, including the commonality of gunshots in the area (especially true ten years ago if I understand correctly), and rather poor air quality which might have led people living nearby to remain oblivious of any new arrivals such as these would have been, according to my theory. Some are very dense, and others are less so. I understood that there were two main types of material recovered in Park Forest, and wonder whether any additional variety prospectively found here might represent the remains from an asteroidal impact, or something of that sort.
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