" Well, I gather that the major component of tektites is quartz-- and that quartz is very rare in meteorites"
Well, do you know why? It is because the Quartz meteoroids can't seem to make it through Earths atmosphere, it always burns up and falls as tektites! : ) Thanks, Tom peregrineflier <>< IMCA 6168 http://www.frontiernet.net/~peregrineflier/Peregrineflier.htm http://fstop.proboards24.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Flaherty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 2:28 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] FW: Lunar origin of tektites > AH HAH !! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Darren Garrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 9:59 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] FW: Lunar origin of tektites > > > On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 21:29:56 -0500, "tett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >But,.... Could this be ablated material from a meteorite that did make it > >to > >earth? I would guess no. I see this thin layer of glass vaporizing as it > >is created. I don't think the physics are there to support this material > > Well, I gather that the major component of tektites is quartz-- and that > quartz is very rare in > meteorites. > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.1 - Release Date: 3/23/2005 > > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
