Sean,
Unsure of whether it is metal... it resembles metal, but is not
magnetic. I've tried using a small pick to remove it and even a
stainless steel wire brush and no luck. It's not soil of any kind.
I'll try to get some 10X magnification photos...
Eric
T. Murray wrote:
Eric - are you sure that is metal? I'm curious to know if a magnet
sticks to it... Most of these that I have seen are compacted
soil/minerals that are attached to the tektite. Kind of like caliche.
I have a bunch of tektites with those kinds of "inclusions" - but they
are all local material that has just gotten stuck in the weathered
surface of the tektite. I usually leave them in as it is an indicator
of the soil/material where the tektite was found.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Wichman"
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To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 10:40 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Tektite with metal?
Hey all,
On my recent adventure to the Tucson show I purchased many meteorites
and about 6 kilos of tektites, in the batch of tektites I found an
odd piece. Now I'm very familiar with chondrites but know little to
nothing about tektites. Can someone please tell me what I'm looking
at here.
It's an odd piece. It appears to be metal embedded in the tektite in
two places. This is the only piece I have that exhibits this
inclusion. Is this a natural inclusion that formed after the tektite
was formed or is it just something "stuck" in the tektite???
The piece is about 34 grams... http://www.meteoritesusa.com/tektites.htm
This is bugging me because I can't find any info on it and I'd like
to know if this is normal for a tektite or just some fluke oddity.
Regards,
Eric
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Eric Wichman
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