Here is a picture of a Muong Nong layered tektite from Thailand: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31853563&l=080b9b9fac&id=1394318075
gary On Dec 10, 2010, at 12:16 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Hello Steve and List, > > "What is a muong nong tektite ... What do > they look like and what is the composition?" > > > Muong Nong-type tektite characteristics: > > - they are relatively large and blocky > - they are layered > - they do not display an aerodynamic shape > - they are more internally heterogeneous in texture and chemistry > - they have more bubbles than "normal" indochinites > - they have higher volatile element contents > - some contain relict minerals > - they are related to the normal (splashform) Australasian tektites > => similar age > => similar chemical and isotopic composition > - they represent a more primitive, less altered stage > - they mostly come from an approximately 800 by 1100 km area encompassing > parts of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and southern China > > Reference: Meteoritical Society, 1992 > > C.C. Schnetzler (1992) Mechanism of Muong Nong-type tektite > formation and speculation on the source of Australasian tektites. > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Gary Fujihara Big Kahuna Meteorites (IMCA#1693) 105 Puhili Place, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/ http://shop.ebay.com/fujmon/m.html (808) 640-9161 ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
