Larry, I live near and have spent a lot of time collecting shatter cones from Kentland, In. That has all the earmarks of a weathered shatter cone to me. Do you have any sharper photos?
Best, Steve Steve Witt IMCA #9020 http://imca.cc/ --- On Sat, 1/8/11, Larry Atkins <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Larry Atkins <[email protected]> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Shattercone? > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, January 8, 2011, 11:18 AM > > > > Hello List, > > I found this interesting rock close to my home in Lapeer > County Michigan while walking in the woods this past > September. It looks like a shatter cone to me but I've > really no experience with them. One peculiar characteristic > of the rock is that it's not smooth. All the rocks here have > been smoothed and rounded during their glacial transport. I > wonder if it's from Sudbury and was relatively close to home > so it didn't have to travel very far and didn't erode too > bad? > I did a few internet searches and didn't find any reference > to impact debris being found in this area. > > Any shattercone/impact experts out there? > Comments and thoughts appreciated. > > http://s934.photobucket.com/albums/ad190/alienrockfarm/ > > Sincerely, > Larry Atkins > IMCA # 1941 > Ebay username alienrockfarm > ______________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________ 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
