Greg, Maybe you are throwing Mars rocks? Again, this has also been posted before and rejected by some but, it is the only *real* study we have by which to judge. And accordingly "sedimentary rocks developed white crust or none at all". Why ignore the science? see link;
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Stone_6_Artificial_Meteorite_Shows_Martian_Impactors_Could_Carry_Traces_Of_Life_999.html Again, Blain's gun might narrow down the search. No, I am not affiliated in any way with Blaine. This just seems to give you more than just a guess would. Carl Carl or Debbie Esparza Meteoritemax ---- Thunder Stone <[email protected]> wrote: > > List: > One would think that perhaps (one) would have some evidence of fusion crust > on it out of the 30,000 plus meteorites found. Could sedimentary rocks on > Mars be more rare the igneous? So rare that the chances of a piece being > ejected off be very very slim. > I alway wonder to myself while hunting in the desert, "am I throwing down an > old weathered achondrite of something else?" > Greg S. > > ---------------------------------------- > > Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:58:31 -0400 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; > > [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Martian Sedimentary Rocks: Where are they? > > > > Walter, > > This has been brought up before and is why I hate to hear the words, "it > > looks terrestrial". > > > > This link pretty much sums up your question; > > > > http://www.bccmeteorites.com/pigeonholing.htm > > > > Tony Irving's Martian web site says a lot about these as well. > > > > In addition; Blaine Reed's new XRF gun if used properly might be able to > > put us one step closer to discovering these missing finds. > > I know I have three self find prospects that without Blain's gun would > > still be sitting in a drawer. More on these later. > > Carl > > > > Carl or Debbie Esparza > > Meteoritemax > > > > > > ---- Rob McCafferty wrote: > > > Walter, > > > > > > There is also the intriguing possibility that they may be rather hard to > > > spot after they land. Once the crust has weathered, they may look almost > > > identical to terrestrial sedimentary rocks. It's a strange idea but there > > > must also be earth meteorites lying around but none in our collections. > > > What is odd to me is that so far, none have turned up, to the best of my > > > knowledge, from the ANSMET programme. > > > > > > Rob > > > > > > --- On Sun, 20/3/11, Walter Branch wrote: > > > > > > > From: Walter Branch > > > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Martian Sedimentay Rocks: Where are they? > > > > To: "Walter Branch" , "meteorite-list" > > > > Date: Sunday, 20 March, 2011, 4:11 > > > > Sorry. > > > > > > > > Meant to type "sedimentary" > > > > > > > > -Walter > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walter Branch" > > > > To: "meteorite-list" > > > > Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 12:09 AM > > > > Subject: [meteorite-list] Martian Sedimentay Rocks: Where > > > > are they? > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > > > > > > > We all know that a long time ago, Mars had a lot of > > > > water. Rivers, streams lakes, ponds, oceans, > > > > etc. Every bit of evidence we have leads to this > > > > conclusion. > > > > > > > > > > Why are there no sedimenrary martian meteorites? > > > > They are all igneous. > > > > > > > > > > Did sedimentation occur in a period after large > > > > meteorites blasted rocks off the Martian surface > > > > (doubtful)? Are they extremly fragile and would not > > > > survive atmospheric entry (Doubtful)? Have they > > > > weathered away (don't know)? > > > > > > > > > > Any opinions? > > > > > > > > > > -Walter Branch > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > > 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 > ______________________________________________ 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
