Re: [meteorite-list] Admire spherules

2019-02-20 Thread John Cabassi via Meteorite-list
Interesting. Do you remember this Elton Jones? I sent you a box of samples with similar spherules from Chesapeake many, many moons ago and you were waiting for time on the SEM. Still curious. I gave you all of my samples hoping on a response? Cheers John Cabassi On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 1:52 PM Me

Re: [meteorite-list] Admire spherules

2019-02-20 Thread Mendy Ouzillou via Meteorite-list
Byproducts of smelting iron would be more likely. Best, Mendy -Original Message- From: Meteorite-list On Behalf Of Zelimir Gabelica via Meteorite-list Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 3:22 PM To: Korotev, Randy Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] A

Re: [meteorite-list] Admire spherules

2019-02-20 Thread Zelimir Gabelica via Meteorite-list
Hi Randy and all, How about the hypothesis that such Fe-rich (?) metallic spherules (from terrestrial origin) are formed through reduction of metallic magma by carbon stemming from very old deposits of shales and coals, as e.g. found in Greenland and elsewhere. See this abstract (about DIsko

[meteorite-list] Admire spherules

2019-02-20 Thread Korotev, Randy via Meteorite-list
I just received an email from a farmer with an Admire, Kansas, snail-mail address. He asks: "A glass and metal laced boulder on my farm, sets on a pocket of powdered rock that contains hundreds of spherules per teaspoon of dust. Could this boulder be a piece of crust from the ill-fated young

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2019-02-20 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
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