Steve,
Everything sounds fine till that last couple of
paragraphs where every other proposal also stumbles.
Just where is all this silicate material in our oceans
or atmosphere? I still see a mass balance problem.
I'm open for a good answer, but if you just described
it, I didn't understand.
Sterling,
I too got drawn into tektites by the mystery. They
often tell their individual stories plainly, but we
still can't get the big picture out of them!
One comment on your comments though. Tektites
(australites) ARE very often emu gizzard stones. In
the dry lakes where they are most abun
Greg,
I'll bite. That is one stupendous photo, not for a
minute forgetting the memories of the chance at Tucson
to fondle that sweet beauty!
How did you make that pic?
I'm totally sure I'm not the only one who wants to
know.
Verrry nice.
Best regards,
Norm
(http://TektiteSource.com)
--- Gre
Mark and all,
This really is a cool image. Thanks for bringing it
to our attention. I'm guessing you might appreciate a
serious reply or two.
On earth, this is immediately reminiscent of a
weathered lahar fragment. Volcanic mudflows involving
big blocks in an ashy matrix are almost universal i
Martin & list,
I had a related experience a couple of years ago. I
acquired a couple of 7 kg Campos in Buenos Aires, and
not wanting to push my checked bags over the weight
limits, I wrapped the meteorites in bubble wrap and
packed them in a heavy-duty carry-on. I then flew to
Chile, no problems
List,
We just got back from Tucson. What a place. We
overheard a little 5 year old tell his mom: "I get
it! If you make more money you can buy more
rocks!"---which about sums it all up.
I wanted to share some pics of a remarkable little
Sikhote we found. The best find of the show for us,
and
List,
We just got back from Tucson. What a place. We
overheard a little 5 year old tell his mom: "I get
it! If you make more money you can buy more
rocks!"---which about sums it all up.
I wanted to share some pics of a remarkable little
Sikhote we found. The best find of the show for us,
and
That's a big Yes from here!
Norm
--- Greg Hupe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear List Members,
>
> A month or two ago I posted to the list that I felt
> that Steve Arnold - IMB
> and Phil Mani should be nominated for a Harvey Award
> for their Huge Brenham
> Main Mass discovery and also Geoff
Mike & list,
I haven't seen any responses come through on this and
it's a bit of meteorite lore that many might find
occasion to need. I don't know anything about the
Schoner post you mentioned, but last year I had a
chance to go to Argentina and acquire some Campos
directly from the family who's
Keith & list,
Thanks for that. We all wouldn't be here talking to
each other without Harvey. What a legacy! Truly a
man with a passion.
cheers,
Norm
http://TektiteSource.com
--- Arizona Keith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello All
>
> I just like to say, today was Harvey Nininger
> Birthda
Fantastic! If you haven't been to the NASA website
yet, go there! There's streaming video replays of
Stardust's re-entry and recovery, great interviews,
particularly with Brownlee. I found it all really
emotional
Congrats to all involved,
Norm
Http://TektiteSource.com
P.S., notice how much
Tom,
I got it as well. He forgot to take his meds. He
does this everytime he forgets. For the record, the
first name is Urine. Forward his spam back to him.
If we all do that everytime, we can at least stuff his
mailbox. He won't quit with a polite request. I've
tried that.
Cheers,
Norm
htt
List,
I went ahead and bought the Exogenic Fulgurites I
wrote about a couple of weeks ago and they are now
posted on the TektiteSource website (
http://tektitesource.com/Exogenic%20Fulgurites.htm )
. You'll need to move fast if you are interested. I
gave those who expressed interest to my earlie
List,
I went ahead and bought the Exogenic Fulgurites I
wrote about a couple of weeks ago and they are now
posted on the TektiteSource website. You'll need to
move fast if you are interested. I gave those who
asked to be placed on a waiting list first chance, and
about half of the specimens are
Gary & list,
Nice thread. My pockets have been full of rocks since
childhood, and the space rock thing hasn't improved
matters. I typically carry a nice crusted NWA
chondrite and a little Sikhote or Canyon Diablo (today
it was the latter). Being a tektite guy, I usually
carry a nice little Ind
Hey,
There is no call for retraction. You've described
another, similar phenomenon, which sheds more light on
the whole story. As we discussed privately, this
Elko, Nevada story involves glass sprayed from
horizontal fulgurite tube arrays developed in thin
pebbly soil over electrically resistive
Jeff,
Thanks for the shift in focus!
That is one amazing iron. I've never seen anything
vaguely resembling those textures! Nice.
Norm
http://tektitesource.com
(and still sitting by the computer waiting for a reply
to my counter-offer on the exogenic fulgurites)
--- Jeff Kuyken <[EMAIL PR
List,
A guy came in today with a flat of shiny black glass
that looks identical to Wabar or Irghizite impactites.
It has been studied and published, and was spewn from
a monster fulgurite tube!
Most dealers, curators, academics, and collectors are
bombarded with stuff like this. I didn't beli
Dana,
Your first paragraph is VERY well worded. Many of us
feel the same. Amen.
I can't comment on bikers, but you guys and your
machines should work okay on our dry lakes--- Watch
out for soft spots.
As for the circumstances of your Esquel search, sorry.
What a nice thought. I'd like that-
Ron,
Just an afterthought. (I think I failed to include
the list in my previous response, but it said, in
short, that this absolutely does NOT sound like a
meteorite (or tektite, in reference to another reply).
But, what about a fulgurite??? These are never
metallic, but the "metallic silica co
List,
I had a meteorite talk to give this past Wednesday
about the remarkable new meteorite finds in Nevada,
and I wanted to be able to say "we've already found X
more this week", so Monday I took a newbie out and we
found eleven in about 5 hours. That felt so good we
went back out today and foun
source for these test strips?
Thanks,
Norm Lehrman
(http://TektiteSource.com)
P.S., Stay tuned! I found 6 nice Nevada stonys Monday
and I'm headed back out tomorrow. I'm betting on 20
or 30 more! Full story coming---
__
Meteorite-list ma
Matt,
Thanks for that link! It was well worth the time. Any
of you that haven't listened, give it a shot.
Every Christmas season, the Geological Society of
Nevada looks for presentations that might be of
general interest to kids and spouses as well as the
geos in the family. I have been making
List,
Sorry if I'm boring you, but this is driving me nuts!
The "moldavite faceting rough" that is constantly
listed on ebay, so gorgeously "apple green" but devoid
of normal moldavite skin character IS NOT REAL. I can
only presume that the faceted "gems" offered by the
same sellers are also man-
Neil,
In the USA, it's "oriented".
Cheers,
Norm
http://tektitesource.com
--- Neil Caliva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi everyone I'm new but have been watching for a
> month or so. Which way is
> right for meteorites oriented or orientated?
>
>
_
Steve & all,
I've always wondered whether the old "meteorite farm"
was truly farmed out! You went the next step beyond
just wondering. Congratulations. H.H.N. is looking
down with a huge smile on his face, probably the
biggest since he left us.
Now, you absolutely MUST follow Nininger's foots
All,
I couldn't resist playing off the fantastic Franconia
announcement. Hats of to Asher, Baird, and Ortega!
While trying to replicate their luck at the Majuba,
Nevada find area, I recovered what I think may go down
in history as the smallest Majuba granule likely to
ever be recovered. With a
Pete,
I don't know if it's been reported in meteorites, but
if this was earth material, my first guess would be
vivianite, a hydrous iron phosphate. It can look
exactly like that (and is often photosensitive: with
exposure to sunlight it will darken and often turn
dark green).
Maybe someone on t
Anne & all,
The types of luminescence that I described are
restricted to non-metallics. One thing I've wondered:
what sort of saws would they have used in the olden
days? Probably soft iron plus a particulate abrasive.
It wouldn't be too hard to frictionally heat a cut to
red heat if inadequate
Chris & list,
"Possible or impossible?"
Possible. Quite a few minerals can emit light on
being crushed or scratched. This is termed
"triboluminescence". Additionally, some minerals can
emit light when heated to temperatures still well
below red heat. This is "thermoluminescence". I
don't kno
Anne,
There's not much chance for confusion. Orbicular
granite, especially like the West Aussie stuff that
Kevin may have seen, typically has orbs no smaller
than about 4 cm, and sometimes much bigger. Pretty
big chondrules!
Cheers,
Norm
http://tektitesource.com
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
Rob,
A yes! but this have re-start to broken to
me with no sense...
I concur with your comments with this provisio, I
think---
Norm
--- Rob Wesel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> mo sense lose words with a person that it
> does not reason
>
> I concur
>
> Rob Wesel
> http://www.nakhladogme
Sorry. I know this was sort of a #3(private message),
but I'm willing to bet I speak for a whole bunch of us
on the list, so it's not all that private.
Blurtheline!
--- Norm Lehrman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Art,
>
> As the juvenile stuff ebbs and flows, I
Art,
As the juvenile stuff ebbs and flows, I have been
continuously impressed by your apparent restraint. It
is impossible to step into the middle of every
dogfight. Many (most?) would get sick and tired of the
mental drain involved when people expect a referee to
step in and chastise others for
Sonny,
Way to go! I have scoured thousands of Nevada
blow-outs, but I'm still waiting for a moment like
yours!
Norm
(http://TektiteSource.com)
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi List ,
>
> I was hunting a new area last week and was lucky
> enough to find a new
> Nevada meteorite . The day st
List,
I just checked on the status of the new Arizona
meteorite I sent to Alan Rubin for classification
about 6 months ago. He never received it. Lost in
the mail!
It breaks my heart to cut off another 25 gm slice to
start over again.
Your counsel please. I planned to sell the specimen,
who
Dirk,
Do you think the meteor had anything to do with the
three month local time regression?
Best regards,
Norm
(http://TektiteSource.com)
--- drtanuki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> List,
>At 8:05pm local time on May 19, about 9 minutes
> ago, I observed a meteorite entering the atmosphere
>
Bernd and all,
As you may know, I am acting as an agent for the
Futrell family in finding a new home for Darryl's
tektite collection. I am periodically in contact with
his daughter Kathy Lee, and have forwarded your email
to her. I am sure it will mean a lot to the family to
know that, while gon
All,
It is important to understand that the "Persieds" are
quite different from the "Perseids". There are two
accepted meanings. Some hold that the "persi-" is
derived from "persifler" (to banter, i.e, good-
natured and usually witty animated discourse) + "eds",
obviously a contracted form of "e
All,
I've been getting calls on this. Newspapers are
reporting that Mars will appear as large as the moon!
Note that the story Bob forwarded says:
"((At a modest 75-power magnification )) Mars will
look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. "
That first part is pretty important. The moon
Doug, Sterling, and all you other amazing brains,
(Deity or planetary name of your choice), it's good to
to listen to you guys with IQs in the clouds. Some
people do word-searches or crosswords to exercize
their brains. For some of us, it's the MetList.
Thanks (and Garcias to you, Doug---)
Nor
Tracy,
No problems here. I was glad to be reminded of the
fine word "pulchritudinous". Webster says "having or
marked by physical comeliness". Without question that
is an appropriate word for the meteorite community's
use, hence, not OT. There should be a special
category for pulchritudinous m
John & list,
Try http://www.amlap.com/alw/page4.html for starters.
Regards,
Norm
http://TektiteSource.com
--- Arizona Skies Meteorites <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Hi all...does anyone know of a good website for
> plastic display stands?
>
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
>
> -John
>
> Arizona Ski
List,
Either my email died or it has gone really quiet out
there---
Against all odds, I just got one of our best shipments
of QUALITY Besednice "hogs" ever. This is old stock
directly out of the Czech Republic. We found hardly
any of this quality at Tucson, and no more are being
mined.
Have a
List,
A final note on this auction: I contacted the seller,
Gao Fu Development Ltd, (who had several other fakes
listed in his ebay store). He was glad for the
heads-up and has removed all the items. He said he
had purchased them from a "new" dealer in Hong Kong,
and was already suspicious tha
All,
Most of you will remember, but there may be some new
members on the list that did not participate in the
last round of "How do you recognize a real tektite?"
list discussions. A sysnopsis of the results is
posted on my website, including pics of a heated
Arizonaite provided by Jim Tobin (this
All,
I have access to a PIMA (portable infrared mineral
analyzer). These operate on spectral reflectance in
the SWIR spectrum (1300-2500 nanometers). There are
excellent water absorption features in this range.
I'm sure I've run tektites before, but never in direct
comparison with volcanic and
List,
I finally got around to posting pics of one of the
coolest Australites in our collection. I call it the
"Rosetta Core", as it provides fantastic insight into
thermal ablation core formation. Enjoy! Here's the
link:
http://tektitesource.com/Australite%20cores.htm
Cheers,
Norm
http://tekti
Jeff and list,
I have been sent some identical material from a source
(? the same ??) in Hong Kong for examination. What I
saw, which was virtually identical to this, is melted
bottle glass.
Cheers,
Norm
(http://TektiteSource.com)
--- Jeff Kuyken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Doesn't look quite
Steve #1,
Now that's fine post. Thoughtful. Educational.
Keep 'em coming.
Cheers,
Norm
(http://TektiteSource.com)
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> How many errors can we find in this story? 10? 15?
> 20?
>
> Let's count them:
>
> *
> Clue to life in Thar meteorite rain
> Sandipa
All,
Maybe someone can elucidate on the terms specifically
as they are used in meteorites, but in geology
"polymict" implies varied clast composition ("poly" =
many), while "xenolith" (= foreign rock), implies
clasts from an external source.
Cheers,
Norm
(http://tektitesource.com)
--- Walter Br
Pete,
Thanks for the heads up on this guy. He has been
trying to seduce me (off list) with offers to sell the
same material now listed on ebay for very reasonable
prices. Something spooked me though---the prices were
a bit too good and he was a bit too persistent. With
nothing more than a gut f
a real meteorite and a real person going
> to a real meteorite
> dealer and phony going with phony and going to
> eBay.
> Doh,
> Dave pebble-pup.
>
>
> Norm Lehrman wrote:
>
> >Dave,
> >
> >In a career working frequently with basalts, I've
> >
Dave,
In a career working frequently with basalts, I've
never seen megascopic free metal. I also have never
heard of the same. Basalts are, by nature, iron rich,
but for all practical purposes, most of the iron is
present in silicate phases. This thing isn't a
basalt. I don't have any better i
Guys,
That look on the Nininger's faces followed the sad
realization that the tektites weren't lunars after
all. Imagine your expression if your coveted
tablefull of lunars all turned terrestrial!
Cheers,
Norm
(http://tektitesource.com)
--- AL Mitterling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Jerry a
Harlan & all,
My best guess is that it might be a fragment of
petrified palm or cycad root. There is a pattern of
dark circular features at the bottom edge that look
like vascular tissues.
Note that the analytical report pictured says "<2 ppm"
iridium, which is to say iridium was absolutely
und
--- Norm Lehrman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hey Tom,
>
> The list isn't your problem. After about day 2 when
> the blog went bad, I've never been back, and won't
> be
> going there. WITHOUT going there, I don't even know
> what you're talk
List,
Although we specialize in tektites and impactites, I
couldn't resist cherry picking some superb NWA
unclassifieds at Tucson this year. Most are complete
or nearly complete individuals, all unclassified. I
finally got the page updated minutes ago. You may
find some sleepers there.
Cheers
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