Bernd, Mark, Dennis, Brian, et al,
This is quite interesting because Dennis sent me pictures of his Holbrook
Tektite find and it is identical to my finds both in color ( golden brown not
grey) and texture.
I like that "Arizonaites" or Arizona Whatevers".
Again they look like Columbianites and
Hello Sterling, Brian S., etc.
You wrote (in part) ...
" Is there a good book on tektites?
No. The study of tektites drives people crazy, and
crazy people do not write good books... "
*
You have a great sense of humor. And just as I me
. Other books by Heinan and Provenmire are hard
to find. Now that I think of it... All books on tektites are
hard to find
Sterling K. Webb
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Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 10:20 AM
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Hello Mark, Carl, List,
Mark wrote:
"I have collected a few of the Arizonaites (Saffordites?) in the field and
when I first saw them, I was fooled into thinking they were tektites. They
look to be solution weathered and I wonder if that in some way removed
the water that normally is in obsidian
the info!
Mark
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From: "bernd.pa...@paulinet.de"
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Sent: Fri, August 27, 2010 9:57:17 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Holbrook Tektites ( Heat Testing of Tektites)
Hello Brian, Dennis, Mark, Carl and List,
Brian wrote:
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Happy hunting,
Mark B.
Vail, AZ
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From: BRIAN SCHROEDER
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Sent: Fri, August 27, 2010 2:23:57 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Holbrook Tektites ( HEAT TESTING of TEKTITES)
Greetings to Dennis, Mark and List Members
HEAT TESTING OF
Hello Brian, Dennis, Mark, Carl and List,
Brian wrote:
"Obsidian explodes when heated quickly. So - it is easy to eliminate
an Obsidian as a Tektite, just by throwing alot of heat at it quickly."
In May or June 2000, our late Jim Kriegh put his new welding torch
on an Apache Tear, and, ... ...
Very well done Brian! Thanks for sharing your results.
Your experience with the LDG, " Libyan Desert Glass - we took it up to
1,815 Centigrade / 3,300
Degrees Fahrenheit and it was tacky on the surface , BUT did not Melt"
This made me wonder again what others think of the idea that LDG
Greetings to Dennis, Mark and List Members
HEAT TESTING OF TEKTITE
Aubrey has some good & interesting observations concerning Testing
Tektites on his sight http://www.tektites.co.uk/tektite-tests.html
Personally , I have access to professional Glass Blowers with tons of
experience.. They w
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