Hello All,
I've got an oriented NWA that appears to have sand embedded in the fusion
crust on the leading edge. Could this be possible? I'm 98% sure that it's
not desert varnish I'm seeing.
Any other situations where things are stuck in the crust? Seems like I
recall grass in a Portales
Thanks for the responses. Makes Sense.
Guess I just haven't personally observed this part of the process before
Regards to all!
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Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite
Mine arrived today as well.
Top notch all they way around - the specimen, the case, and the
identification card. The detail on the specimen card/certificate of
authenticity is amazing.
Thanks Martin, Stefan, and Andi,
Phil
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a lot out there but it seems to be running around $50/g. I will
let this go for a little less than half that at $155 including shipping.
Thanks for your time and regards,
Phil Morgan
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Hello everyone,
I found something that could be interesting in a batch of NWAs. I thought
it might be an EL3 since I'm pretty sure there were a couple of those as
well, but ground down and edge and I don't think so...
I know we can only speculate based on photos but it's got to be at least as
Please forgive the similar posting, but my original title wasn't very
descriptive and I have a couple of new questions. Note also that I didn't
intend to diss the discussion about flat flying window crashers. I've
forgotten all the calculations being applied but it's interesting to hear
the
Hello everyone,
I noticed some very small dark inclusions in an unclassified chondrite that
appear to have vesicles. The look like tiny lava rocks to me. Am I crazy?
Anybody have an references where something similar may be described?
My pictures aren't great but will hopefully suffice to
I have a couple of unique tektites ending on e-bay tomorrow. Not classic
stretch pieces, but not hundreds of dollars either (at least not yet - feel
free to make it so). If tektites interest you, please have a look. Also,
let me know if you'd like future notification of tektite-related
I know we shouldn't attempt to classify or pair by photos but since the list
seems so slow, thought I'd go ahead and throw out a question.
I cut an NWA orphan today and am not sure it looks like an average L5 or
6. But, what do I know :-)
Anyone care to hazard an opinion or point me to some
Hello everyone,
Don't know why, but I don't see many tektite slices for sale for study. I
suspect it's because a) nobody else is interested :-) and b) splash forms
tend to self-destruct if you try to cut them.
I cut some slices off a small Muong Nong (layered) tektite and thought I'd
toss
I was cutting an NWA the other day and noted a white chondrule among some
other smaller chondrules. Later I couldn't find the chondrule and noticed
that I can only see it at a certain angle. Don't know if chatoyancy is the
correct term for this, but it's the closest I could come. It reminds
I find it interesting that the blue material is usually mentioned as being
less weathered but I've never seen any with visible metal but I have found
shiny iron flecks in the brown material.
My small blue stone was encased in more of a rind than any of my brown
stones if that fact is
Hi Tom,
Yes, I would think lesser weathered material would be highly attracted to a
magnet.
According to the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorite page 115
E chondrites top the list of chondrites containing more metal than any
other stony meteorite class (until recently). ... Total iron
Tom Phillips posed an interesting question the other day about any of the
EL3 material that might have been on higher ground and not so severely
weathered.
I cut what I thought was a small weathered chondrite the other day and
believe it is this EL3 material but with a decent amount of metal.
The list is slow so thought I'd throw out a couple of pictures of things I
found in a small chondrite I cut this afternoon.
Of course the pictures aren't even close to the quality shared by some, but
hopefully they are at least mildly interesting.
magnification is something around 40x
First
Hello everyone,
I was exploring an unclassified chondrite this afternoon and found this odd
inclusion. Not as bizarre as some of the things Tom finds ( as as good a
picture), but it's a lot bigger :-)
The bright spot is a blob of metal.
It looks like this at 20x
Hi Bob,
Are they really shock veins or simply some sort of weathering deposit in
small cracks as they disintegrate into extra-terrestrial soil?
I don't have any idea how this would work exactly or the substances
involved, but I've always thougth them to be a by-product of weathering
rather
Hello everyone,
Great thread on Neumann lines!
The list has generally been a bit quiet so thought I'd share something and
solicite opinions.
The links below (reasonable quality hopefully) are of an NWA at 20x. The
matrix is quite porous and of a sandy texture. Anyone know of anything
at the minerals.
Thanks again,
Phil
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Hello everyone,
Great thread on Neumann lines!
The list has generally
Hello all,
Hopefully this is almost as interesting as e-bay statistics. I've been
playing around with my saw, scanner, and getting some pointers on images.
Ken (magellon) lightened up the original image to pull out the details and
gave me some pointers. Thanks Ken! See here:
If you have not seen the new find displayed as Todays Featured Meteorite
on Rob's site (www.meteorites.uk.com) check it out. It is a thing of
beauty.
very nice Rob! Can't wait to hear more about it.
Regards to all,
Phil
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Hi Jeff
In Rocks from Space (1st Edition) on page 217 and
218, Norton talks about a brick-shaped hexahedrite. It was a single
kamacite crystal and showed only Neumann lines when etched.
Best Regards,
Phil
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Is Eucrite taken yet?
Regards,
Phil Morgan
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In a message dated 12/03/02 21:43:06 GMT Standard
No LL5's yet. I'll take that if it's still available.
Regards,
Phil Morgan
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A summary of the guesses
.
Regards to all,
Phil Morgan
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Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 9:39 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] FREE METEORITE
CONTEST TWO! NWA's!
Hello All,
Since I kinda ended the last contest maybe a
little early
I'm not exactly sure how to pronounce Bensour so
I've taken some artistic license, but here goes.
Bensour, Bensour
you say monsieur?
Entering throught the atmosphere
what did that camel herder
hear?
Nice and black and oh so crusty
carefully cut it, it gets
rusty
Such a nice brecciation
than making generalities.
Regards to all
Phil Morgan
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Kansas Legal Debate: Creation,Evolution
May 2005 19:46:34 -0600, Phil Morgan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hey Darren,
That was kind of mean-spirited.
Let's see, if I believe in a God, I'm an inbred nitwit, but if I believe
I didn't say that. I said that if you believe in a Young Earth you are an
inbred nitwit. The push
to move
Hello everyone,
I recently cut a little NWA and am interested in any opinions on some things
I found in it. This is my first attempt at taking pictures through my
rather inexpensive microscope but hopefully you'll get the idea.
Does this look like one of those bleached chondrules that Jeff
I believe a while back several list members purchased a
book by the title of Metallography of Meteoritic Iron by
Stuart Perry. I'm looking for opinions on that book -
quality and number of photos, level of interest for a
layman, etc.
Thanks and Regards,
Phil
Hello everyone,
I'm wondering...could the tektite in these photos be considered a taffy
core/stretch tektite, or would that be stretching it? (pun intended)
http://www.hpphoto.com/servlet/com.hp.HPGuestLogin?username=pkmorganpassword=71073751
Regards to all,
Phil
Hi Steve,
I'm always interested in small unclassified stones to cut for fun. If
you've got any more available, I'm interested.
Regards,
Phil
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Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 3:48
Hi Steve,
You might also considering getting even an inexpensive stereo microscope. I
almost didn't because I didn't want to spring for a nice one but I bought a
fairly inexpensive 20x off e-ebay and have really gotten a kick out of it.
It opens up a whole new world.
Regards to all,
Phil
I'd think that if you are speaking of the largest, you'd
have to measure the volume of the collection. I'd think a
stone slightly bigger than a similar size iron would be
considered the larger of the two. That could be
problematic though, so you could use the weight of two
collections with
I haven't yet read all the entries so hope this
isn't a duplicate.Contest 7could bethe closest guess to
how much Mark spent onshipping for contest 6.
Certainly not related to collection size or
knowlege level.
Best Regards,
Phil
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The list is kind of quiet. I was surfing around a bit and found some
gorgeous pictures at the Pelisson's web site. Check out temp IDs #R119 and
#R008 about half way down the page at the link below. Amazing!
http://www.saharamet.com/meteorite/gallery/collection/expo1.html
Best regards to
My criteria for a hunt would have to include:
- good chance of finding something
- sense of adventure
- scenery
- dark skies
I'd have to vote for the Australian outback. A
helicopter tour of craters (with a couple of hours and a metal detector at each)
and then about a week just rambling
I'm reading Hunting for Stars and the author mentioned that all lunar
meteorites have been found in the southern hemisphere. Does that still hold
true?
Best Regards to all,
Phil
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Say it were possible to take a high-metal chondrite that had not undergone
much thermal or chemical alteration and dissolve all the silicates. What
would the metal look like? Would it form a network (something looking like
a micro-pallasite comes to mind) or would there be individual grains? If
I believe at least Albion and Colton are from the
Palouse area. The area is mostly agricultural and rolling hills that are
pretty much silt dunes. If you find a rock out in the middle of most of
the fields, it probably fell out of the sky. I wonder if someone were to
spend some time
Can anyone recommend a good reference with nice pictures to study
widmanstatten patterns. Note that I don't really want to spring for
Buchwald's Handbook of Iron Meteorites. I've got some of the the
standards - Rocks from Space, CEM, Bob Haag's Field guide, and Casper's
catalog. Is there
VERY nice indeed. If the outside is too ugly, I'll take it off your hands.
I'd spend some quality time with it and get to know it's inner beauty ;-)
Regards,
Phil
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Since I couldn't make it to Tucson, I took a closer look at some
unusual stones I've culled out of NWA purchases and would like
opionions on a couple of them if anyone is willing to share.
Here is one I believe to possibly be an E-type. What do you think?
with metal reflecting
Hey everyone,
I can't make it to Wisconsin so had to console myself with a little
adventure with the saw. I've had an odd lumpy grey unclassified
desert stone that I've wanted to take a look into. What do you think?
Here is a picture of the true color and lack of...well, most anything.
Careful Richard. These things are dangerous. They are a lot like
potato chips you'll always want just one more...and then there are all
those different flavors to try :-)
There is some information on the formation of these here:
http://www.australites.com/australi1.htm
And of course, Norm's
Wow Jason, that is a big one. Very cool.
Check out this pseudo-button indochinite I was fortunate to acquire.
It's quite a fun novelty piece.
Good luck with the sale.
Phil
On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 4:56 PM, Jason Utas meteorite...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey All,
A year or so ago, I managed to
Ooops, forgot the
linkhttp://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/pkmorgan/tektite/button2.jpg
On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 8:25 PM, Phil Morgan roxfromsp...@gmail.com wrote:
Wow Jason, that is a big one. Very cool.
Check out this pseudo-button indochinite I was fortunate to acquire.
It's quite
I found an odd little stone in a batch of unclassified material. Most
of the non-meteoritic material I've culled out in the past hasn't
really resembled basalt like this one.
Slight attraction to a magnet and studded with what I assume to be
very clear little blobs of olivine.
I posted a couple
Nice site Göran!
One of my favorites is Dolores. Doesn't look like Rodrigo's (?)
website is still up and running but I did find a picture on the
Encyclopedia of Meteorites here (under the photos tab):
http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/meteorite.aspx?id=7660
Phil
2011/5/10 Göran
Greg,
Here is a link to a big one Martin shared a while back
http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2008/march/Accretion_Desk.htm
FYI,
Phil
On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Greg Catterton
star_wars_collec...@yahoo.com wrote:
I am looking for photos of largest CAIs. I have searched the net,
Wow, I never knew one had to have certain political or religious
leaning to be interested in meteorites. Must ponder this
Phil
On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 4:40 AM, Brian Cox searchingfor...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Hello Marc, Dirk and all,
I agree with you that it's very sad that there may
I cut this unclassified stone yesteday and thought it might be unique
enough to share.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/pkmorgan/postingpics/friable2.jpg
Look familiar to anyone?
Now I need to read up on hollow chondrules :-)
Regards to all,
Phil
I recently cut a small stone that came in a batch of unclassified NWA
material. Looks to be an achondrite of some sort and was wondering if
anyone had any ideas of what it might be. The white pinpoints in the
photo are tiny flecks of iron. No definitive fusion crust - a small
patch of either
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Phil Morgan roxfromsp...@gmail.com wrote:
I recently cut a small stone that came in a batch of unclassified NWA
material. Looks to be an achondrite of some sort and was wondering if
anyone had any ideas of what it might be. The white pinpoints in the
photo
PM, Phil Morgan roxfromsp...@gmail.com wrote:
I recently cut a small stone that came in a batch of unclassified NWA
material. Looks to be an achondrite of some sort and was wondering if
anyone had any ideas of what it might be. The white pinpoints in the
photo are tiny flecks of iron
Hello everyone,
It's good to be back to meteorites.
I have an unclassified stone that has me curious and I'd appreciate
any opinions or observations on what I might be seeing. I can't find
anything that I can positively ID as a chondrule (but they could be)
and the largest inclusion has an
Hello Bob and list,
I'm not sure if there is any active debate but I believe there are
still issues. A good summary of the problems with this material and
pairings is documented here:
http://www4.nau.edu/meteorite/Meteorite/Al_Haggounia.html
Regards,
Phil
On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 10:31 AM, Bob
Thought I'd a picture of a stone I cut this morning.
It's straight off the saw but thought it an interesting mixture of
chondrule sizes, metal, and porosity.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/pkmorgan/postingpics/Newtype3.jpg
Regards to all,
Phil
Anybody buy the windshield (or pull it out of the recycling/trash)
yet? No export permit needed!
Phil
On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Greg Stanley stanleygr...@hotmail.com wrote:
Here's another.
Greg S.
I stayed up too late last night, but in retrospect I guess not late enough.
I was taking the family to Sun Valley next week but maybe I need to
change my plans.
Looking forward to hearing more...
Phil (in Boise, Idaho)
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Matthias Bärmann majbaerm...@web.de
Yes, it was an interesting post. And since the list is slow, I'll add to it.
I found an interesting chondrule (?) in an unclassified stone the
other day. It's a couple of mm across and contains quite a bit of
metal. Would this be some sort of chondrule or something else.
I posted a picture
For any interested in this topic, Aubrey Whymark has a nice page on
large tektites here http://www.tektites.co.uk/largest_tektites.html.
You owe it to yourself to have a look at the rest of his site as well.
It's very comprehensive.
FYI,
Phil
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 5:21 AM, Jason Utas
apologies if this shows up twice but I forgot to send plain text the
first time and assume it won't make it.
Hello everyone,
I received some small unusual stones in a batch of NWA's a while back.
I figured they were to small to find anything out but am too curious
to let it go entirely.
I know
as I can calculate. The
expensive one will be insured with delivery confirmation. I will take
paypal, money order, or pesonal check (after it clears). Money order
would be preferred so I don't have to share with paypal either.
Hope this makes sense and isn't out of line.
Regards to all,
Phil
Hey Steve, if by normal price you mean what it would bring on e-bay
on any given day, looks like it's been going from about $18-25/g
depending on the size. Of course some dealers may be asking more, but
don't know if it's been selling.
Phil
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 7:46 AM, steve arnold
The list is rather slow these days so thought I'd at least entertain
myself with a posting.
The fossil or paleo EL 3 material paired to NWA 2828/2965 is fairly
common these days but I ended up with some very nice surface specimens
and don't need them all. These are much nicer than the vast
I cut what I believe to be an unclassified impact melt a while back
and didn't think it had much metal other than a single mm-sized blob
and some very fine threads. I polished it up well the other day and
found many tiny perfect spheres of metal under 20x magnification. I
don't have much to
Greg's question about the huge vesicle prompted me to ask ya'll about
a stone I've been pondering.
I've received two of these small stones in separate unclassified NWA
batches from different sources. They are a rather odd grey color and
contain vesicles. I think I've seen some indistinct
Hello everyone,
I was wondering where some of the better tektite collections are
located and how much is on display. I'm mostly interested in the US
but feel free to include others. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Phil
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Just in case anyone is interested, I have a signed copy of Nininger's
Our Stone-Pelted Planet ending on e-bay tomorrow. You don't see too
many of these floating around.
Hopefully this link will work...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=330322084121
I can convert the starting
As a slight tangent to this very interesting discussion, I notice that
Adam Hupe has some Tamdakht glass listed on e-bay (Item number:
200331345776).
Very curious...
Phil
On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 2:59 PM, habibi abdelaziz azizhab...@yahoo.com wrote:
i agree with bernd and chris ,
the mass
Hello everyone,
I recently purchased a small endpiece of what I assumed was probably a
pairing to NWA 5546.
After cleaning it up a bit, I noticed an overall elongation and
orientation of the chondrules. I was wondering if anyone else would
agree from the picture at the link below.
Don't know if this is related or not, but I was wondering what impact
weathering would have on magnetic susceptibility.
Tom, how weathered would you guess the stone in question is?
Phil
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I'm looking for a copy of O'keefe's 1976 Tektites and Their Origin
(Developments in Petrology) and wondered if by any chance anyone would
entertain a copy of Cosmic Debris (Burke) or Meteorites (Mason) in trade.
Both are ex-library hardback.
Please respond off-list.
Thanks and Regards,
Phil
I was reading Krinov's excellent Principles of Meteoritics the other evening
(copy may be for sale soon) and was intrigued by his description of the
crust (or lack thereof) on Kunashak. He describes at least some individuals
as ...round in form and without fusion crust. On the smooth surface
Hey everyone,
Just wanted to mention I have a couple of books ending on e-bay in just a
bit.
Both are ex-library.
First is the Beverly Hills edition of Cosmic Debris. Yes, this is the copy
with an elite zip code with Beverly Hills public library provenance.
Next is a copy of Meteories by
Hi Pete,
Yes, the oriented feature is the roll-over rim. My photography skills need
some improvement but I'll see what I can do for a close-up.
Phil
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Hello Pete and anyone else who might be interested,
Per Pete's request, I took a couple more pics of the oriented piece that was
picture of the day today.
Here is closer
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/pkmorgan/postingpics/orientedmacro.jpg
And closer still (20x) of the same area
can tell from my title what I hope to see
:-)
http://s25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/pkmorgan/tektite/?action=viewcurrent=stuck_side.jpg
http://s25.photobucket.com/albums/c57/pkmorgan/tektite/?action=viewcurrent=stuck_front.jpg
Regards to all,
Phil Morgan
Just in case any one is interested, I have a nice copy of the The
Nininger Collection of Meteorites ending on ebay in 8 hours
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Meteorite-Book-The-Nininger-Collection-of-Meteorites-/330877028152?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item4d09cec738
If the link doesn't work, simply
Hello everyone, particularly you tektite aficionados.
I've decided to trim my collection down a bit and listed 3 interesting
specimens on e-bay - something in every price range. The criteria for
a true stretch tektite is somewhat subjective but these are far from
the much more common simple skin
Hello everyone, I added another nice stretch tektite to my offerings
on e-bay and have lowered prices on the others I had previously
mentioned. They all end later today.
The link for the new tektite is:
Hello Everyone,
I received a corner of a larger stone in a batch of unclassified
Moroccan material. The cut surface was rusty and dusty and I didn't
realize it as a cut at first. Someone somewhere thought it was worth
a closer look.
Anyway, I was curious whether anyone here had the rest of it
If anyone is interested, I have a signed copy of Out of the Sky ending
on e-bay tomorrow evening.
Nice book and great piece of meteorite history.
I'll attempt to post the link but if it doesn't work, it should pop
right up with a search of meteorite Nininger
Mike,
I believe his collection went to a museum but Norm (tektitesource)
doesn't name it on his site.
see here: http://www.tektitesource.com/Futrell%20Collection.html for details.
Jim and Paul (http://www.meteorites-for-sale.com) have had some
Futrell pieces in the past but haven't checked
I've always found it curious that many heavily-weathered small stone
NWA meteorites seem to be most altered at the center.
For example, I've posted a photo showing one where the metal in the
interior has completely weathered away.
-arid environment, so that
differential dissolution of the primary metal occurred.
So, the piece pictured seems to be a poor example of my more general
question (but pretty cool for what it is).
Phil
On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Phil Morgan roxfromsp...@gmail.com wrote:
I've always found
Over the years I have been drawn to tektites with unusual shapes or
surface features. Well, it's time to do some housecleaning and
consolidate a bit.
I have a few ending on e-bay tomorrow. While not picture-book stretch
tektites these do show stretching and bending while in a plastic state
Hi Cal,
Not unheard of at all. Brix and Hopper are already on the trail.
Search the archives or just google them.
Phil
On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 9:41 AM, C.G. petca...@gmail.com wrote:
Had a wild idea while hunting for Novato Fall meteorites, as I was
walking with my 5 Y.O. Lab Doggie,
Hello everyone,
I've received very similar stones from multiple sources and was
wondering if anyone else has noticed these. I would think it must be
a find of decent size.
They are heavily encrusted, but not just caliche and such - lots of
sand and small stones stuck in it. I've also noticed
And other like Lafayette are quite vague as well. But are there
others that don't even have a home country?
Phil
On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 1:23 PM, Ted Bunch tbe...@cableone.net wrote:
Not really - consider LA001 002, that supposedly came from a California
desert, but not LA.
Ted
On
end and I've noted
these in the pictures. It is still exceptional.
Being so unique, I would like to give everyone who might be interested
a shot at it. So, I'll take offers (over $1000) for the next 24 hours
(9:15 MDT).
Thanks for your consideration,
Phil Morgan
The meteorite men themselves offer (or did) guided trips. Maybe they
are too famous now :-)
see http://www.meteoriteadventures.com/
Phil
On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Erik Fisler erikfw...@msn.com wrote:
There is not outfit that I know of but I've seen tours provided for groups at
Not sure if this went the first time. Please forgive me if this is a
duplicate.
There was some discussion of Ivory Coast tektites a few days ago.
While interesting for their rarity, some of the most fascinating
tektites (in my opinion) are those that tell a story in their shape.
The australite
It's time to rotate these out of the collection for someone else to
enjoy. Auctions end tomorrow.
A nice clean copy of Nininger's Photographic Study of Surface
Features, Part 1 - Shapes
Hi William,
Good question. Can't say exactly how common they are (not very I
think) or even what the type 3 that the classifier(s) saw looked like
but here is a link to a picture of what appears to be a quite low
petrologic type clast in one of my slices of a paired stone (NWA 900).
For those fellow tektite aficionados out there, I thought I'd share a
couple of pictures of a muong nong specimen that I just received. It
has some of the best layering and overall shape that I personally have
ever seen (but I don't get to Tucson or Thailand).
here is a link to the album
As mentioned a few weeks ago, I have a very nice copy of this book up
for grabs. Don't see too many of these floating around but no
takers.
Price has been reduced to $300
see it (and bid on it) here:
I've been consolidating my tektite collection just a bit and have
listed some unique individuals on e-bay.
If you are at all interested in these objects, please have a look.
There are a couple of meteorites as well.
You should find them at this link:
Hi everyone. I know some would consider tektites almost off-topic and
Colombianites even more so but am hoping someone might be able to shed
some light on an item I picked up or help me contact Hal Povenmire. I
tried the address published in his books, but it was a no-go.
Recently picked up a
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