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Re: microtektites

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Subject: Re: microtektites
From: Matt Morgan <mhmeteorites@geocities.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 15:42:41 -0700
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Hello Calvin:
I was told that they were microtektites dated at ~65 m.a., or near the time
of the K/T event.

Matt

Calvin Shipbaugh wrote:

> At Tucson there were microtektites from Haiti.  Under a magnifier, these
> appeared vaguely like yellow spheres or more irregular globs.  I did not
> catch discussion of the origin of these, but assume they are supposed to
> be associated with the K-T event and not the younger Bediasites or
> Georgiaites.  Would someone on the list comment?  Are there
> microtektites aged at 35 million years?

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microtektites

From: Calvin Shipbaugh <calvin@rand.org>

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