[meteorite-list] Meteor crater impactite?
From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:54:08 2004 Message-ID: <OE82ZDMkY3XV0rDPlmQ00023a99_at_hotmail.com> ------=_NextPart_001_0006_01C1BB6A.CB8B0E20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Graham! Your description sounds like an Arizona impactite to me. Send me your ad= dress and I will send you a free little Monturaqui impactite so you can c= ompare them. Since I missed the bandwagon to send you free stuff....:-) = I will also include a little NWA encrite and Carion's new Meteorite book= , signed by Carion. It is nice to see people with your interest and I ap= plaud Farmer and Casper sending you the free little lots. Wow, that was = weired I said a positive sentence with Farmer and Casper both in it...:-)= =20 I think somehow you have became the underdog we are all secretly rooting = for. Mark Bostick "The Big Collector" ----- Original Message ----- From: Graham Christensen Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 1:53 AM To: Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteor crater impactite? Hello list, A friend of mine just returned from meteor crater (Wish I were there) and= he brought me a very interesting rock that he found about 1/2 Km from the ri= m of the crater. It is pourus like lava but it seems denser than most lava that I have seen. I can't give you an exact weight and density because I don't have a scale for small weights. It is dark brownish-red and it has globs of sand fused to it. When I looked at the fused sand with my 10x magnifier I noticed that the sand grains are partly melted into each othe= r. It looks like it has chips and pieces of small, light rock in it. Could these be fragments of limestone that were propelled out of the forming crater? Also, I can pick up the rock with a powerful magnet but it doesn'= t stick as strongly as an entire meteorite so I think it might be some melt= ed meteorite that was mixed with the rock on impact. Is this an impactite? H= e brought other rocks from the same area but none of them stick to a magnet= or look melted. I don't know much about impactite so any information would b= e greatly appreciated. I am sorry that I can't give you an image but I don'= t have a digital camera yet. I don't have much money right now and the mone= y I do have is going towards a eucrite. By the way, anyone got a good offer on eucrite? I won't be able to buy an= y now because I don't have much money but maybe in a month or so I will. I don't have any achondrite at all in my collection yet and I thought eucri= te is fairly cheap so I will get some. Thanks ************************************************************ Graham Christensen majorvoltage_at_hotmail.com http://www.geocities.com/aerolitehunter _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ------=_NextPart_001_0006_01C1BB6A.CB8B0E20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV> </DIV> <= DIV>Hello Graham!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Your description sounds li= ke an Arizona impactite to me. Send me your address and I will= send you a free little Monturaqui impactite so you can compare them.&nbs= p; Since I missed the bandwagon to send you free stuff....:-) I wil= l also include a little NWA encrite and Carion's new Meteorite book, sign= ed by Carion. It is nice to see people with your interest and I app= laud Farmer and Casper sending you the free little lots. Wow, that = was weired I said a positive sentence with Farmer and Casper both in it..= .:-) </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I think somehow you have became the un= derdog we are all secretly rooting for.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mark= Bostick "The Big Collector"</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0p= x; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; M= ARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message= -----</DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: = black"><B>From:</B> Graham Christensen</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Ari= al"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 22, 2002 1:53 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FO= NT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com</DIV> <DIV= style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] Meteor crate= r impactite?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>Hello list,<BR>A friend of mine just = returned from meteor crater (Wish I were there) and he<BR>brought me a ve= ry interesting rock that he found about 1/2 Km from the rim<BR>of the cra= ter. It is pourus like lava but it seems denser than most lava<BR>that I = have seen. I can't give you an exact weight and density because I<BR>don'= t have a scale for small weights. It is dark brownish-red and it has<BR>g= lobs of sand fused to it. When I looked at the fused sand with my 10x<BR>= magnifier I noticed that the sand grains are partly melted into each othe= r.<BR>It looks like it has chips and pieces of small, light rock in it. C= ould<BR>these be fragments of limestone that were propelled out of the fo= rming<BR>crater? Also, I can pick up the rock with a powerful magnet but = it doesn't<BR>stick as strongly as an entire meteorite so I think it migh= t be some melted<BR>meteorite that was mixed with the rock on impact. Is = this an impactite? He<BR>brought other rocks from the same area but none = of them stick to a magnet or<BR>look melted. I don't know much about impa= ctite so any information would be<BR>greatly appreciated. I am sorry that= I can't give you an image but I don't<BR>have a digital camera yet. I do= n't have much money right now and the money I<BR>do have is going towards= a eucrite.<BR><BR>By the way, anyone got a good offer on eucrite? I won'= t be able to buy any<BR>now because I don't have much money but maybe in = a month or so I will. I<BR>don't have any achondrite at all in my collect= ion yet and I thought eucrite<BR>is fairly cheap so I will get some.<BR><= BR>Thanks<BR>************************************************************= <BR>Graham Christensen<BR>majorvoltage_at_hotmail.com<BR>http://www.geocitie= s.com/aerolitehunter<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>_____________________________= ____________________________________<BR>MSN Photos is the easiest way to = share and print your photos:<BR>http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.a= spx<BR><BR><BR>______________________________________________<BR>Meteorit= e-list mailing list<BR>Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com<BR>http://www.= pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTM= L> ------=_NextPart_001_0006_01C1BB6A.CB8B0E20-- Received on Fri 22 Feb 2002 07:33:09 AM PST |
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