AW: [meteorite-list] Opinion about strange meteorite

From: John Gwilliam <jkgdiver_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:55:44 2004
Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20020110164008.00989810_at_pop.primenet.com>

Bob and List,

"ventifact - n. a pebble or cobble that has been faceted, grooved, and
polished by the erosive action of wind-driven sand."

If you would like to see a picture of a really outstanding one, follow this
link.

http://www.meteoriteimpact.com/ventifac.htm

This ventifact is located in the Geology Department at Arizona State
University in Tempe, Arizona.

Regards,

John Gwilliam



At 03:22 PM 1/10/02 -0800, Robert Verish wrote:
>I don't speak Vincent's language, so could someone
>else explain to him what a "ventifact" is?
>
>Bob V.
>
>------------- Original Message -----------
>AW: [meteorite-list] Opinion about strange meteorite
>
>Bernd Pauli HD bernd.pauli_at_lehrer1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de
>
>Thu, 10 Jan 2002 23:08:38 +0100
>
>Norbert Classen wrote:
>
> > http://users.skynet.be/meteorite.be/keskecest.html
>
> > Especially the ME08 looks nice and has a good chance
>
> > to qualify as a meteorright - however, don't ask me
> > what kind of meteorite it might be. My first
> > impression was that it might represent some type of
> > carbonaceous chondrite, a CK or more likely a CO,
>but
> > since it is stated that it contains NO carbon NOR
>any > metal I really don't know...
>
>Nor do I. But the reassembled pieces look like the
>lower trunk of a pyramid - in other words: if it is a
>meteorite it may have been oriented with the upper
>part of the pyramid still missing and Vince's
>description
>plus the chocolate-like coating (see NWA 482)
>reminiscent of flow lines leads me to a very audacious
>assumption:
>
>Could that be another lunar meteorite???
>
>Best assumptions,
>Bernd
>
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Received on Thu 10 Jan 2002 07:06:52 PM PST