[meteorite-list] Wabar
From: Impactika_at_aol.com <Impactika_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:02:32 2004 Message-ID: <b2.895f8d7.29cd56b1_at_aol.com> --part1_b2.895f8d7.29cd56b1_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 3/22/2002 1:53:02 PM Mountain Standard Time, tracyl_at_lib.state.hi.us writes: > On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, PolandMET.com wrote: > > > Hey. > > I need informations about Wabar tectites/impactites ??? > > What is this exactly? > > > Wabar tektites, or Wabar "pearls" as they are usually known, are small > beads of glass from the Wabar meteorite impact. I own one that is glassy > black, about the size of my little fingernail, and shaped roughly like a > teardrop. Nomads and desert travellers used to pick them up as souvenirs, > thinking they really were pearls; it was centuries before they were > recognized as the byproduct of meteorite impact. The shifting sands of > the desert have largely covered over the original crater now, and years of > being picked over have greatly reduced the number of "pearls" to be easily > found, although some still come out of the area. I got mine from Anne at > Impactika, she may still have some, or pictures on her website. > > Tracy, and Bernd (of course!) are right on all counts. Including the fact that they are getting very hard to get, and that I still have some on my website. In fact I just added a few today, including a strange one looking like a head, maybe a bird's head! www.impactika.com/impactglass/IG-wabar.html Thanks Tracy and Bernd. Anne Black IMCA #2356 www.IMPACTIKA.com e-mail: IMPACTIKA_at_aol.com --part1_b2.895f8d7.29cd56b1_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 3/22/2002 1:53:02 PM Mountain Standard Time, tracyl_at_lib.state.hi.us writes: <BR> <BR> <BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, PolandMET.com wrote: <BR> <BR>> Hey. <BR>> I need informations about Wabar tectites/impactites ??? <BR>> What is this exactly? <BR>> <BR>Wabar tektites, or Wabar "pearls" as they are usually known, are small <BR>beads of glass from the Wabar meteorite impact. I own one that is glassy <BR>black, about the size of my little fingernail, and shaped roughly like a <BR>teardrop. Nomads and desert travellers used to pick them up as souvenirs, <BR>thinking they really were pearls; it was centuries before they were <BR>recognized as the byproduct of meteorite impact. The shifting sands of <BR>the desert have largely covered over the original crater now, and years of <BR>being picked over have greatly reduced the number of "pearls" to be easily <BR>found, although some still come out of the area. I got mine from Anne at <BR>Impactika, she may still have some, or pictures on her website. <BR> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE> <BR> <BR>Tracy, and Bernd (of course!) are right on all counts. <BR>Including the fact that they are getting very hard to get, and that I still have some on my website. In fact I just added a few today, including a strange one looking like a head, maybe a bird's head! <BR> www.impactika.com/impactglass/IG-wabar.html <BR> <BR>Thanks Tracy and Bernd. <BR> <BR>Anne Black <BR>IMCA #2356 <BR>www.IMPACTIKA.com <BR>e-mail: IMPACTIKA_at_aol.com</FONT></HTML> --part1_b2.895f8d7.29cd56b1_boundary-- Received on Fri 22 Mar 2002 10:55:29 PM PST |
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