[meteorite-list] TEKTITES!! ....METEORITES OR JUST GLASS ???? Discuss..........
From: Ian Barrett <jellyfysh_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:08:30 2004 Message-ID: <001c01c26365$08686020$419f4ed5_at_m9i0b9> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C2632A.5BADFAA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable As a relative beginner to this meteoritical world I'd appreciate some = expert advice on something that's been intriguing me for some time. TEKTITES !! I've been reading up on them and I could be very wrong but are they not = just lumps of melted and solidified sand from Earth made when a meteor = collision occurs ?? There seems to be many- often hazy attempts to explain them and there = are a lot for sale on Ebay, yet when you go to sellers personal sale = sites they just aren't offered. I've already been looking out for what I consider meteoritical booby = prizes like Faeton ! and I'm keen not to waste money on rubbish. Am I right to be cautious or are they genuinely interesting and valuable = additions to a collection ???? Also where does moldavite come into this discussion? Is that also a = tektite but cloaked in arty mystery? Thanks in advance all ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C2632A.5BADFAA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As a relative beginner to this=20 meteoritical world I'd appreciate some expert advice on = something=20 that's been intriguing me for some time.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>TEKTITES !!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I've been reading up on them and I = could be very=20 wrong but are they not just lumps of melted and solidified sand from = Earth made=20 when a meteor collision occurs ??</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>There seems to be many- often hazy = attempts to=20 explain them and there are a lot for sale on Ebay, yet when you go to = sellers=20 personal sale sites they just aren't offered.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I've already been looking out for what = I consider=20 meteoritical booby prizes like Faeton ! and I'm keen not to waste money = on=20 rubbish.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Am I right to be cautious or are they = genuinely=20 interesting and valuable additions to a collection ????</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Also where does moldavite come into = this=20 discussion? Is that also a tektite but cloaked in arty=20 mystery?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks in advance=20 all</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C2632A.5BADFAA0-- Received on Mon 23 Sep 2002 08:55:09 PM PDT |
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