[meteorite-list] Tektite looking objects found in Park Forest

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From: Dan Wray <dwray_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:01 2004
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Adam,

Are the particles metallic? Can they be picked up with a magnet? In a =
classic search for micro-meteorites I found the same type of thing in =
debris from my gutters. It was separated out with a magnet and then =
sorted under a microscope. I thought that I had found a great =
collection of micros. That is until I repeated the experiment on my =
neighbors on both sides, nada, nothing, great disappointment! I have =
now come to believe that they came from my composition shingles . I =
have no idea how or what industrial process is involved. I will send =
you a photo of some that I found. I have always wanted to know more but =
didn't know where to go from here. I guess a nickel test could be done =
if I sacrificed enough of them. So far I have been unwilling to as the =
collecting was very labor intensive. I will be interested in your =
results.

Dan Wray
COMETS

----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Adam Hupe=20
  To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20
  Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 4:10 PM
  Subject: [meteorite-list] Tektite looking objects found in Park Forest

  Dear List Members,

  You are going to think we are insane announcing this but we feel it is =
important. We acquired a computer game still in the box that was struck =
by a meteorite inside a house on Dunham street in the Park Forest =
neighborhood. This is from the same site that Mike Farmer purchased the =
House Hammering stone. This game box acted as a receptacle trapping =
some fragments from the meteorite, wood from the attic and sheet rock =
from the ceiling. While examining the contents of the game box under a =
microscope we were shocked to see the following objects:

  Dumbbell shaped glassy forms
  Teardrop shaped glassy forms
  Rod shaped glassy forms
  Patty shaped glassy forms with sunken centers
  Ball shaped glassy forms

  Dumbbell
  http://www.lunarrock.com/ParkForest/microtektites1.jpg

  Dumbbell and Teardrop
  http://www.lunarrock.com/ParkForest/microtektites2.jpg

  Mixture of several types
   http://www.lunarrock.com/ParkForest/microtektites3.jpg

  These are all the same shapes you will find in Tektites, yet these =
cannot be called impactites since the meteorite did not melt any objects =
when it crashed through the roof. This is no joke so you collectors in =
the field may want to revisit the houses that were struck by meteorites =
and collect the debris left behind before it is too late. We do not =
know the scientific importance of this discovery but will find out soon =
since the University of Washington is interested in pursuing these =
strange objects. It has been suggested that these objects may have come =
from the ablation train left behind by this fall. It is our hope that =
more of this material is collected before it is too late.

  All the Best

  Adam Hupe

   =20

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Adam,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><FONT>Are the particles =
metallic?  Can=20
they be picked up with a magnet</FONT>?  In a classic search for=20
micro</FONT><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>-meteorites I found =
the same=20
type of thing in debris from my gutters.  It was separated out with =
a=20
magnet and then sorted under a microscope.  I thought that I had =
found a=20
great collection of micros. That is until I repeated the experiment on =
my=20
neighbors on both sides, nada, nothing, great disappointment!  I =
have now=20
come to believe that they came from my =
composition shingles .  I=20
have no idea how or what industrial process is involved.  I will =
send you a=20
photo of some that I found.  I have always wanted to know more but =
didn't=20
know where to go from here.  I guess a nickel test could be done if =
I=20
sacrificed enough of them.  So far I have been unwilling to as the=20
collecting was very labor intensive.  I will be interested in your=20
results.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dan Wray</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>COMETS</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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  <A title=3Dadamhupe_at_attbi.com href=3D"mailto:adamhupe@attbi.com">Adam =
Hupe</A>=20
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
  title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor=
itecentral.com</A>=20
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 02, 2003 =
4:10=20
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] =
Tektite looking=20
  objects found in Park Forest</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear List Members,</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>You are going to think we are insane =
announcing=20
  this but we feel it is important.  We acquired a computer game =
still in=20
  the box that was struck by a meteorite inside a house on Dunham street =
in the=20
  Park Forest neighborhood.  This is from the same site that Mike =
Farmer=20
  purchased the House Hammering stone.  This game box acted as a =
receptacle=20
  trapping some fragments from the meteorite, wood from the attic and =
sheet rock=20
  from the ceiling.  While examining the contents of the game box =
under a=20
  microscope we were shocked to see the following objects:</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dumbbell shaped glassy =
forms</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Teardrop shaped glassy =
forms</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rod shaped glassy forms</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Patty shaped glassy forms with sunken =

  centers</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ball shaped glassy forms</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dumbbell</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.lunarrock.com/ParkForest/microtektites1.jpg">http://ww=
w.lunarrock.com/ParkForest/microtektites1.jpg</A></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dumbbell and Teardrop</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.lunarrock.com/ParkForest/microtektites2.jpg">http://ww=
w.lunarrock.com/ParkForest/microtektites2.jpg</A></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mixture of several types</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV> <FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.lunarrock.com/ParkForest/microtektites3.jpg">http://ww=
w.lunarrock.com/ParkForest/microtektites3.jpg</A></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>These are all the same =
shapes you will find=20
  in Tektites, yet these cannot be called impactites since the =

  meteorite did not melt any objects when it crashed through the =
roof. =20
  This is no joke so you collectors in the field may want to =
revisit=20
  the houses that were struck by meteorites and collect the debris left =
behind=20
  before it is too late.  We do not know the scientific importance =
of this=20
  discovery but will find out soon since the University of Washington is =

  interested in pursuing these strange objects.  It has been =
suggested that=20
  these objects may have come from the ablation train left behind =
by this=20
  fall.  It is our hope that more of this material is collected =
before it=20
  is too late.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All the Best</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Adam Hupe</FONT></DIV>
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