[meteorite-list] Speaking of tektites...
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Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:01 2004 Message-ID: <001801c2f999$95c4a440$b58e70d1_at_museumst> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C2F94E.23252F40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Has anyone ever speculated about the fate of silicate = inclusions/graphite nodules/etc. near the surface of iron meteorites, = and ablate as they enter the atmosphere? I seem to remember long ago = hearing a theory that this was one explanation of the origin of = tektites. Ring a bell with anyone? Thoughts? Regards, Jeannie Devon From: Thetoprok_at_aol.com=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 5:41 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Tektites Adam, List, It would stand to reason that if these are in fact a part of the fall, = they will be magnetic, is this the case? If so, I would propose that = they are remnants of the formation of the crust, that were caught up in = the stones fall, following it to its destination, perhaps in an 'eddy' = area behind the stone. As far as the shingle thing goes, I have climbed upon the roof and = examined the material, no tektites here! (but there is some cool stuff!) = Of course that does not discount that theory completely. They do look like miniatures of my tektite collection. Discovery is = not impossible! Always Optimistic;-) Larry=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C2F94E.23252F40 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 5.50.4134.600" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Has anyone ever speculated about the fate of = silicate=20 inclusions/graphite nodules/etc. near the surface of iron = meteorites, and=20 ablate as they enter the atmosphere? I seem to remember long ago = hearing a=20 theory that this was one explanation of the origin of = tektites. Ring=20 a bell with anyone? Thoughts?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Jeannie Devon</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=3DThetoprok_at_aol.com=20 href=3D"mailto:Thetoprok_at_aol.com">Thetoprok@aol.com</A> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <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 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 02, 2003 = 5:41=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] = Tektites</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT lang=3D0 = face=3DArial size=3D2=20 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"> Adam, List,<BR>It would stand to reason = that if=20 these are in fact a part of the fall, they will be magnetic, is this = the case?=20 If so, I would propose that they are remnants of the formation of the = crust,=20 that were caught up in the stones fall, following it to its = destination,=20 perhaps in an 'eddy' area behind the stone.<BR>As far as the = shingle=20 thing goes, I have climbed upon the roof and examined the material, no = tektites here! (but there is some cool stuff!) Of course that does not = discount that theory completely.<BR>They do look like miniatures of my = tektite=20 collection. Discovery is not impossible!<BR>Always=20 Optimistic;-)<BR>Larry</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C2F94E.23252F40-- Received on Wed 02 Apr 2003 11:29:10 PM PST |
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