[meteorite-list] artifacts
From: harlan trammell <skyrox_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:08 2004 Message-ID: <BAY1-F40Jr0nSrGpeuD0000429e_at_hotmail.com> <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>here in the deep south, artifacts from skyrox are VERY rare. the wettness makes short work of anything thin or worked. i have had several gorgets come in that were suspect by the finders , but all were hematite or geothite. i have heard of a few worked ga tektites around, but authenticity on these has yet to be determined (for that matter, what is the patination rate on a ga tektite)? the bonita springs, fl meteorite was found buried in a mound (and that's what probably preserved it in the salty air of lee, co.) but it was not worked. i'm sure that somewhere out there, there is a nice clovis made from a ga tektite, but i have not seen it yet. of the hundreds of thousands of artifacts i see each year buying collection, at shows, etc., none were real eye grabbers and i have yet to see a metal flake.</DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>Add photos to your messages with <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMLENUS/2749">MSN 8. </a> Get 2 months FREE*.</html> Received on Mon 14 Apr 2003 12:05:38 PM PDT |
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