[meteorite-list] New Find
From: N Lehrman <nlehrman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:14:08 2004 Message-ID: <002b01c30f3f$e608d280$cc04fea9_at_homeportal.2wire.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C30F05.394CE660 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mark/list, There are a couple of questions that arise: In my experience, lechatelierite is typically found as microscopic = threads within impact glass and fulgurites. Am I missing something? = Has anyone heard of massive hand-specimen and larger sized chunks of = lechatelierite? Second, not a question but a statement: since the word "moldavite" = applies to tektites found in the Moldau River region, primarily in the = Czech Republic, the word is certainly misused in the current context. Mark, I don't mean to be a skeptic, but in this field of study, it tends = to be the correct stance much of the time. We learn to watch for these = little red flags when judging the overall story. I'll look forward to = seeing the rest of your evidence and surely do hope you've got a winner. Norm Lehrman ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mark Jackson=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 6:59 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] New Find OK folks. This is going to be very, very difficult for you to believe; = I am pinching myself every few minutes to make sure I'm awake. I assure = you this is no joke. Later today I will have photos back I can post for = you all of the place I am working. I have discovered a complex impact = zone in the Southwestern US with multiple crater sites. Big ones. Two I = have seen with my own eyes are in excess of 1/2 mile wide! I have = evidence that these may be the head of an impact zone that stretches = nearly 80 miles! I see possible evidence of up to seven impactors = hitting in a 4 mile radius of where I have been working. OK here's the deal. I have a lot of material being analyzed, = classified and catalogued. I am not going to release ANY meteoritic = material until I have all that work done. However, there are some nice pieces of impact evidence that prove = beyond any doubt that this is a meteorite impact zone. For instance, = there are some gorgeous lechatelierites at the head of the zone. I = better qualify my statement here; I say "head" of the zone because of = the ultra high angle of attack these impactors came in on. I am no = expert in these matters but my best guess is they might have been in an = AoA as little as ten degrees. Anyway these lechatelierites are at the = "area of first influence of the main impactor". Evidence points to the = main impactor being a carbonaceous chondrite and thus some = lechatelierites are pelted with microspherules of impactor material. One = has a gorgeous moldavite buried in it's face! These lechatelierites are = from 4 to 7 inches thick and weigh 1 to 2 kilos. If anyone wants some of the lechatelierite material from this pristine = new find, let me know. I will work on pictures of these things so you = can see them. If anyone wants a particular impact related feature from = this site, let me know. Once again let me reiterate about the impactor = material - there are several samples being looked at for verification = and classification. Until that process can complete I will not release = meteoritic material. Have patience . . . there's plenty worth waiting = for I promise. Have a great day list-buds! -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C30F05.394CE660 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 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Mark/list,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>There are a couple of questions that = arise:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>In my experience, lechatelierite is typically found = as=20 microscopic threads within impact glass and fulgurites. Am I = missing=20 something? Has anyone heard of massive hand-specimen and larger = sized=20 chunks of lechatelierite?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Second, not a question but a statement: since = the word=20 "moldavite" applies to tektites found in the Moldau River region, = primarily in=20 the Czech Republic, the word is certainly misused in the current=20 context.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Mark, I don't mean to be a skeptic, but in this = field of=20 study, it tends to be the correct stance much of the time. We = learn to=20 watch for these little red flags when judging the overall story. = I'll look=20 forward to seeing the rest of your evidence and surely do hope you've = got a=20 winner.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Norm Lehrman</FONT></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">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Db0rtz2003_at_yahoo.com = href=3D"mailto:b0rtz2003_at_yahoo.com">Mark=20 Jackson</A> </DIV> <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 30, 2003 = 6:59=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] New = Find</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>OK folks. This is going to be very, very difficult for you to = believe; I=20 am pinching myself every few minutes to make sure I'm awake. I assure = you this=20 is no joke. Later today I will have photos back I can post for you all = of the=20 place I am working. I have discovered a complex impact zone = in the=20 Southwestern US with multiple crater sites. Big ones. Two I = have=20 seen with my own eyes are in excess of 1/2 mile wide! I have = evidence=20 that these may be the head of an impact zone that stretches nearly 80 = miles! I=20 see possible evidence of up to seven impactors hitting in a 4 mile = radius of=20 where I have been working.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>OK here's the deal. I have a lot of material being analyzed, = classified=20 and catalogued. I am not going to release ANY meteoritic=20 material until I have all that work done.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>However, there are some nice pieces of impact evidence that = prove=20 beyond any doubt that this is a meteorite impact zone. For instance, = there are=20 some gorgeous lechatelierites at the head of the zone. I better = qualify my=20 statement here; I say "head" of the zone because of the ultra high = angle of=20 attack these impactors came in on. I am no expert in these matters but = my best=20 guess is they might have been in an AoA as little as ten degrees. = Anyway=20 these lechatelierites are at the "area of first influence of the main=20 impactor". Evidence points to the main impactor being a carbonaceous = chondrite=20 and thus some lechatelierites are pelted with microspherules of = impactor=20 material. One has a gorgeous moldavite buried in it's face! These=20 lechatelierites are from 4 to 7 inches thick and weigh 1 to 2 = kilos.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If anyone wants some of the lechatelierite material from this = pristine=20 new find, let me know. I will work on pictures of these things so you = can see=20 them. If anyone wants a particular impact related feature from this = site, let=20 me know. Once again let me reiterate about the impactor material - = there are=20 several samples being looked at for verification and classification. = Until=20 that process can complete I will not release meteoritic material. Have = patience . . . there's plenty worth waiting for I promise.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Have a great day list-buds!</DIV> <P> <HR SIZE=3D1> Do you Yahoo!?<BR><A=20 = href=3D"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/search/mailsig/*http://search.yahoo.com">T= he New=20 Yahoo! Search</A> - Faster. Easier. Bingo.</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C30F05.394CE660-- Received on Wed 30 Apr 2003 01:42:40 PM PDT |
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