[meteorite-list] Elma Status?

From: Tom aka James Knudson <knudson911_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:16:29 2004
Message-ID: <00a701c35c62$32b85f00$64cb43d8_at_malcolm>

Hello everybody, Adam wrote;
"As has been
reported this material consist of sand incased in a basaltic glass shell."

Sounds like the frass meteorite, was there any living organisms inside with
the sand? Be sure to be suited up in protective gear when handling This Elma
stuff!!!!!!!!!

Thanks, Tom
Peregrineflier <><
The proudest member of the IMCA 6168
----- Original Message -----
From: Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_comcast.net>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Elma Status?


> Hi Mike, Mike and List,
>
> The Elma material is definitely not a meteorite, so to speak. It could
> prove to be just as or more interesting to the scientific community. The
> jury is still out on exactly what this material is or how it was created.
> The initial lab results created more questions than answers. As has been
> reported this material consist of sand incased in a basaltic glass shell.
> The materials in the glass are not separated into swirls so what ever
> created these objects had a huge amount of energy and the glass was
quenched
> very rapidly. Experiments are being conducted to see how these might have
> been created. We should have more answers by next week. This is looking
> more like an X-files episode than a meteor sighting. For now, we are
> keeping an open mind regarding this material.
>
> All the best,
>
> Adam and Greg Hupe
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Farmer" <farmerm_at_concentric.net>
> To: "Mike Groetz" <mpg444_at_yahoo.com>; "Meteorite List"
> <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 1:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Elma Status?
>
>
> > Mike, forget about this one, there is not a chance in hell that a
> meteorite
> > was recovered there.
> > Mike Farmer
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mike Groetz" <mpg444_at_yahoo.com>
> > To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 12:35 PM
> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Elma Status?
> >
> >
> > > Everyone-
> > > Is this all said and done with or is the jury still
> > > out with any maybe's?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Mike
> > >
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Received on Wed 06 Aug 2003 05:32:10 PM PDT