[meteorite-list] Re: (Ron Baalke) Fossil find...(getting off topic)

From: Mark Miconi <mam602_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:25:34 2004
Message-ID: <001a01c3119c$a8a100c0$d7e16a44_at_ph.cox.net>

Thanks...I never knew that...I stand corrected. The mine is labelled as a
diamond mine if I remember correctly. The last time I was there was
1972...the memories are foggy though.

Thanks again


Mark



----- Original Message -----
From: <gle_at_bellatlantic.net>
To: Mark Miconi <mam602_at_cox.net>
Cc: mafer <mafer_at_imagineopals.com>; David Freeman
<dfreeman_at_fascination.com>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Re: (Ron Baalke) Fossil find...(getting off
topic)


> MARK, The Herkimer material is beautiful, naturally faceted clear Quartz
> material, which is especially striking in matrix-
> Regards, GRANT ELLIOTT
>
> Mark Miconi wrote:
> >
> > Lest we forget the diamond mines in Herkimer NY. I have several beauties
> > from there that are bigger than walnuts. As far as I know the Herkimer
> > diamonds were never gem quality and only used for industrial purposes.
> >
> > Yesterday afternoon The History Channel ran Modern Marvels about
> > diamonds...anyone ever hear of Dr. Lewis and the microscopic diamonds he
> > claims to be rendering from meteorites? He was melting the
meteorites(god it
> > pains me to say that) in acid and claimed to be finding diamonds formed
from
> > material created near stars. The diamonds were minute...he showed a
small
> > vial with what he claimed to be something in the trillions of diamonds.
> >
> > That should get the discussion back on topic.
> >
> > Mark M.
> > Phoenix AZ
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: mafer <mafer_at_imagineopals.com>
> > To: David Freeman <dfreeman_at_fascination.com>
> > Cc: meteor central <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 8:05 PM
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Re: (Ron Baalke) Fossil find...(getting
off
> > topic)
> >
> > > Actually, Diamonds are found in a lot of places in America and Canada.
> > There
> > > are three assayed pipes in the southeast potion of British Columbia.
And,
> > > somewhere in the Sierra Nevada's there should be some pipes as
diamonds
> > have
> > > been found there by gold panners. And, aside from the pipe in
Arkansas,
> > > there is a pipe in Northeast Georgia (but I was refused admittance to
the
> > > property because the person leasing the property is afraid of a gold
rush
> > > occuring) and there are probally more there as well. There is also
diamond
> > > pipe(s) in/around the great lakes. Glacial drift carrying diamonds was
> > once
> > > a popular accounting of how diamonds made it from here to there, but
local
> > > diamond pipes are more realistic and factual.
> > > Mark
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: David Freeman <dfreeman_at_fascination.com>
> > > To: S. Singletary <jumper_at_MIT.EDU>
> > > Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 7:18 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Re: (Ron Baalke) Fossil find...(getting
off
> > > topic)
> > >
> > >
> > > > Dear Steven;
> > > > I hate to one up, but my copy of Barren Lands is signed by Mr.
Krajick,
> > > > and is the advance reading copy, and I have sold him two diamonds
and a
> > > > few tablespoons full of local diamond indicator minerals....such one
> > > > up's manship!
> > > > Glad I am not that way in the meteorite world.
> > > > Good Friday evening all,
> > > > Dave Freeman (who's into all sorts of rock things)
> > > >
> > > > S. Singletary wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Actually the source of "drift" diamonds has
> > > > >> been found. The geologist, who spent ten
> > > > >> to fifteen years looking for their source
> > > > >> in now a rather wealthy person for his
> > > > >> efforts and patience.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > As a side note, if you want to read an excellent account of all
this I
> > > > > recommend "Barren Lands" by Kevin Krajick
> > > > > There's is an excellent history of the diamond industry in general
and
> > > > > of the race between Fipke and DeBeers to find the source of the
> > > > > glacial diamonds in the Arctic.
> > > > >
> > > > > Steven
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Steven Singletary
> > > > > 54-1224
> > > > > Dept. Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
> > > > > M.I.T.
> > > > > Cambridge, MA, 02139
> > > > > Tel-617.253.6398
> > > > > Fax-617.253.7102
> > > > >
> > > > >
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