[meteorite-list] Georgia Tektites question.
From: N Lehrman <nlehrman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:25:44 2004 Message-ID: <01c001c32260$03b675c0$a218fea9_at_homeportal.2wire.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01BD_01C32225.56A823E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mike and all, Here's the general story on Georgiaites. At about 34 million years, = Georgiaites, with Texan Bediasites, are part of the oldest known class = of tektites. Products of a massive meteorite impact in what is now = Chesapeake Bay, the tawny golden brown Georgiaites and the inky black = Bediasites are as good (old) as it gets. Trace glassy remnants are = preserved in the cores from altered micro-spherules from the K = extinction event, but that's it. While all other known tektites are = scattered about the surfaces on which they fell (accepting a little = poetic latitude----), the North Americans are entirely recycled from the = Eocene formations that host the original event. As a result, specimens = that would've been scarce on the surface on which they fell are now seen = only in the products of the eroded edges of that layer. =20 That sets the stage for the final chapter where THAT derivative material = is mostly seen where it has been through hundreds of cycles of plowing = in cotton fields. As a result, most Georgiaites are significantly = erosionally abraded (by nature) and culturally chipped (by man). If you = are lucky enough to find one that has escaped 34 million years of this = natural damage and another couple of hundred years of what we humans do = best, you've got a real rarity in your hands. Expect to pay $50/gm for = a damaged one, and $75 to $150/gm for a real winner. Fewer than 2000 specimens are known. Cheers, Norm Lehrman (http://tektitesource.com ) ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Michael Farmer=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 5:06 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Georgia Tektites question. Hi everyone, I have a question about Georgia Tektites. I just bought a = gorgeous perfect 8.5 gram tektite from a farmer who found it in his = field in Johnson County, Georgia. It is beautiful. I have never really = looked into these tektites. I need information about them, why are they = so rare.=20 Thanks for everyone's input.=20 I will place a photo of the piece on my website, index page. http://www.meteoritehunter.com PS, I have taken care of the ebay fiasco, and they should reinstate me = in the next 24 hours.=20 Mike Farmer ------=_NextPart_000_01BD_01C32225.56A823E0 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>Mike and all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Here's the general story on Georgiaites. At = about 34=20 million years, Georgiaites, with Texan Bediasites, are part of the = oldest known=20 class of tektites. Products of a massive meteorite impact in what = is now=20 Chesapeake Bay, the tawny golden brown Georgiaites and the inky = black=20 Bediasites are as good (old) as it gets. Trace glassy = remnants are=20 preserved in the cores from altered micro-spherules from the K = extinction event,=20 but that's it. While all other known tektites are scattered about = the=20 surfaces on which they fell (accepting a little poetic latitude----), = the North=20 Americans are entirely recycled from the Eocene formations that host the = original event. As a result, specimens that would've been scarce = on the=20 surface on which they fell are now seen only in the products of the = eroded edges=20 of that layer. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>That sets the stage for the final chapter where THAT = derivative material is mostly seen where it has been = through hundreds of=20 cycles of plowing in cotton fields. As a result, most Georgiaites are=20 significantly erosionally abraded (by nature) and culturally = chipped (by=20 man). If you are lucky enough to find one that has escaped 34 = million=20 years of this natural damage and another couple of hundred years of = what we=20 humans do best, you've got a real rarity in your hands. Expect to = pay=20 $50/gm for a damaged one, and $75 to $150/gm for a real = winner.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Fewer than 2000 specimens are known.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Norm Lehrman</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>(<A=20 href=3D"http://tektitesource.com">http://tektitesource.com</A> = )</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=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=3Dfarmerm_at_concentric.net = href=3D"mailto:farmerm_at_concentric.net">Michael=20 Farmer</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> Saturday, May 24, 2003 = 5:06=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] = Georgia=20 Tektites question.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi everyone, I have a question about = Georgia=20 Tektites. I just bought a gorgeous perfect 8.5 gram tektite from a = farmer who=20 found it in his field in Johnson County, Georgia. It is beautiful. I = have=20 never really looked into these tektites. I need information about = them, why=20 are they so rare. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks for everyone's input. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I will place a photo of the = piece on my=20 website, index page.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.meteoritehunter.com">http://www.meteoritehunter.com</A= ></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PS, I have taken care of the ebay = fiasco, and=20 they should reinstate me in the next 24 hours. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike = Farmer</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_01BD_01C32225.56A823E0-- Received on Sat 24 May 2003 09:50:25 PM PDT |
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