[meteorite-list] Green Glassy Stone
From: Mark Ferguson <mafer_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:30:00 2004 Message-ID: <021501c38530$84d3bfe0$6701a8c0_at_vs.shawcable.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_020A_01C384F5.C59A8D00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings Robert and list Seems this came up last year and the one seller, on their website said = that the analysis was a volcanic in origin, but still sold them as = tektites or moldavites. Mark ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Robert Szep=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 12:19 PM Subject: Fw: [meteorite-list] Green Glassy Stone ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Robert Szep=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral=20 Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 3:16 PM Subject: Fw: [meteorite-list] Green Glassy Stone Hello Thomas & list.=20 There are Tsavorite GARNETS and what are called Tsavorites which are = being referred to as tektites. Both are found in the same region but are two different things.=20 The Garnet formed in matrix and has a crystaline structure. The green = glassy stones do not display any crystal-structure and do not appear to = have formed within any type of matrix.=20 One ebay seller specifically mentions that he is selling Tsavorite = Tektite which is not to be mistaken for Tsavorite Garnet. The common naming and coloration shared by both materials creates = confusion between the two.=20 One of these two types of similar things contain tiny air-bubbles...=20 Guess which one.......=20 it's not the Garnet...=20 R. Szep ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Thomas Webb=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 1:57 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Green Glassy Stone Hello list, The guy with the ebay ad does not call his stone Tsavorite. He only = uses this term to describe the COLOR of the stone he is selling. He = even goes on to say that Tsavorite is a green garnet, which is correct. = He does however call the stone a tektite. Perhaps someone can clarify = the truth or non-truth of this proclamation. My best, Thomas H. Webb -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search=20 ------=_NextPart_000_020A_01C384F5.C59A8D00 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 face=3DArial size=3D2>Greetings Robert and list</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Seems this came up last year and the = one seller, on=20 their website said that the analysis was a volcanic in origin, but still = sold=20 them as tektites or moldavites.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mark</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=3Dzeprox_at_albedo.net href=3D"mailto:zeprox@albedo.net">Robert = Szep</A>=20 </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, September 27, = 2003 12:19=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Fw: [meteorite-list] = Green=20 Glassy Stone</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----=20 <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20 title=3Dzeprox_at_albedo.net href=3D"mailto:zeprox@albedo.net">Robert = Szep</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral">meteorite-list@meteoritec= entral</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 27, 2003 3:16 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Fw: [meteorite-list] Green Glassy = Stone</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello Thomas & list. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>There are Tsavorite GARNETS and what = are called=20 Tsavorites which are being referred to as tektites.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Both are found in the same region but = are two=20 different things. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Garnet formed in matrix and = has a=20 crystaline structure. The green glassy stones do not display any=20 crystal-structure and do not appear to have formed within any type of = matrix.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>One ebay seller specifically mentions = that he is=20 selling Tsavorite Tektite which is not to be mistaken for Tsavorite=20 Garnet.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The common naming and coloration = shared by both=20 materials creates confusion between the two. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>One of these two types of similar = things contain=20 tiny air-bubbles... </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Guess which one....... </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>it's not the = Garnet... </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>R. Szep</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----=20 <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20 title=3Dwebbth1_at_yahoo.com href=3D"mailto:webbth1@yahoo.com">Thomas = Webb</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 27, 2003 1:57 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] Green Glassy Stone</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Hello list,</DIV> <DIV>The guy with the ebay ad does not call his stone Tsavorite. = He only=20 uses this term to describe the COLOR of the stone he is = selling. He=20 even goes on to say that Tsavorite is a green garnet, which is=20 correct. He does however call the stone a tektite. = Perhaps=20 someone can clarify the truth or non-truth of this proclamation.</DIV> <DIV>My best,</DIV> <DIV>Thomas H. Webb</DIV> <P> <HR SIZE=3D1> Do you Yahoo!?<BR><A=20 = href=3D"http://shopping.yahoo.com/?__yltc=3Ds%3A150000443%2Cd%3A22708228%= 2Cslk%3Atext%2Csec%3Amail">The=20 New Yahoo! Shopping</A> - with improved product search=20 </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_020A_01C384F5.C59A8D00-- Received on Sat 27 Sep 2003 03:49:21 PM PDT |
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