[meteorite-list] FW: Lunar origin of tektites

From: Gerald Flaherty <grf2_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Mar 26 16:28:30 2005
Message-ID: <001701c5324a$bdfb9f40$6401a8c0_at_Dell>

AH HAH !!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darren Garrison" <cynapse_at_charter.net>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 9:59 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] FW: Lunar origin of tektites


On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 21:29:56 -0500, "tett" <tett_at_rogers.com> wrote:

>But,.... Could this be ablated material from a meteorite that did make it
>to
>earth? I would guess no. I see this thin layer of glass vaporizing as it
>is created. I don't think the physics are there to support this material

Well, I gather that the major component of tektites is quartz-- and that
quartz is very rare in
meteorites.
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