[meteorite-list] the biggest tektite ?

From: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 17:38:26 -0500
Message-ID: <00c401c79e54$3feaea70$f54de146_at_ATARIENGINE>

Hi, Zelmir, List

    Just from searching the
internet, I compiled this list
of the Biggest Tektite (excluding
layered tektites) from:

Australia.....................437 g.
Czechoslovakia..........258.5 g.
Ivory Coast................ 79 g.
Malaysia.....................464 g.
Philippines................1069 g.

    I couldn't find any mention
of the largest Vietnamite, but
here's a site with a study of 203
Vietnamese tektites:
http://www.edamgaard.dk/Copy%20of%20VietnamTektites%20edj.htm



Sterling K. Webb
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Zelimir Gabelica" <Zelimir.Gabelica at uha.fr>
To: "Aubrey Whymark" <tinbider at yahoo.co.uk>; "meteorite list"
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>; "norm" <nlehrman at nvbell.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 1:49 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] the biggest tektite ?


Hi Aubrey, Norm, List

In Ensisheim (in 3 weeks from now), there will be again a substantial
selection of tektites (mostly Rizalites, Cambodianites, some "Vietnamites")
for sale (on consignment, in the consignment room) at interesting prices.
As in 2006, some Rizalite "monsters" (over 450 g) are anounced.

My 2 specific questions are more general:

- How heavy is the biggest tektite (Muong Nong not counted) known on earth ?
- How heavy is the biggest Vietnamite known on earth ?
- How heavy is the biggest Rizalite known on earth ?

For Rizalite, my best reference is the 1069 g specimen as mentioned by H.
O. Beyer ("Philippine tektites").
I could not find any "spectacular" data (i.e. over, say, 250-300 g) for
vietnamites...

Thanks and best wsihes,

Zelimir

P.S. Aubrey, very nice site! Congratulations! And these London
microtektites are really intriguing !



A 01:46 24/05/2007 +0100, Aubrey Whymark a ?crit :
>Hi
>
>I just wanted to draw attention to these possible microtektites from the
>Lower Eocene London Clay in England. The finder, Michael Daniels, has very
>kindly provided a number of images and some notes.
>
><http://www.tektites.co.uk/13.html>http://www.tektites.co.uk/13.html
>
>What do people think of these possible microtektites? Are they comparable
>with other microtektites found? Interestingly some of the microtektites
>seem to have extra 'spikey' features (see photos) - is this normal?
>
>Thanks, Aubrey
><http://www.tektites.co.uk>www.tektites.co.uk
>
>P.S. out of contact from 26th May for a bit.
>
>
>Now you can
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