[meteorite-list] the biggest tektite ?

From: Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 12:03:45 -0700
Message-ID: <C27C8121.35F21%mlblood_at_cox.net>

Hi Greg,
        As soon as I am done with the largest sale offering I have
ever put together I will put up a page with photos of "The Big One."
        Best wishes, Michael



on 5/25/07 9:34 AM, GREG LINDH at geeg48 at msn.com wrote:

>
> Hi Michael,
>
> Would you be willing to post a photo of the tektite? I'd love to see
> it.
>
> Greg Lindh
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael L Blood" <mlblood at cox.net>
> To: "Sterling K. Webb" <sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net>; "Aubrey Whymark"
> <tinbider at yahoo.co.uk>; "Meteorite List"
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>; "TEKTITE Norm" <nlehrman at nvbell.net>;
> "Zelimir Gabelica" <Zelimir.Gabelica at uha.fr>
> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 1:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] the biggest tektite ?
>
>
> I have an Indochinite that is nearly flawless
> that is 3,255.6g. I believe it is only one of the
> largest 5 in the world - but I think it is the one
> in best ("flawless") condition of those 5.
> Best wishes, Michael
>
>
>
> on 5/24/07 3:38 PM, Sterling K. Webb at sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net wrote:
>
>> 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
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>> ----- 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.
>>>
>>>
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