[meteorite-list] Carancas meteorite...glassy spheres.

From: Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 16:18:52 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <483858.78028.qm_at_web33108.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

I searched the heck out of the soil, and never saw
any, but hey, I was looking for meteorite chunks, not
glass spheroids.
Mike

--- ensoramanda <ensoramanda at ntlworld.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> In earlier discussions on the list it was
> discussed...I think!...that if
> the Carancas meteorite was still ablating near to
> impact that there
> would be evidence in the form of ablation material
> around the site. The
> dealer in Bolivia informed me that there were indeed
> small glassy
> spheres around in the soil found by locals with
> magnets. Unfortunately
> he did not collect or record any.
>
> Or could these be formed by heat on impact?
>
> Anybody have any thoughts.
>
> Mike, Moritz or Rob. Did you come across any?
>
> Graham Ensor
>
>
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Received on Sat 06 Oct 2007 07:18:52 PM PDT


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