[meteorite-list] Shivalingams impactites?

From: Jason Utas <meteoritekid_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:32:09 -0700
Message-ID: <93aaac890909201132t7cf4e170x40707067c0d0c39f_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hello Mel,
Shiva Lingams are ordinary stones that have been polished by people
into their respective shapes to create the religiously symbolic stones
that people so seem to like. They are generally made of ordinary
rocks with nothing really special about them - unless you believe in
their religious/spiritual nature. I suppose you could have one made
out of impactite, or even a meteorite, but I have *never* seen one
made of said materials. They're typically made of that odd
dichromatic sedimentary stone (at least I'm fairly sure it's
sedimentary given the texture), but I'm not exactly sure as to what it
is.
Regards,
Jason

On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 4:24 AM, Melanie Matthews
<spacewoman2775 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Good morning list.
>
> I was told once by the store owner of a local rock shop that shivalingams are the result of meteor impacts in India... think I recall her claim was backed by info from a rock/mineral book that she uses for reference. Is this true? I haven't found anything on google that mentions anything on that..
>
> Regards
> - Mel
>
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