[meteorite-list] Shivalingams impactites?

From: Sean T. Murray <stm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:54:19 -0400
Message-ID: <0D21B7893926427398E39A529AC0B8D5_at_Platinum2>

Highly doubtful - Every one I have ever seen appears to be polished quartz
bearing river rocks that are picked because of their elongated/egg shape and
colors. They are usually fished out of the Narmada River in India.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Melanie Matthews" <spacewoman2775 at hotmail.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 7:24 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Shivalingams impactites?


>
> 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
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> New! Open Messenger faster on the MSN homepage
> http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9677405
> ______________________________________________
> http://www.meteoritecentral.com
> Meteorite-list mailing list
> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Received on Sun 20 Sep 2009 02:54:19 PM PDT