[meteorite-list] Shivalingams impactites?

From: Jerry Flaherty <grf2_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:29:38 -0400
Message-ID: <6F067BF9C2644D15BB9C8F2060DD75B4_at_ASUS>

Quartz ain't sedimentary

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From: "Leigh Anne DelRay" <leighannedelray at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 6:45 PM
To: "Jason Utas" <meteoritekid at gmail.com>;
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Shivalingams impactites?

> Crypto-crystalline quartz (I think)
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Jason Utas <meteoritekid at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> 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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