[meteorite-list] Lightening glass was Question for Ted ?

From: Jeff Kuyken <info_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:04:24 +1000
Message-ID: <A45BBE12103A4C669FE76BBB35E44E6D_at_JeffPC>

That's a great Gao specimen Gary. Here's an example of amazing Tamdakht
'hitch-hikers'!

http://www.meteorites.com.au/collection/Tamdakht%20H5%205.012g%20(1%20of%205)-2500.jpg

Cheers,

Jeff


----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Fujihara" <fujmon at mac.com>
To: "MEM" <mstreman53 at yahoo.com>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>; "Michael Fowler"
<mqfowler at mac.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 2:11 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Lightening glass was Question for Ted ?


> Aloha Elton,
>
>> Also recently there was a NWA recovered which had small fragments
>> apparently
>> embedded in a black glass on one side suggesting that a swarm of
>> fragments
>> drafting the larger mass inside its slipstream. The swarm caught up to it
>> and
>> adhered to the fused pool of material on the downwind side of the stone.
>> What
>> has become of that recovery? Anyone formally researching it?
>
> Not sure about that particular NWA, but I have a Gao with larger
> ?hitchhikers? that probably formed in similar fashion:
>
> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31098342&l=d4a6c14f0c&id=1394318075
>
> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31098343&l=36dee321b8&id=1394318075
>
> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31098344&l=88131bdec0&id=1394318075
>
> Gary Fujihara
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