[meteorite-list] Meteorwrongs at the beach
From: Jerry Flaherty <grf2_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:42:56 -0400 Message-ID: <7C84AB890575486E812EA9577D8A30E5_at_ASUS> Hi Mike, I suppose that that's like being aware of strange looking rocks on my daily dog walks. "Hope springs eternal..." no matter what the odds. jerry -------------------------------------------------- From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritemike at gmail.com> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 11:34 AM To: "Jerry Flaherty" <grf2 at comcast.net> Cc: "meteorite-list meteoritecentral" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> Subject: Meteorwrongs at the beach > Hi Jerry, Michael, and List, > > I'll break the silence with a goofy thought about meteorwrongs. > > Has anyone ever found meteor wrongs while treasurehunting at the beach > or beachcombing? > > I've found several little iron slags which likely fell or broke off > from ships and they become wave-tumbled and rounded. At first glance, > they look like a small iron meteorite laying amongst the broken shells > and bits thrown up on the shore. Some of them stick to a magnet and > some don't. Some are heavy and obviously iron, while others are > vesiculated and less dense. The lightweight vesiculated types don't > stick to a magnet. > > My wife found something on Fort Desoto beach that looks like a > teardrop-shaped indochinite. It's a dead ringer for one. I'll have > to post a pic of it later. It is black, about 2 inches long, teardrop > shaped, and it has faux flowlines on it leading away from the head and > back towards the "tail". But it's some kind of strange seed pod and > not inorganic. > > I've also found a few small pebbles that have been wave tumbled and > their coloration reminds me of a wind-polished stony chondrite with > desert varnish. Of course, they don't stick to a magnet, and they are > obviously terrestrial when examined with a loupe. One was so > convincing that I windowed it just to be sure. > > I know my chances of finding a meteorite at the beach are not that > good, but it's fun to see a meteorwrong while shelling. My mind is on > shells, and I am looking for flashes of color or size profiles, and my > eye will catch a meteorwrong instead. > > Best regards, > > MikeG > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Meteorites > http://www.galactic-stone.com > http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone > ------------------------------------------------------------ Received on Fri 26 Mar 2010 11:42:56 AM PDT |
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