[meteorite-list] AD: 4 RARE TEKTITE BOOKS and a magazine article BARNES / O KEEFE / MC CALL / POVENMIRE and sadness note

From: Gegenschein at gmx.de <Gegenschein_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:10:33 +0100
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Hello list:

I have added the following information:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170599895434#ht_810wt_1139


Author is John Aloysius O'Keefe
Title is Tektites

Hardcover, ISBN 0226624986
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1963
Date of Publication: 1963 First Edition Condition: Good/No Dust Jacket Description: Hard cover bound in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering, illustrated with b/w photos (plates), 228 pages. Former library copy. Text is clean and unmarked. Missing dust jacket.


Author is Virgil E Barnes
Title is On Solid Ground: Memoirs of a Texas Geologist

Softcover, ISBN 0614116198
Publisher: University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Econ, 1995
Good condition with tight binding and clean, unmarked pages. Only on first page are some personal notices. I think the book is from the nearer relatives. see also the sadness notice on the sticker. Light edge wear to covers and base of spine, light crease on back cover.



Author is G.J.H. McCall
Title is Tektites in the Geological Record: Showers of Glass from the Sky (Earth in View Series)

Softcover, ISBN 1862390851
Publisher: Geological Society, 2001
very good mint, Binding: paperback Description: . Sound book with clean pages and clear content. This text commences with the history of tektites, from mediaeval China, through finds in Czechoslovakia in the 18th century and Darwin's description while on the Beagle, to 20th-century finds in South East Asia, the Ivory Coast and the USA. The four major strewn fields are described, followed by their extension by deep sea finds of microtektites and the recognition of irregular, large layered tektites in SE Asia.



Author is Hal Povenmire
Title is Tektites: A cosmic enigma


This book is the encyclopedia for Georgites. It covers the Bediasites, and the controversial Tibetian tektites that are identical to Austro-Asian tektites. It has great coverage, lots of pictures and maps, and uses non-technical language. It also addresses the unanswered questions, including origin, weathering effects, and locations. Includes all the latest finds expanding the Texas Bediasite strewnfield west. Mint condition.

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