[meteorite-list] Shattercone?

From: Dan Wray <daniel_wray_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 11:31:31 -0700
Message-ID: <D3FADE7DEC53498485A72CF26112D790_at_DAN1>

Hi Larry,

This looks pretty good to me. While is is always hard to judge by photos it
looks consistant with Sudburry. I have collected shatter cones in New
Mexico at the Sante Fe site and have a number of others including Sudbury in
my collection.

Dan Wray
COMETS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Atkins" <thetoprok at aol.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 10:18 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Shattercone?


>
>
>
> Hello List,
>
> I found this interesting rock close to my home in Lapeer County Michigan
> while walking in the woods this past September. It looks like a shatter
> cone to me but I've really no experience with them. One peculiar
> characteristic of the rock is that it's not smooth. All the rocks here
> have been smoothed and rounded during their glacial transport. I wonder if
> it's from Sudbury and was relatively close to home so it didn't have to
> travel very far and didn't erode too bad?
> I did a few internet searches and didn't find any reference to impact
> debris being found in this area.
>
> Any shattercone/impact experts out there?
> Comments and thoughts appreciated.
>
> http://s934.photobucket.com/albums/ad190/alienrockfarm/
>
> Sincerely,
> Larry Atkins
> IMCA # 1941
> Ebay username alienrockfarm
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Received on Sat 08 Jan 2011 01:31:31 PM PST