[meteorite-list] Shatter Cone

From: Dan Wray <daniel_wray_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:35:29 -0700
Message-ID: <34BD0D3168F449F095C8EF019F3B9FEA_at_DAN1>

Larry,

Based on your findings I pulled out my slice of Black Onaping, it is indeed
magnetic in certain spots. This is a revelation. I had never thought to
check my impact breccias for magnetic susceptibility. My Grey Onaping does
not react the same way.

Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Atkins" <thetoprok at aol.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 7:00 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Shatter Cone


> Hello List,
>
> It's nearly unanimous, the shatter cone would appear to be exactly
> that. I had correspondence with a glacier expert from Univ. of Toronto,
> Canada, and he said that I am exactly in line with the direction of
> glacial flow from the Sudbury region and it's no surprise that one could
> be found here. The specimen matches
> visually,
> enough I
> guess that I can't get an official analyses done, they just have to
> look at it and know. It's either from Sudbury
> or Wanapitei, which is directly adjacent to Sudbury.
>
> During my small investigation I think I solved another mystery as
> well. I have a rock that I thought was possibly a meteorite but it
> turns out it might be Black Onaping, also from the Sudbury impact ! Iguess
> I'm in a far flung zone of Sudbury material. The possible onaping I
> found in a
> gravel pit. I should probably investigate more of the many gravel pits
> in the area. I do wonder about the metal in the Onaping. Typically, is
> there metal in Onaping? The specimen is only lightly attracted to a magnet
> and it is the tiny metal pieces that are the source of the attraction.
> Really neat stuff!
>
> http://s934.photobucket.com/albums/ad190/alienrockfarm/Possible%20Black%20Onaping%20Impact%20Breccia%20Sudbury/
>
> Someone emailed me and said that if the shatter cone was authentic, it
> is the farthest one ever found from Sudbury. The distance is about 268
> miles as the impactite flies
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Larry Atkins
>
> IMCA # 1941
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>
>
>
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