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Re. Columbianites
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- Subject: Re. Columbianites
- From: "Dr. Christian Pinter" <pinter@ping.at>
- Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 17:30:02 +0200
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> Von: MARSROX
> An: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
> Betreff: Columbianites
> Datum: Dienstag, 07. April 1998 14:45
>
> To all:
>
> Are Columbianites tektites or impactites? Apparently there's now two
schools
> of thought. (To those unfamiliar with these, they come from the N-W of
> Columbia, S.A. and can be quite attractive, roundish to teardrop shaped,
> sharing the translucence of Moldavites although they are "lilac"-colored
> instead of green.)
Neither, nor:
these natual glasses are of VULCANIC origin.
Regards, Christian
.................................................
Christian Pinter, Ph.D. Journalist
Address: Gerichtsgasse 1c/6/10
A-1210 Vienna, Austria (Europe)
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