[meteorite-list] Debris from Massive Asteroid is Uncovered

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From: FERNLEA4_at_aol.com <FERNLEA4_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:06:18 2004
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In a message dated 28/11/02 17:38:01 GMT Standard Time, geoking_at_notkin.net
writes:

> The latest discovery is from a much earlier collision and is a result
> of a catastrophic impact that vaporised rock and spewed a sea of
> molten glass droplets half way across the world.
>
> George Walkden, who led the research team from the University of
> Aberdeen and the Open University, said the droplets of molten glass
> became fossilised as a layer two centimetres thick, now eight metres
> below ground.
>

Geoff,
I was lucky enough to see a piece of this new British impact ejecta at the
museum last week, when Monica Grady showed me a chunk of a greenish coloured
rock, comprised of very small glassy spheroids. I wish I'd taken a picture
now!
I forget how old she said it was, but it was created after the impact of a
huge meteorite, when Canada was a LOT nearer to the UK, so we're going back
quite a long time here (another Brit understatement? ;-) ).
The exact locality in Bristol is being kept a closely guarded secret for the
moment, but that makes two ancient impact events for the UK, both
discovered/recognised within the last 6 months!

Cheers,
Rob Elliott
www.meteorites.uk.com
Fernlea Meteorites,
The Wynd,
Off Dickson Lane,
Milton of Balgonie,
Fife. KY7 6PY
United Kingdom
Tel: +44-(0)1592-751563
Fax: +44-(0)1592-751991
Mobile: 07909-773929
Email: fernlea4_at_aol.com

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<HTML>In a message dated 28/11/02 17:38:01 GMT Standard Time, geoking_at_notkin.net writes: 
 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">The latest discovery is from a much earlier collision and is a result 
of a catastrophic impact that vaporised rock and spewed a sea of 
molten glass droplets half way across the world. 
 
George Walkden, who led the research team from the University of 
Aberdeen and the Open University, said the droplets of molten glass 
became fossilised as a layer two centimetres thick, now eight metres 
below ground. 
</BLOCKQUOTE> 
 
Geoff, 
I was lucky enough to see a piece of this new British impact ejecta at the museum last week, when Monica Grady showed me a chunk of a greenish coloured rock, comprised of very small glassy spheroids. I wish I'd taken a picture now! 
I forget how old she said it was, but it was created after the impact of a huge meteorite, when Canada was a LOT nearer to the UK, so we're going back quite a long time here (another Brit understatement? ;-) ). 
The exact locality in Bristol is being kept a closely guarded secret for the moment, but that makes two ancient impact events for the UK, both discovered/recognised within the last 6 months! 
 
Cheers, 
Rob Elliott 
www.meteorites.uk.com 
Fernlea Meteorites, 
The Wynd, 
Off Dickson Lane, 
Milton of Balgonie, 
Fife. KY7 6PY 
United Kingdom 
Tel: +44-(0)1592-751563 
Fax: +44-(0)1592-751991 
Mobile: 07909-773929 
Email: fernlea4_at_aol.com</HTML>

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