[meteorite-list] Re: (Ron Baalke) Fossil find...(getting off topic)

From: Thomas H. Webb <webbth_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:25:34 2004
Message-ID: <Pine.PMDF.4.44L.0305031313410.897772621-100000_at_appstate.edu>

Mark,
"Herkimer diamonds" are quartz, not diamonds.
Thomas H. Webb



On Sat, 3 May 2003, Mark Miconi wrote:

> Lest we forget the diamond mines in Herkimer NY. I have several beauties
> from there that are bigger than walnuts. As far as I know the Herkimer
> diamonds were never gem quality and only used for industrial purposes.
>
> Yesterday afternoon The History Channel ran Modern Marvels about
> diamonds...anyone ever hear of Dr. Lewis and the microscopic diamonds he
> claims to be rendering from meteorites? He was melting the meteorites(god it
> pains me to say that) in acid and claimed to be finding diamonds formed from
> material created near stars. The diamonds were minute...he showed a small
> vial with what he claimed to be something in the trillions of diamonds.
>
> That should get the discussion back on topic.
>
> Mark M.
> Phoenix AZ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: mafer <mafer_at_imagineopals.com>
> To: David Freeman <dfreeman_at_fascination.com>
> Cc: meteor central <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 8:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Re: (Ron Baalke) Fossil find...(getting off
> topic)
>
>
> > Actually, Diamonds are found in a lot of places in America and Canada.
> There
> > are three assayed pipes in the southeast potion of British Columbia. And,
> > somewhere in the Sierra Nevada's there should be some pipes as diamonds
> have
> > been found there by gold panners. And, aside from the pipe in Arkansas,
> > there is a pipe in Northeast Georgia (but I was refused admittance to the
> > property because the person leasing the property is afraid of a gold rush
> > occuring) and there are probally more there as well. There is also diamond
> > pipe(s) in/around the great lakes. Glacial drift carrying diamonds was
> once
> > a popular accounting of how diamonds made it from here to there, but local
> > diamond pipes are more realistic and factual.
> > Mark
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: David Freeman <dfreeman_at_fascination.com>
> > To: S. Singletary <jumper_at_MIT.EDU>
> > Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 7:18 PM
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Re: (Ron Baalke) Fossil find...(getting off
> > topic)
> >
> >
> > > Dear Steven;
> > > I hate to one up, but my copy of Barren Lands is signed by Mr. Krajick,
> > > and is the advance reading copy, and I have sold him two diamonds and a
> > > few tablespoons full of local diamond indicator minerals....such one
> > > up's manship!
> > > Glad I am not that way in the meteorite world.
> > > Good Friday evening all,
> > > Dave Freeman (who's into all sorts of rock things)
> > >
> > > S. Singletary wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >> Actually the source of "drift" diamonds has
> > > >> been found. The geologist, who spent ten
> > > >> to fifteen years looking for their source
> > > >> in now a rather wealthy person for his
> > > >> efforts and patience.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > As a side note, if you want to read an excellent account of all this I
> > > > recommend "Barren Lands" by Kevin Krajick
> > > > There's is an excellent history of the diamond industry in general and
> > > > of the race between Fipke and DeBeers to find the source of the
> > > > glacial diamonds in the Arctic.
> > > >
> > > > Steven
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Steven Singletary
> > > > 54-1224
> > > > Dept. Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
> > > > M.I.T.
> > > > Cambridge, MA, 02139
> > > > Tel-617.253.6398
> > > > Fax-617.253.7102
> > > >
> > > >
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