[meteorite-list] Tektite with metal?

From: Eric Wichman <eric_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:45:36 -0800
Message-ID: <4989D440.4030009_at_meteoritewatch.com>

Phil, That's the closest thing I've seen. That might be it.

Eric





Phil Morgan wrote:
> Eric, I believe what your seeing is the same thing (maybe polished
> somehow) as what I've heard this referred to as Limonite. Here is an
> example. http://www.tektiteinc.com/104grams.html
>
> I have very similar examples and it is very hard stuff.
>
> Phil
>
> On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 9:42 AM, Eric Wichman <eric at meteoritewatch.com
> <mailto:eric at meteoritewatch.com>> wrote:
>
> Sean,
>
> Unsure of whether it is metal... it resembles metal, but is not
> magnetic. I've tried using a small pick to remove it and even a
> stainless steel wire brush and no luck. It's not soil of any kind.
>
> I'll try to get some 10X magnification photos...
>
> Eric
>
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> T. Murray wrote:
>
> Eric - are you sure that is metal? I'm curious to know if a
> magnet sticks to it... Most of these that I have seen are
> compacted soil/minerals that are attached to the tektite.
> Kind of like caliche.
>
> I have a bunch of tektites with those kinds of "inclusions" -
> but they are all local material that has just gotten stuck in
> the weathered surface of the tektite. I usually leave them in
> as it is an indicator of the soil/material where the tektite
> was found.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Wichman"
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> Subject: [meteorite-list] Tektite with metal?
>
>
>
> Hey all,
>
> On my recent adventure to the Tucson show I purchased many
> meteorites and about 6 kilos of tektites, in the batch of
> tektites I found an odd piece. Now I'm very familiar with
> chondrites but know little to nothing about tektites. Can
> someone please tell me what I'm looking at here.
>
> It's an odd piece. It appears to be metal embedded in the
> tektite in two places. This is the only piece I have that
> exhibits this inclusion. Is this a natural inclusion that
> formed after the tektite was formed or is it just
> something "stuck" in the tektite???
>
> The piece is about 34 grams...
> http://www.meteoritesusa.com/tektites.htm
>
> This is bugging me because I can't find any info on it and
> I'd like to know if this is normal for a tektite or just
> some fluke oddity.
>
> Regards,
> Eric
>
>
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