[meteorite-list] Shattercone?

From: Steve Witt <stelor96_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 11:39:55 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <296423.90644.qm_at_web56402.mail.re3.yahoo.com>

Larry,

I live near and have spent a lot of time collecting shatter cones from Kentland, In. That has all the earmarks of a weathered shatter cone to me. Do you have any sharper photos?

Best,
Steve


Steve Witt
IMCA #9020
http://imca.cc/


--- On Sat, 1/8/11, Larry Atkins <thetoprok at aol.com> wrote:

> From: Larry Atkins <thetoprok at aol.com>
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Shattercone?
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Saturday, January 8, 2011, 11:18 AM
>
>
>
> Hello List,
>
> I found this interesting rock close to my home in Lapeer
> County Michigan while walking in the woods this past
> September. It looks like a shatter cone to me but I've
> really no experience with them. One peculiar characteristic
> of the rock is that it's not smooth. All the rocks here have
> been smoothed and rounded during their glacial transport. I
> wonder if it's from Sudbury and was relatively close to home
> so it didn't have to travel very far and didn't erode too
> bad?
> I did a few internet searches and didn't find any reference
> to impact debris being found in this area.
>
> Any shattercone/impact experts out there?
> Comments and thoughts appreciated.
>
> http://s934.photobucket.com/albums/ad190/alienrockfarm/
>
> Sincerely,
> Larry Atkins
> IMCA # 1941
> Ebay username? alienrockfarm
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