Adam, I spoke with some people and they all tell me tar from roofing does that. I would suggest heating one to see what happens. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Hupe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 6:49 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tektite looking objects found in Park Forest
> Dear List, > > We compared these to a composition shingle and could not find anything > similar. From what I understand a dumbbell has to be spinning in a molten > state in order to create such a shape, the same goes for the patty shapes > with sunken centers. The few scientist we talked to are going wild over > this discovery because nothing as been reported like this before. > > All the best, > > Adam > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Witt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 5:44 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tektite looking objects found in Park Forest > > > > Adam, > > > > I was just going to write and ask you the same question. "Have you > > checked the shingle?" Meanwhile I have several grams of particles and > > dust collected from five street and parking lot impact points, that I > > will "assume" are free of any possible shingle contaminents. I was > > hoping you could give me an approximate size of the particles you are > > finding. > > > > Thanx, > > Steve > > > > --- Dan Wray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Adam, > > > > > > Are the particles metallic? Can they be picked up with a magnet? > > > In a classic search for micro-meteorites I found the same type of > > > thing in debris from my gutters. It was separated out with a > > > magnet and then sorted under a microscope. I thought that I had > > > found a great collection of micros. That is until I repeated the > > > experiment on my neighbors on both sides, nada, nothing, great > > > disappointment! I have now come to believe that they came from my > > > composition shingles . I have no idea how or what industrial > > > process is involved. I will send you a photo of some that I found. > > > I have always wanted to know more but didn't know where to go from > > > here. I guess a nickel test could be done if I sacrificed enough > > > of them. So far I have been unwilling to as the collecting was > > > very labor intensive. I will be interested in your results. > > > > > > Dan Wray > > > COMETS > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Adam Hupe > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 4:10 PM > > > Subject: [meteorite-list] Tektite looking objects found in Park > > > Forest > > > > > > > > > Dear List Members, > > > > > > You are going to think we are insane announcing this but we feel > > > it is important. We acquired a computer game still in the box that > > > was struck by a meteorite inside a house on Dunham street in the > > > Park Forest neighborhood. This is from the same site that Mike > > > Farmer purchased the House Hammering stone. This game box acted as > > > a receptacle trapping some fragments from the meteorite, wood from > > > the attic and sheet rock from the ceiling. While examining the > > > contents of the game box under a microscope we were shocked to see > > > the following objects: > > > > > > Dumbbell shaped glassy forms > > > Teardrop shaped glassy forms > > > Rod shaped glassy forms > > > Patty shaped glassy forms with sunken centers > > > Ball shaped glassy forms > > > > > > Dumbbell > > > http://www.lunarrock.com/ParkForest/microtektites1.jpg > > > > > > Dumbbell and Teardrop > > > http://www.lunarrock.com/ParkForest/microtektites2.jpg > > > > > > Mixture of several types > > > http://www.lunarrock.com/ParkForest/microtektites3.jpg > > > > > > These are all the same shapes you will find in Tektites, yet > > > these cannot be called impactites since the meteorite did not melt > > > any objects when it crashed through the roof. This is no joke so > > > you collectors in the field may want to revisit the houses that > > > were struck by meteorites and collect the debris left behind before > > > it is too late. We do not know the scientific importance of this > > > discovery but will find out soon since the University of Washington > > > is interested in pursuing these strange objects. It has been > > > suggested that these objects may have come from the ablation train > > > left behind by this fall. It is our hope that more of this > > > material is collected before it is too late. > > > > > > > > > All the Best > > > > > > Adam Hupe > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > Steve Witt > > IMCA #9020 > > > > http://www.meteoritecollectors.org > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more > > http://tax.yahoo.com > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
