Humm, I wonder what fulgurites caused by lightning would look like if such struck the area where these were found.
Steve Schoner/ams --- Adam Hupe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Mike, Mike and List, > > The Elma material is definitely not a meteorite, so > to speak. It could > prove to be just as or more interesting to the > scientific community. The > jury is still out on exactly what this material is > or how it was created. > The initial lab results created more questions than > answers. As has been > reported this material consist of sand incased in a > basaltic glass shell. > The materials in the glass are not separated into > swirls so what ever > created these objects had a huge amount of energy > and the glass was quenched > very rapidly. Experiments are being conducted to see > how these might have > been created. We should have more answers by next > week. This is looking > more like an X-files episode than a meteor sighting. > For now, we are > keeping an open mind regarding this material. > > All the best, > > Adam and Greg Hupe > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mike Groetz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Meteorite > List" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 1:35 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Elma Status? > > > > Mike, forget about this one, there is not a chance > in hell that a > meteorite > > was recovered there. > > Mike Farmer > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mike Groetz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Meteorite List" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 12:35 PM > > Subject: [meteorite-list] Elma Status? > > > > > > > Everyone- > > > Is this all said and done with or is the jury > still > > > out with any maybe's? > > > Thanks, > > > Mike > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site > design software > > > http://sitebuilder.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 __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
