Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was:Spectacular Tektite on eBay)
G'Day Phil Norm Richard and List Very Dangerous and forget Aulbrey's site http://www.tektites.co.uk/ Cheers John -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Phil Morgan Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 2:57 PM To: Richard Kowalski Cc: bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Norm Lehrman Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was:Spectacular Tektite on eBay) Careful Richard. These things are dangerous. They are a lot like potato chips you'll always want just one more...and then there are all those different flavors to try :-) There is some information on the formation of these here: http://www.australites.com/australi1.htm And of course, Norm's site is still up at www.tektitesource.com. You can check out this page in particular for some nice pictures: http://www.tektitesource.com/flangedbuttons.html Regards, Phil On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Richard Kowalski damoc...@yahoo.com wrote: Hey Norm, I haven't looked at many tektites, but what caught my eye on this one was the deep swirl on the bottom of this one. Obviously spinning as it re-entered. I can't remember seeing this feature before. Just curious how common that is? Thanks -- Richard Kowalski Full Moon Photography IMCA #1081 --- On Mon, 8/9/10, Norm Lehrman nlehr...@nvbell.net wrote: From: Norm Lehrman nlehr...@nvbell.net Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was: Spectacular Tektite on eBay) To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 11:02 AM Sorry, I was typing in the dark and hit a button that sent the message before I was done. The one on Ebay is significantly over-priced. For $1800, I think I can still source a flawless specimen. With the rim chips, I would not pay $1000, but times are certainly changing. They haven't made any more of these for a very long time and the supply is getting very lean. I think I told the story on our website, but I traded my youngest daughter's hand in marriage for one fine flanged button. We were living in West Aus and spent lots of time out searching. On the fateful day, Derek (our great current son in law) came out with us, his first tektite hunt. Cookie and I had over 1000 finds each to our credit (australites that is, not a single fully flanged button) and had a pretty good eye. We know how to tell them from kangaroo droppings (bite them!). We were walking a dry stream channel southeast of Kalgoorlie and finding nothing. My daughter is American Indian, and I had been kidding Derek that if he wanted to marry her he was going to have to come up with a fine bunch of horses and blankets for the father of the bride. It was hot and dry and swarming with flies and kangaroo droppings were about as exciting as it got. Then Derek shouted hey norm, about those horses and sheep and stuff---would this do??? He was holding up a perfect, flawless flanged button. I accepted on the spot. He has my daughter and a fine family, I have a fine flanged Australite and some great grandkids. What's more, we're both happy with the deal. People sometimes ask what my daughter thinks of being sold for a flanged button, and I assure them that she understands their rarity and is honored to command such a premium! Three years has passed since we moved to Africa and suspended the Tektite Source. Cookie has now moved back to the USA and is getting the inventory unpacked; I'm still wandering Africa at least until the end of the calendar year. But within a few months we should have things up and running again. Thanks for waiting. We have a long list of clients to contact when she finds everything. If you have items of interest from the website, let us know and we'll get to you when we can--- I need to visit our own website, but unfortunately I think we are completely out of good flanged buttons (that are for sale--there's for sure on that isn't!) Cheers, Norm http://tektitesource.com --- On Mon, 8/9/10, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de bernd.pa...@paulinet.de wrote: From: bernd.pa...@paulinet.de bernd.pa...@paulinet.de Subject: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was: Spectacular Tektite on eBay) To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 9:05 AM Hello Brian and List, Brian wrote: On this beautiful tektite, I stand corrected. On December 3rd, 2000, I asked our late Darryl Futrell (+ Aug 13, 2001) what a reasonable price for a perfect Australian button would be and the next day he responded like this: A perfect flanged button goes for about $2000 or more. Maybe a sandblasted one might turn up for $1000 or so. Best wishes from someone who wishes he had one too Bernd
Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was:Spectacular Tektite on eBay)
All of you are evil. I'm not looking any more! I'll just gaze at my humble dumb bells and tear drops... -- Richard Kowalski Full Moon Photography IMCA #1081 --- On Mon, 8/9/10, John.L.Cabassi j...@cabassi.net wrote: From: John.L.Cabassi j...@cabassi.net Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was:Spectacular Tektite on eBay) To: 'Phil Morgan' roxfromsp...@gmail.com, 'Richard Kowalski' damoc...@yahoo.com Cc: bernd.pa...@paulinet.de, Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, 'Norm Lehrman' nlehr...@nvbell.net Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 3:11 PM G'Day Phil Norm Richard and List Very Dangerous and forget Aulbrey's site http://www.tektites.co.uk/ Cheers John -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Phil Morgan Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 2:57 PM To: Richard Kowalski Cc: bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Norm Lehrman Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was:Spectacular Tektite on eBay) Careful Richard. These things are dangerous. They are a lot like potato chips you'll always want just one more...and then there are all those different flavors to try :-) There is some information on the formation of these here: http://www.australites.com/australi1.htm And of course, Norm's site is still up at www.tektitesource.com. You can check out this page in particular for some nice pictures: http://www.tektitesource.com/flangedbuttons.html Regards, Phil On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Richard Kowalski damoc...@yahoo.com wrote: Hey Norm, I haven't looked at many tektites, but what caught my eye on this one was the deep swirl on the bottom of this one. Obviously spinning as it re-entered. I can't remember seeing this feature before. Just curious how common that is? Thanks -- Richard Kowalski Full Moon Photography IMCA #1081 --- On Mon, 8/9/10, Norm Lehrman nlehr...@nvbell.net wrote: From: Norm Lehrman nlehr...@nvbell.net Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was: Spectacular Tektite on eBay) To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 11:02 AM Sorry, I was typing in the dark and hit a button that sent the message before I was done. The one on Ebay is significantly over-priced. For $1800, I think I can still source a flawless specimen. With the rim chips, I would not pay $1000, but times are certainly changing. They haven't made any more of these for a very long time and the supply is getting very lean. I think I told the story on our website, but I traded my youngest daughter's hand in marriage for one fine flanged button. We were living in West Aus and spent lots of time out searching. On the fateful day, Derek (our great current son in law) came out with us, his first tektite hunt. Cookie and I had over 1000 finds each to our credit (australites that is, not a single fully flanged button) and had a pretty good eye. We know how to tell them from kangaroo droppings (bite them!). We were walking a dry stream channel southeast of Kalgoorlie and finding nothing. My daughter is American Indian, and I had been kidding Derek that if he wanted to marry her he was going to have to come up with a fine bunch of horses and blankets for the father of the bride. It was hot and dry and swarming with flies and kangaroo droppings were about as exciting as it got. Then Derek shouted hey norm, about those horses and sheep and stuff---would this do??? He was holding up a perfect, flawless flanged button. I accepted on the spot. He has my daughter and a fine family, I have a fine flanged Australite and some great grandkids. What's more, we're both happy with the deal. People sometimes ask what my daughter thinks of being sold for a flanged button, and I assure them that she understands their rarity and is honored to command such a premium! Three years has passed since we moved to Africa and suspended the Tektite Source. Cookie has now moved back to the USA and is getting the inventory unpacked; I'm still wandering Africa at least until the end of the calendar year. But within a few months we should have things up and running again. Thanks for waiting. We have a long list of clients to contact when she finds everything. If you have items of interest from the website, let us know and we'll get to you when we can--- I need to visit our own website, but unfortunately I think we are completely out of good flanged buttons (that are for sale--there's for sure on that isn't!) Cheers, Norm http://tektitesource.com --- On Mon, 8/9/10, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de bernd.pa...@paulinet.de
Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was:Spectacular Tektite on eBay)
OK, I read Aubrey's site and it explains pretty well. But if there was a meteorite that big that hit the earth, shouldn't there be pieces to be found along with the tektites?? Stuart McDaniel Lawndale, NC Secr., Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society - Original Message - From: Stuart McDaniel actionshoot...@carolina.rr.com To: p...@meteorite.com; Richard Kowalski damoc...@yahoo.com Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 6:44 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was:Spectacular Tektite on eBay) I know this will sound like a stupid question but how are these formed? I thought teks were ejecta type material. Stuart McDaniel Lawndale, NC Secr., Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society - Original Message - From: Paul Harris p...@meteorite.com To: Richard Kowalski damoc...@yahoo.com Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 6:02 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was: Spectacular Tektite on eBay) Dear Richard and List, Here are some Australite Flange Buttons on Meteorite-Times. http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2009/march/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2007/June/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2007/May/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2006/December/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2005/February/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2004/October/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2003/September/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2003/April/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2002/November/Tektite_of_Month.htm Just gotta love buttons! Paul On 8/9/2010 2:22 PM, Richard Kowalski wrote: Hey Norm, I haven't looked at many tektites, but what caught my eye on this one was the deep swirl on the bottom of this one. Obviously spinning as it re-entered. I can't remember seeing this feature before. Just curious how common that is? Thanks -- Richard Kowalski Full Moon Photography IMCA #1081 --- On Mon, 8/9/10, Norm Lehrmannlehr...@nvbell.net wrote: From: Norm Lehrmannlehr...@nvbell.net Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was: Spectacular Tektite on eBay) To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 11:02 AM Sorry, I was typing in the dark and hit a button that sent the message before I was done. The one on Ebay is significantly over-priced. For $1800, I think I can still source a flawless specimen. With the rim chips, I would not pay $1000, but times are certainly changing. They haven't made any more of these for a very long time and the supply is getting very lean. I think I told the story on our website, but I traded my youngest daughter's hand in marriage for one fine flanged button. We were living in West Aus and spent lots of time out searching. On the fateful day, Derek (our great current son in law) came out with us, his first tektite hunt. Cookie and I had over 1000 finds each to our credit (australites that is, not a single fully flanged button) and had a pretty good eye. We know how to tell them from kangaroo droppings (bite them!). We were walking a dry stream channel southeast of Kalgoorlie and finding nothing. My daughter is American Indian, and I had been kidding Derek that if he wanted to marry her he was going to have to come up with a fine bunch of horses and blankets for the father of the bride. It was hot and dry and swarming with flies and kangaroo droppings were about as exciting as it got. Then Derek shouted hey norm, about those horses and sheep and stuff---would this do??? He was holding up a perfect, flawless flanged button. I accepted on the spot. He has my daughter and a fine family, I have a fine flanged Australite and some great grandkids. What's more, we're both happy with the deal. People sometimes ask what my daughter thinks of being sold for a flanged button, and I assure them that she understands their rarity and is honored to command such a premium! Three years has passed since we moved to Africa and suspended the Tektite Source. Cookie has now moved back to the USA and is getting the inventory unpacked; I'm still wandering Africa at least until the end of the calendar year. But within a few months we should have things up and running again. Thanks for waiting. We have a long list of clients to contact when she finds everything. If you have items of interest from the website, let us know and we'll get to you when we can--- I need to visit our own website, but unfortunately I think we are completely out of good flanged buttons (that are for sale--there's for sure on that isn't!) Cheers, Norm http://tektitesource.com --- On Mon, 8/9/10, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de bernd.pa
Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was:Spectacular Tektite on eBay)
Hello Stuart, Well, we don't find meteorites accosicated with craters very often, for a number of reasons. First and foremost is that most of the craters found in the past have been pretty old - on the order of millions of years. Wolf Creek is one of the older craters that we know of where meteoric material can be found, and that's pushing it at about 300,000 years. Hell, just look at the condition of most Wolf Creek meteorites -- they're shale balls through and through. Australasian tektites, on the other hand, are 750,000-950,000 years old. http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/EarthSciences/pdf_hi/sces-0017.pdf Very few meteorites with terrestrial ages close to that have been found - we have some Antarctic meteorites that have spent on the order of a few million years on earth, and a few Omani meteorites (planetary meteorites from Oman seem to be capable of having particularly high terrestrial ages for some reason) with terrestrial ages in the millions - this one's the kicker: http://meteorites.wustl.edu/lunar/stones/dhofar0025.htm -Don't know how that managed to survive, but it's an anomaly. So, it seems unlikely that any meteorites would survive the ~700,000+ years that they would have had to in order to be found today. But that's only half of the problem. You've got to find the crater first... And the real problem in this case is that we haven't found a good source-crater candidate for the australaisan tektites yet. Another link to a different page on the same site give a decent summary of what has been suggested so far: http://www.tektites.co.uk/source-crater.html And a few others... http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1992Metic..27..154S http://geology.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/reprint/7/7/351.pdf http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL_udi=B6V66-4DD8PNK-6_user=10_coverDate=10%2F01%2F2004_rdoc=1_fmt=high_orig=search_sort=d_docanchor=view=c_rerunOrigin=scholar.google_acct=C50221_version=1_urlVersion=0_userid=10md5=3499b5c52e1081844165e1fd0705 So...somewhere in Cambodia, or off the coast of Vietnam? No one knows... Find that, and you can start looking for meteorites, though... Regards, Jason On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 3:54 PM, Stuart McDaniel actionshoot...@carolina.rr.com wrote: OK, I read Aubrey's site and it explains pretty well. But if there was a meteorite that big that hit the earth, shouldn't there be pieces to be found along with the tektites?? Stuart McDaniel Lawndale, NC Secr., Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society - Original Message - From: Stuart McDaniel actionshoot...@carolina.rr.com To: p...@meteorite.com; Richard Kowalski damoc...@yahoo.com Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 6:44 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was:Spectacular Tektite on eBay) I know this will sound like a stupid question but how are these formed? I thought teks were ejecta type material. Stuart McDaniel Lawndale, NC Secr., Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society - Original Message - From: Paul Harris p...@meteorite.com To: Richard Kowalski damoc...@yahoo.com Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 6:02 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was: Spectacular Tektite on eBay) Dear Richard and List, Here are some Australite Flange Buttons on Meteorite-Times. http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2009/march/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2007/June/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2007/May/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2006/December/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2005/February/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2004/October/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2003/September/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2003/April/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2002/November/Tektite_of_Month.htm Just gotta love buttons! Paul On 8/9/2010 2:22 PM, Richard Kowalski wrote: Hey Norm, I haven't looked at many tektites, but what caught my eye on this one was the deep swirl on the bottom of this one. Obviously spinning as it re-entered. I can't remember seeing this feature before. Just curious how common that is? Thanks -- Richard Kowalski Full Moon Photography IMCA #1081 --- On Mon, 8/9/10, Norm Lehrmannlehr...@nvbell.net wrote: From: Norm Lehrmannlehr...@nvbell.net Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was: Spectacular Tektite on eBay) To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 11:02 AM Sorry, I was typing in the dark and hit a button that sent the message before I was done. The one on Ebay is significantly over-priced. For $1800, I think I can
Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices(Was:Spectacular Tektite on eBay)
So why do teks survive that long, is it due to meteorites being mainly iron and they are glass?? Stuart McDaniel Lawndale, NC Secr., Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society - Original Message - From: Jason Utas meteorite...@gmail.com To: Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 7:31 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices(Was:Spectacular Tektite on eBay) Hello Stuart, Well, we don't find meteorites accosicated with craters very often, for a number of reasons. First and foremost is that most of the craters found in the past have been pretty old - on the order of millions of years. Wolf Creek is one of the older craters that we know of where meteoric material can be found, and that's pushing it at about 300,000 years. Hell, just look at the condition of most Wolf Creek meteorites -- they're shale balls through and through. Australasian tektites, on the other hand, are 750,000-950,000 years old. http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/EarthSciences/pdf_hi/sces-0017.pdf Very few meteorites with terrestrial ages close to that have been found - we have some Antarctic meteorites that have spent on the order of a few million years on earth, and a few Omani meteorites (planetary meteorites from Oman seem to be capable of having particularly high terrestrial ages for some reason) with terrestrial ages in the millions - this one's the kicker: http://meteorites.wustl.edu/lunar/stones/dhofar0025.htm -Don't know how that managed to survive, but it's an anomaly. So, it seems unlikely that any meteorites would survive the ~700,000+ years that they would have had to in order to be found today. But that's only half of the problem. You've got to find the crater first... And the real problem in this case is that we haven't found a good source-crater candidate for the australaisan tektites yet. Another link to a different page on the same site give a decent summary of what has been suggested so far: http://www.tektites.co.uk/source-crater.html And a few others... http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1992Metic..27..154S http://geology.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/reprint/7/7/351.pdf http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL_udi=B6V66-4DD8PNK-6_user=10_coverDate=10%2F01%2F2004_rdoc=1_fmt=high_orig=search_sort=d_docanchor=view=c_rerunOrigin=scholar.google_acct=C50221_version=1_urlVersion=0_userid=10md5=3499b5c52e1081844165e1fd0705 So...somewhere in Cambodia, or off the coast of Vietnam? No one knows... Find that, and you can start looking for meteorites, though... Regards, Jason On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 3:54 PM, Stuart McDaniel actionshoot...@carolina.rr.com wrote: OK, I read Aubrey's site and it explains pretty well. But if there was a meteorite that big that hit the earth, shouldn't there be pieces to be found along with the tektites?? Stuart McDaniel Lawndale, NC Secr., Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society - Original Message - From: Stuart McDaniel actionshoot...@carolina.rr.com To: p...@meteorite.com; Richard Kowalski damoc...@yahoo.com Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 6:44 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was:Spectacular Tektite on eBay) I know this will sound like a stupid question but how are these formed? I thought teks were ejecta type material. Stuart McDaniel Lawndale, NC Secr., Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society - Original Message - From: Paul Harris p...@meteorite.com To: Richard Kowalski damoc...@yahoo.com Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 6:02 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was: Spectacular Tektite on eBay) Dear Richard and List, Here are some Australite Flange Buttons on Meteorite-Times. http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2009/march/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2007/June/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2007/May/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2006/December/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2005/February/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2004/October/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2003/September/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2003/April/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2002/November/Tektite_of_Month.htm Just gotta love buttons! Paul On 8/9/2010 2:22 PM, Richard Kowalski wrote: Hey Norm, I haven't looked at many tektites, but what caught my eye on this one was the deep swirl on the bottom of this one. Obviously spinning as it re-entered. I can't remember seeing this feature before. Just curious how common that is? Thanks -- Richard Kowalski Full Moon Photography IMCA #1081 --- On Mon, 8/9/10, Norm Lehrmannlehr...@nvbell.net wrote: From: Norm Lehrmannlehr
Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was:Spectacular Tektite on eBay)
Hi Rob, list, Rob, I'm happy to see that my former companion is still in good hands. ;) I would not use hot glue on a flanged button, I even would be very careful with any kind of mineral tack, if you haven't used it before on a long term basis and know whether it is stable. During my years of collecting minerals I've seen quite frequently remnants of some kind of mineral tack stuck to a specimen that could not be removed. An experienced curator pointed me to this product: 'Tereson', manufactured by www.henkel-technologies.com in Europe. (Product # IDH-Nr. 150002 or Art.-Nr. 128.96S) It seems to be chemically stable and doesn't seep into the specimens as most other products sooner or later do. I've used it on minerals, tektites and meteorite specimens, and on your australite, Rob. Let me know if you can't buy the product, I can send you a sample for your australite. Cheers Werner Schroer - Original Message - From: Rob Wesel nakhla...@comcast.net To: p...@meteorite.com Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 9:10 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was:Spectacular Tektite on eBay) Another one for the collection http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com/collection/fbtek.htm Took me 4 years to find one at a price I was willing to pay Rob Wesel www.nakhladogmeteorites.com www.facebook.com/nakhladog -- We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 - Original Message - From: Paul Harris p...@meteorite.com To: Stuart McDaniel actionshoot...@carolina.rr.com Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 3:50 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was: Spectacular Tektite on eBay) Hi Stuart, You should find this very interesting :-) http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/infosheets/australites/ Paul On 8/9/2010 3:44 PM, Stuart McDaniel wrote: I know this will sound like a stupid question but how are these formed? I thought teks were ejecta type material. Stuart McDaniel Lawndale, NC Secr., Cleve. Co. Astronomical Society - Original Message - From: Paul Harris p...@meteorite.com To: Richard Kowalski damoc...@yahoo.com Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 6:02 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was: Spectacular Tektite on eBay) Dear Richard and List, Here are some Australite Flange Buttons on Meteorite-Times. http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2009/march/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2007/June/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2007/May/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2006/December/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2005/February/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2004/October/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2003/September/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2003/April/Tektite_of_Month.htm http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2002/November/Tektite_of_Month.htm Just gotta love buttons! Paul On 8/9/2010 2:22 PM, Richard Kowalski wrote: Hey Norm, I haven't looked at many tektites, but what caught my eye on this one was the deep swirl on the bottom of this one. Obviously spinning as it re-entered. I can't remember seeing this feature before. Just curious how common that is? Thanks -- Richard Kowalski Full Moon Photography IMCA #1081 --- On Mon, 8/9/10, Norm Lehrmannlehr...@nvbell.net wrote: From: Norm Lehrmannlehr...@nvbell.net Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Darryl Futrell on flanged button prices (Was: Spectacular Tektite on eBay) To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com, bernd.pa...@paulinet.de Date: Monday, August 9, 2010, 11:02 AM Sorry, I was typing in the dark and hit a button that sent the message before I was done. The one on Ebay is significantly over-priced. For $1800, I think I can still source a flawless specimen. With the rim chips, I would not pay $1000, but times are certainly changing. They haven't made any more of these for a very long time and the supply is getting very lean. I think I told the story on our website, but I traded my youngest daughter's hand in marriage for one fine flanged button. We were living in West Aus and spent lots of time out searching. On the fateful day, Derek (our great current son in law) came out with us, his first tektite hunt. Cookie and I had over 1000 finds each to our credit (australites that is, not a single fully flanged button) and had a pretty good eye. We know how to tell them from kangaroo droppings (bite them!). We were walking a dry stream channel southeast of Kalgoorlie and finding nothing. My daughter is American Indian, and I had been kidding Derek that if he wanted to marry her he was going to have
