Re: [meteorite-list] Lightening glass was Question for Ted ?
That's a great Gao specimen Gary. Here's an example of amazing Tamdakht 'hitch-hikers'! http://www.meteorites.com.au/collection/Tamdakht%20H5%205.012g%20(1%20of%205)-2500.jpg Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - From: Gary Fujihara fuj...@mac.com To: MEM mstrema...@yahoo.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Michael Fowler mqfow...@mac.com Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 2:11 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Lightening glass was Question for Ted ? Aloha Elton, Also recently there was a NWA recovered which had small fragments apparently embedded in a black glass on one side suggesting that a swarm of fragments drafting the larger mass inside its slipstream. The swarm caught up to it and adhered to the fused pool of material on the downwind side of the stone. What has become of that recovery? Anyone formally researching it? Not sure about that particular NWA, but I have a Gao with larger ʻhitchhikersʻ that probably formed in similar fashion: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31098342l=d4a6c14f0cid=1394318075 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31098343l=36dee321b8id=1394318075 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31098344l=88131bdec0id=1394318075 Gary Fujihara Big Kahuna Meteorites (IMCA#1693) 105 Puhili Place, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/ http://shop.ebay.com/fujmon/m.html (808) 640-9161 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Lightening glass was Question for Ted ?
Yes , it could be a fulgurite but it remains difficult to reconstruct the physics of what is described.. Being as a 4 time lightening survivor myself, which may account for some of my quirkiness, I see glass in my dreams. Someone on this list a few years ago offred specimens of glass from a lightening strike which shot glass out of the hole left in a granite slab. The glass draped over a bush and left long, stringy, taffy-like threads of black glass. It is awesome material, especially knowing how it came to be. Not your classic fulgurite. Also recently there was a NWA recovered which had small fragments apparently embedded in a black glass on one side suggesting that a swarm of fragments drafting the larger mass inside its slipstream. The swarm caught up to it and adhered to the fused pool of material on the downwind side of the stone. What has become of that recovery? Anyone formally researching it? Elton - Original Message From: Michael Fowler mqfow...@mac.com Lightning strikes, which are especially common on mountain peaks, or other tree less high standing rock outcrops. Mike Fowler Chicago ebay-starsandrocks Can a volcano or earth quake squeeze surface rock so hard it causes it to bleed glass? And then throw it in the air with enough force to cause the glass to form a dendritic pattern? On one side of the rock? The rock is white and looks like anorthosite. The surface of the rock is peach colored and ripled like regmalypts. The glass is black and shiny with some splatering and flattened and in some places encrusted with dirt when it landed while still melted. The glass looks like tar that was dropped onto the ground. I at first thought it was road tar mixed with rocks and dirt. But it doesntdisolve in gasoline or melt under a torch. It looks kind of like you took a white sponge and squeezed it to ooze out black shiny paint. The side that looks like regmalypts also has a few spots that look like zap pits. Any Idea what would make glass dendrites? Have a great day Steve __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Lightening glass was Question for Ted ?
Aloha Elton, Also recently there was a NWA recovered which had small fragments apparently embedded in a black glass on one side suggesting that a swarm of fragments drafting the larger mass inside its slipstream. The swarm caught up to it and adhered to the fused pool of material on the downwind side of the stone. What has become of that recovery? Anyone formally researching it? Not sure about that particular NWA, but I have a Gao with larger ʻhitchhikersʻ that probably formed in similar fashion: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31098342l=d4a6c14f0cid=1394318075 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31098343l=36dee321b8id=1394318075 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31098344l=88131bdec0id=1394318075 Gary Fujihara Big Kahuna Meteorites (IMCA#1693) 105 Puhili Place, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/ http://shop.ebay.com/fujmon/m.html (808) 640-9161 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Lightening glass was Question for Ted ?
Hi Elton, I think you were probably referring to this. http://www.tektitesource.com/Exogenic%20Fulgurites.htm Cheers, Frank - Original Message From: MEM mstrema...@yahoo.com To: Michael Fowler mqfow...@mac.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, July 26, 2010 9:02:05 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Lightening glass was Question for Ted ? Yes , it could be a fulgurite but it remains difficult to reconstruct the physics of what is described.. Being as a 4 time lightening survivor myself, which may account for some of my quirkiness, I see glass in my dreams. Someone on this list a few years ago offred specimens of glass from a lightening strike which shot glass out of the hole left in a granite slab. The glass draped over a bush and left long, stringy, taffy-like threads of black glass. It is awesome material, especially knowing how it came to be. Not your classic fulgurite. Also recently there was a NWA recovered which had small fragments apparently embedded in a black glass on one side suggesting that a swarm of fragments drafting the larger mass inside its slipstream. The swarm caught up to it and adhered to the fused pool of material on the downwind side of the stone. What has become of that recovery? Anyone formally researching it? Elton - Original Message From: Michael Fowler mqfow...@mac.com Lightning strikes, which are especially common on mountain peaks, or other tree less high standing rock outcrops. Mike Fowler Chicago ebay-starsandrocks Can a volcano or earth quake squeeze surface rock so hard it causes it to bleed glass? And then throw it in the air with enough force to cause the glass to form a dendritic pattern? On one side of the rock? The rock is white and looks like anorthosite. The surface of the rock is peach colored and ripled like regmalypts. The glass is black and shiny with some splatering and flattened and in some places encrusted with dirt when it landed while still melted. The glass looks like tar that was dropped onto the ground. I at first thought it was road tar mixed with rocks and dirt. But it doesntdisolve in gasoline or melt under a torch. It looks kind of like you took a white sponge and squeezed it to ooze out black shiny paint. The side that looks like regmalypts also has a few spots that look like zap pits. Any Idea what would make glass dendrites? Have a great day Steve __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Lightening glass was Question for Ted ?
Yes Frank this was the one. I was lucky to be able to get some of these specimens and hope to be able to work them into a fulgurite display some time. There are groups for lightening survivors but not any Lightening Festivals or Lightening Celebrations that I am aware of that are begging for an exhibit. Thanks for looking this site up and posting it. Elton - Original Message From: Frank Cressy fcre...@prodigy.net To: MEM mstrema...@yahoo.com Cc: meteoritelist meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, July 26, 2010 3:02:46 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Lightening glass was Question for Ted ? Hi Elton, I think you were probably referring to this. http://www.tektitesource.com/Exogenic%20Fulgurites.htm Cheers, Frank - Original Message From: MEM mstrema...@yahoo.com To: Michael Fowler mqfow...@mac.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Mon, July 26, 2010 9:02:05 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Lightening glass was Question for Ted ? Yes , it could be a fulgurite but it remains difficult to reconstruct the physics of what is described.. Being as a 4 time lightening survivor myself, which may account for some of my quirkiness, I see glass in my dreams. Someone on this list a few years ago offred specimens of glass from a lightening strike which shot glass out of the hole left in a granite slab. The glass draped over a bush and left long, stringy, taffy-like threads of black glass. It is awesome material, especially knowing how it came to be. Not your classic fulgurite. Also recently there was a NWA recovered which had small fragments apparently embedded in a black glass on one side suggesting that a swarm of fragments drafting the larger mass inside its slipstream. The swarm caught up to it and adhered to the fused pool of material on the downwind side of the stone. What has become of that recovery? Anyone formally researching it? Elton - Original Message From: Michael Fowler mqfow...@mac.com Lightning strikes, which are especially common on mountain peaks, or other tree less high standing rock outcrops. Mike Fowler Chicago ebay-starsandrocks Can a volcano or earth quake squeeze surface rock so hard it causes it to bleed glass? And then throw it in the air with enough force to cause the glass to form a dendritic pattern? On one side of the rock? The rock is white and looks like anorthosite. The surface of the rock is peach colored and ripled like regmalypts. The glass is black and shiny with some splatering and flattened and in some places encrusted with dirt when it landed while still melted. The glass looks like tar that was dropped onto the ground. I at first thought it was road tar mixed with rocks and dirt. But it doesntdisolve in gasoline or melt under a torch. It looks kind of like you took a white sponge and squeezed it to ooze out black shiny paint. The side that looks like regmalypts also has a few spots that look like zap pits. Any Idea what would make glass dendrites? Have a great day Steve __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
