[meteorite-list] Tektite with metal?

[Eric Wichman]

Sean,

Unsure of whether it is metal... it resembles metal, but is not 
magnetic. I've tried using a small pick to remove it and even a 
stainless steel wire brush and no luck. It's not soil of any kind.

I'll try to get some 10X magnification photos...

Eric







 T. Murray wrote:
> Eric - are you sure that is metal?  I'm curious to know if a magnet 
> sticks to it... Most of these that I have seen are compacted 
> soil/minerals that are attached to the tektite.  Kind of like caliche.
>
> I have a bunch of tektites with those kinds of "inclusions" - but they 
> are all local material that has just gotten stuck in the weathered 
> surface of the tektite.  I usually leave them in as it is an indicator 
> of the soil/material where the tektite was found.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Wichman" 
> <eric at meteoritewatch.com>
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 10:40 AM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Tektite with metal?
>
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> On my recent adventure to the Tucson show I purchased many meteorites 
>> and about 6 kilos of tektites, in the batch of tektites I found an 
>> odd piece. Now I'm very familiar with chondrites but know little to 
>> nothing about tektites. Can someone please tell me what I'm looking 
>> at here.
>>
>> It's an odd piece. It appears to be metal embedded in the tektite in 
>> two places. This is the only piece I have that exhibits this 
>> inclusion. Is this a natural inclusion that formed after the tektite 
>> was formed or is it just something "stuck" in the tektite???
>>
>> The piece is about 34 grams... http://www.meteoritesusa.com/tektites.htm
>>
>> This is bugging me because I can't find any info on it and I'd like 
>> to know if this is normal for a tektite or just some fluke oddity.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Eric
>>
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