[meteorite-list] Shivalingams impactites?

[Leigh Anne DelRay]

Crypto-crystalline quartz (I think)

On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Jason Utas <meteoritekid at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Mel,
> Shiva Lingams are ordinary stones that have been polished by people
> into their respective shapes to create the religiously symbolic stones
> that people so seem to like.  They are generally made of ordinary
> rocks with nothing really special about them - unless you believe in
> their religious/spiritual nature.  I suppose you could have one made
> out of impactite, or even a meteorite, but I have *never* seen one
> made of said materials.  They're typically made of that odd
> dichromatic sedimentary stone (at least I'm fairly sure it's
> sedimentary given the texture), but I'm not exactly sure as to what it
> is.
> Regards,
> Jason
>
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 4:24 AM, Melanie Matthews
> <spacewoman2775 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Good morning list.
>>
>> I was told once by the store owner of a local rock shop that shivalingams are the result of meteor impacts in India... think I recall her claim was backed by info from a rock/mineral book that she uses for reference. Is this true? I haven't found anything on google that mentions anything on that..
>>
>> Regards
>> - Mel
>>
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