[meteorite-list] Shattercone?

[Dan Wray]

Hi Larry,

This looks pretty good to me.  While is is always hard to judge by photos it 
looks consistant with Sudburry.  I have collected shatter cones in New 
Mexico at the Sante Fe site and have a number of others including Sudbury in 
my collection.

Dan Wray
COMETS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Atkins" <thetoprok at aol.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 10:18 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Shattercone?


>
>
>
> Hello List,
>
> I found this interesting rock close to my home in Lapeer County Michigan 
> while walking in the woods this past September. It looks like a shatter 
> cone to me but I've really no experience with them. One peculiar 
> characteristic of the rock is that it's not smooth. All the rocks here 
> have been smoothed and rounded during their glacial transport. I wonder if 
> it's from Sudbury and was relatively close to home so it didn't have to 
> travel very far and didn't erode too bad?
> I did a few internet searches and didn't find any reference to impact 
> debris being found in this area.
>
> Any shattercone/impact experts out there?
> Comments and thoughts appreciated.
>
> http://s934.photobucket.com/albums/ad190/alienrockfarm/
>
> Sincerely,
> Larry Atkins
> IMCA # 1941
> Ebay username  alienrockfarm 
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