[meteorite-list] Shatter Cone

Dan Wray daniel_wray at comcast.net
Thu Jan 13 23:35:29 EST 2011


Larry,

Based on your findings I pulled out my slice of Black Onaping, it is indeed 
magnetic in certain spots.  This is a revelation.  I had never thought to 
check my impact breccias for magnetic susceptibility.  My Grey Onaping does 
not react the same way.

Dan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Atkins" <thetoprok at aol.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 7:00 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Shatter Cone


> Hello List,
>
> It's nearly unanimous, the shatter cone would appear to be exactly
> that. I had correspondence with a glacier expert from Univ. of Toronto,
> Canada, and he said that I am exactly in line with the direction of
> glacial flow from the Sudbury region and it's no surprise that one could 
> be found here. The specimen matches
> visually,
> enough I
> guess that I can't get an official analyses done, they just have to
> look at it and know. It's either from Sudbury
> or Wanapitei, which is directly adjacent to Sudbury.
>
>  During my small investigation I think I solved another mystery as
> well. I have a rock that I thought was possibly a meteorite but it
> turns out it might be Black Onaping, also from the Sudbury impact ! Iguess
> I'm in a far flung zone of Sudbury material. The possible onaping I
> found in a
> gravel pit. I should probably investigate more of the many gravel pits
> in the area. I do wonder about the metal in the Onaping. Typically, is 
> there metal in Onaping? The specimen is only lightly attracted to a magnet 
> and it is the tiny metal pieces that are the source of the attraction. 
> Really neat stuff!
>
> http://s934.photobucket.com/albums/ad190/alienrockfarm/Possible%20Black%20Onaping%20Impact%20Breccia%20Sudbury/
>
> Someone emailed me and said that if the shatter cone was authentic, it
> is the farthest one ever found from Sudbury. The distance is about 268 
> miles as the impactite flies
>
>
> Sincerely,
> Larry Atkins
>
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>
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