[meteorite-list] Gold in tektites

[MexicoDoug]

"ground zero is auriferous, what would happen to the gold with regard 
to the tektites?
Would the tektites contain any fraction of the gold? "

Hi Brian,

The tektites would likely have a higher concentration of gold, like in 
the case of the Ivory Coast tektites where this actually happened.  
Screwed the Ir analyses up because Au bearing material on Earth is also 
high in Iridium.

But you are probably still talking about at most parts per million 
anyway, so, nothing your going to be able to see with your eyes 
assuming the tektites are by force well mixed, it will just be an 
impurity in the glass.  One would think that any clump of gold that 
wasn't vaporized would not travel with the silicates anyway, as it is 7 
times denser.  So maybe a Muong Nong tektite would have some 
inclusions.  Too bad there aren't any from the source crater of Ivory 
Coast tektites.

Kindest wishes
Doug


-----Original Message-----
From: brian burrer <brimane at gmail.com>
To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tue, Oct 4, 2011 10:53 am
Subject: [meteorite-list] Gold in tektites


Greetings listees,

If tektites are produced as a portion of the ejecta from a large
terrestrial crater event and the stratum at ground zero is auriferous,
what would happen to the gold with regard to the tektites?  Would the
tektites contain any fraction of the gold?  In what form might one
expect to find it?

Happy hunting,
Brian
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