[meteorite-list] Questionable Tektites??? from Patagonia-Falsetektites?

[drtanuki]

Sean and List,
  If it were obsidian as I first considered the conical shape is a problem for me.  Conical-shaped of this character are so uncommon that a single specimen would be considered very rare, but the guy has three.  Also note that he has conical corals offered also from Patagonia.  I have several thousands of tektites and have handled 10s of thousands so I think that I can be a fair judge on this.  The surface features are very atypical for glasses.  Maybe we might hear from our long-time friend Norman Lehrman, and expert, on this?  Norman?  Thanks Sean.  Dirk Ross...Tokyo


----- Original Message -----
From: Sean T. Murray <stm at bellsouth.net>
To: drtanuki <drtanuki at yahoo.com>; meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
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Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 4:20 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Questionable Tektites??? from	Patagonia-Falsetektites?

That second specimen shows a very milky/grey color - it could also be 
obsidian.  It would be interesting to see a pic with light showing through 
the edges of the other two.

Sean


-----Original Message----- 
From: drtanuki
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 2:09 PM
To: meteorite-list
Subject: [meteorite-list] Questionable Tektites??? from 
Patagonia-Falsetektites?

List,

While searching the impactites on the earlier matter I ran across some 
so-called "Patagonia tektites"that appear to me to be silicified fossil 
sponges or some other fossil sea critter.  Does anyone on this list have any 
information concerning these?
The shape and one that is chipped indicate to me that we have an agatized 
coral being offered as tektites. Buyer use caution!

1
TEKTITE TECTITA IMPACTITE METEORITE RARE!! NEW!!! FROM PATAGONIA!! 128GR.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TEKTITE-TECTITA-IMPACTITE-METEORITE-RARE-NEW-FROM-PATAGONIA-128GR-/281202239650?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_186&hash=item4178f5a8a2


2
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TEKTITE-IMPACTITE-METEORITE-RARE-BLUE-NEW-FROM-PATAGONIA-20g-/281204120497?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_186&hash=item4179125bb1


3
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TEKTITE-TECTITA-IMPACTITE-METEORITE-RARE-NEW-FROM-PATAGONIA-30-g-/281204120896?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_186&hash=item4179125d40


Thank you!  Dirk Ross...Tokyo
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