Gembo 3 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Research suggest that this stone is a impactite. There are others but they all look somewhat different than this one and appear to be different than the photos of what you fine on the web for impactites. Thought I'd join a forum and maybe get the opinion of others on a couple of these. In the last two photos, is that what's referred to as shocked glass? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikestang 884 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Terrestrial breccia most likely. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gembo 3 Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 That's what I think it is too, it was found in an area where many of the stones and gemstones had a high amount of metal in them. Several stones have had scans such as edx, and xrf done on them and to date over 24 different metal element have been detected. Most, the metal can be seen with the naked eye (see photos below). It appears that these stones and gemstones were altered, modified, morphed or created during a major impact event in the distant past. I believe all of this material would be classified as impactites. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.