Popular Post Jen58 Posted March 11, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2017 On 3/10/2017 at 5:10 AM, madtuna said: It's like roo poo and tektites. You put them in your mouth and if green slime dribbles down your chin it's not a tektite Well... thats a bit on the ewwwww side.. i have to admit the very first tektite i had found while in W.A was on a white quartz hill, as i was zig zagging between the trees and low bushes, there was this longish black looking interesting object....i didn't know what it was.. my first thought was.. ok.. hmmmm, no other dark rocks or stones about., i reckon this is from a kangaroo.. so i stood on it! Nope still in one piece.. so I stood on it and twisted my foot, pressed down hard as i could. took my foot away, and it was still there, i thought wow!!! it sure has been baked hard in the sun.. it won't squash down to all mushy and green like kangaroo poop should.. so i than though ok.. i am intrigued now.. so bent down and picked it up.. gee its heavier than kangaroo poop.. ( yes i know what the feel and weight of kangaroo poop is lol ) and NO i have never put it in my mouth.. ewwwww .. lol never seen a rock like this before it was black. My first Tektite 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldEn Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 wow thats cool looking rock Jan. Well done. GoldEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen58 Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 Thankyou and now we have a bag full of them.. just love looking for them we don't do the squash them test any more.. see straight away.. but the odd roo poo still tricks us Depending on their re-entry they come back down to the planet in different sizes and shapes. heres a few more. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Great finds, more exciting than a nugget in my opinion! The basics from Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australite Excellent article here http://www.earthsci.org/fossils/space/tektites/tektites.html 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idahogold Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I knew the name before I got to Steve's post! Yeah! studying Geology really works! Nice finds! Great post! Cheers,Ig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 great finds, would like to find one of those someday 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geof_junk Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 The nugget is about 5 Oz 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadian Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Great looking Tektites guys,every time I go to the west I never seem to be able to find any. the best thing I found was nice large Quartz Crystal which I had made into a large heart shaped stone. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 On February 26 I went to a lecture at the UCLA Meteorite Gallery and the topic was tektites. The lecturer was John Wasson who has studied these for many years. This PDF explains what he said better than anything I can remember. http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2015/pdf/2879.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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