IMPACTITE - NO METEORITE
LOT OF 50 BEAUTIFUL SMALLER IMPACT RELATED FOSSILS FROM RIES CRATER (GERMANY) FOUND NEAR TO THE TOWN OF DONAUWÖRTH LOCATED CLOSE OUT OF THE SOUTH EASTERN RIM REGION OF THE ASTROBLEME.
FRAGMENTS OF FOSSILE BELEMNITE ROSTRUMS CUT INTO SLICES BY THE INFLUENCE OF THE IMPACT'S SCHOCK WAVE.
DEMONSTRATES WELL THE INFLUENCE OF THE SCHOCK WAVE TO FOSSILS EMBEDED IN JURASSIC CLAYSTONE NEAR THE TARGET AREA OF THE RIES IMPACT 14.5 MILLION YEARS AGO.
THE SUPPORTING SKELETONS OF THE BELEMNITES BROKE INTO SLICES WHICH WERE DISPLACED AND LATER CEMENTED TOGETHER AGAIN. THIS SHOCK FEATURE IS TYPICAL OF SHORT-TIME DYNAMIC DEFORMATION UNDER HIGH CONFINING PRESSURE.
TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE LOT IS APPROX .112 GRAM (4.00 OZ)
DIAMETERS ARE FROM 5 MM (0.197") TO 11 MM (0.433") AND LENGTHS FROM 13 MM (0.512") TO 42 MM (1.654"),
PRICE FOR HANDLING AND SHIPPING WORLDWIDE: GBP 6.40 WHEN SHIPING VIA SURFACE MAIL.
IN CASE OF MULTIPLE PURCHASE PLEASE ASK FOR COMBINED SHIPPING OF SEVERAL ITEMS TO REDUCE SHIPPING COSTS.
EBAY PAID BY SELLER.
On 08-May-07 at 05:02:48 BST, seller added the following information:
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