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Alamo Breccia   contributed by Ray Watts, IMCA 6289   MetBul Link

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Lapidary art.   Impact Breccia

The Alamo bolide impact occurred 367 million years ago, when one or more hypervelocity objects from space slammed into shallow marine waters at a site that is now the Devonian Guilmette Formation of the Worthington Mountains and Schell Creek Range of southeastern Nevada. More info here.

Map of the general area.

Ray writes:
The hardest material I have ever had the chance to work with, so friable, so crumbly - fracture cracks all through this material.
 


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Ray Watts /# 6289
 2/13/2013 12:53:46 PM
Thanks All , so far I have made little trinket boxes out of Black onaping from Sudbury Canada & Melt Glass from the same , this is the first Alamo I have worked with , very difficult material to work with , this one is for Mr Greg Hupe , it was His material , I think it would have looked better with one of His photo cubes , hint , hint , ( LOL ) will be making one out of unclassified chondrite slices in the future , just because .
Paul Gessler
 2/13/2013 11:25:21 AM
I was just researching the Breccia last night and this morning your wonderful box. What a coincidence! Nicely done. What do you keep in it?
Anita
 2/13/2013 7:47:18 AM
What a great job!
Gregor Hoeher
 2/13/2013 7:27:03 AM
That looks great. Good work. A sacred meteorite display?!
Ray Watts /# 6289
 2/13/2013 5:17:50 AM
before to many compliments , Greg Hupe had Marlin Cliz cut slices & polish one side , & cut basically to size ,
Giorgio tomelleri
 2/13/2013 4:52:48 AM
Bella,per* che fine fanno le meteoriti. Giorgio
Steve Witt
 2/13/2013 1:09:23 AM
Very impressive craftsmanship!!
 

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