In search of stardust
Subtitle: amazing micrometeorites and their terrestrial imposters
By: Jon Larsen
Publisher: Voyageur Press, an imprint of The Quarto Publishing Group
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780760352649
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Meteorites; Identification; Rocks
Other titles: In search of star dust
Description: 152 pages : 24 cm
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Preface. The stardust project ; Verification of micrometeorites ; Origin, formation, influx, and classification; title: Micrometeorites. Scanning-electron micrographs ; The new collection; title: Extraterrestrial spherules. Ablation spherules ; The enigmatic chondrules; title: Anthropogenic spherules. I-type magnetic spherules ; Massive iron spherules ; Nuggets, beads, and cores ; From the welding shop ; Sparks ; Nonmagnetic glass spherules ; Spherules from a steam locomotive ; Mineral wool ; A case of anthropogenic spherules ; Fireworks ; Black magnetic spherules ; Roof tiles and shingles ; Metallic carbon cinder ; Red scoriaceous spherules ; Traces of man ; Other types of spherules; title: Terrestrial objects. Rounded mineral grains ; Magnetite ; Fulgurites ; Organic confusion ; Microtektites and microkrystites ; Lonar crater spherules ; Darwin glass ; Volchovites: a Russian mystery ; Iberulites ; Ooids and pisoids ; Pele's tears: achneliths ; Road dust crystals.