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Unread 02-22-2011, 03:49 PM
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Well hopefully it is a meteorite worth millions! I looked up fulgurite which is the term for the formation created when lightening strikes sand. Looks similar but not exactly the same by no means. I'm leaning toward a "retirement" meteorite.
Keep working!! I think it is furnace slag, often confused with meteorites (I looked at some sites after your post). How did it get on the beach... apparently sailing ships used it for ballast. Did you like those teeth Quentin found?
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