Gunnison Crater Tektites, Colorado Options

[CP]

We have a discoverer in our midst folks! With over 2 decades of field experience in prospecting/mining across several different mineral and gem arenas including diamonds, gold, etc. We are all very lucky to not only have his personal participation and knowledge shared here, but we are also able to see first hand what new discoveries can produce!
This is a very rare treat these days in my honest opinion. My grandfather was one of the men who discovered jade in Wyoming (mid 1930's) and I wish very much I would have had known him better and his personal experiences/history of discovery times!

So lets get on with the information (there will be lots)
Johnny (Astrobleme) through many exhausting hours of work I'm sure, discovered an ancient crater formation here in Colorado around Gunnison. Now named the Gunnison crater, and has produced some very interesting tektites. Being part of Johnny's discovery I would imagine they helped prove out his crater theroy. (feel free to correct me if wrong Johnny) Tektite origin itself has been quite a discussion over years past and still is, but they are very very "dry" rocks. The pressure and heat that creates them are mind boggling!

Here is a link to the Gunnison Country Times article / news release.

Recently Johnny was looking for lapidary artists to work some tektites and we were lucky enough to have the opportunity to work some into cabochons and jewelry. We are very happy to say that we (Denise and myself) got to be the first lapidary artists to work any of these tektites.
While I was cutting the slices to use for cabochons I noticed there were some metal inclusions which Johnny later examined under magnification and...........well I'll let him tell you about the possible new information found. It's very exciting!

Here are a few pics to go along with this thread which I'm sure will be one to keep up on for the future!
These 2 pics (courtesy of Johnny) show arial views of the crater.





This is a pic of some rough pieces you all may recognize from the "what's this #28" thread.


After getting his cabochons in hand he could examine them a bit more closely and sent us these 2 pics too share with everyone.





All this hypervelocity impact discussion has my mind goin' for sure!!

More pics of the finished pieces made from these to follow.........
CP

[ASTROBLEME]

Hello Everyone:

I would like to tell the story of my discovery of Gunnison Crater as this post progresses. Please understand that I sincerely want to do this not in order to brag or sell anything, but rather I feel that I owe something back to all those hard working, brave and hearty souls that went before me and to all those young, vibrant and excited souls prospecting after me far into the future. It is very important for everyone that loves prospecting to learn from others when given the chance. I thank all those that have helped me along with the pursuit of my passion for prospecting. Passing knowledge along is so very important! This Forum is such a valuable resource and I’m sure others will agree that they would have benefitted from having something like this available when they started out prospecting for their first time.

As I'm sure everyone has heard a time or two, "HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF". While I can attest to this fact by personal experiences from several occasions, I am by no means the only witness to the phenomenon. Before I get into the details of my discovery of the Gunnison Crater, please take some time to read through the link I've posted below. There isn't anyone alive that can relate better to Daniel Moreau Barringer and understand his personal struggles more than I. Perhaps you can learn something from his history and my story that will follow. I believe that our stories are still pertinent with respect to prospecting overall, not just in the instance of meteorites or craters.

http://www.barringercrater.com/adventure/

Sincerely,

ASTROBLEME