What Are All the Tektites?
Tektites Are Gravel-Sized Bodies Composed of Black, Green, Brown, or Gray Natural Glass Formed from Terrestrial Debris Ejected During Meteorite Impacts. the...
Tektites are gravel-sized bodies composed of black, green, brown, or gray natural glass formed from terrestrial debris ejected during meteorite impacts. The term was coined by Austrian geologist Franz Eduard Suess, son of Eduard Suess. They generally range in size from millimeters to centimeters.
What are the different types of tektites?
Form and markings
Four principal tektite types can be distinguished: (1) microtektites, (2) Muong-Nong type tektites, (3) splash-form tektites, and (4) australites. Microtektites have diameters of less than 2 mm (0.08 inch).
What is the rarest Tektite?
Ivory Coast Tektite 1.66g
By far the most rarest are those from the Ivory Coast strewnfield. These are believed to have been formed during the impact…
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