AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Argentina > Tektite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 48044 |
Mineral: | Tektite |
Locality: | Patagonia, Argentina |
Description: | Opaque black tektite, the result of a meteorite impact causing the Earth's surface soil to fuse into tektites with bubbly appearance on outer surfaces. Ex. Georg Mehling (Augsberg, Germany) |
Overall Size: | 5x3.5x3 cm |
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Archived: | For reference only |
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