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Tektite

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Quindio Mines, Tolima Department, Colombia
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A natural glass formed from meteorite impact melting the local rock. Depending on the nature of the latter, the composition of tektites is variable. Hence, many varietal names are given to tektites from different localities.

The meteoritic source was determined for three fields of scattered tektites (bediasite and georgiaite in North America, moldavite in Central Europe, and ivorite in West Africa). Though, for Australian and Asian tektites (indochinite, australite, zhamanshinite, irgizite, and others), the occurrence in meteoritic craters has only been inferred.

Classification of Tektite

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Other Names for Tektite

Other Languages:
German:Tektit
Spanish:Tektita
Varieties:
Darwin GlassIndochiniteMoldavite

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Tektite

Reference List:J. Jedwab (1977): Minerals Deposited in Tektite and Impactite Bubbles. Meteoritics, 12, 264-266.

Rossano, S., Balan, E., Morin, G., Bauer, J.-P., Calas, G., and Brouder, C. (1999): 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy of tektites. Phys. Chem. Minerals: 26: 530-538.

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    Localities for Tektite

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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Australia
     
    Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
      • Leigh Creek
    		collection Maurice de Graaf
    • Tasmania
      • Queenstown district
    		[var: Darwin Glass] Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
      • Zeehan district
    		Bottrill & Baker, in prep.
    • Western Australia
      • Goldfields-Esperance region
    Austria
     
    • Lower Austria
      • Waldviertel
        • Horn
          • Altenburg
    		[var: Moldavite] R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    [var: Moldavite] R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    [var: Moldavite] R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    [var: Moldavite] Krahuletzmuseum Eggenburg exhibition
        • Waidhofen an der Thaya
          • Groß-Siegharts
            • Ludweis
    		[var: Moldavite] R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
    Belize
     
    • Corozal District
    		No reference listed
    Cambodia
     
    • Krong Pailin (Pailin) Municipality
    		[var: Indochinite]
    China
     
    [var: Indochinite] http://www.greatwallct.com/tekar.htm
      • Zhanjiang Prefecture
    		Pinti, D.L., Matsumoto, T., Matsuda, J.-I., and Fang, Z. (2004): Meteoritics & Planetary Science 39(1), 1-10.
    • Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
      • Baise Prefecture
    		[var: Indochinite] www.greatwallct.com/tekar.htm
        • Tianyang Co.
          • Damei
    		Wei Wang, Jinyou Mo, and Zhitao Huang (2006): Chinese Science Bulletin 51, 185-196.
    [var: Indochinite] www.greatwallct.com/tekar.htm
      • Yulin Prefecture
    		[var: Indochinite] www.greatwallct.com/tekar.htm
    • Hainan Province (Hainan Island)
      • Ding'an Co.
    		[var: Indochinite] Pinti, D.L., Matsumoto, T., Matsuda, J.-I., and Fang, Z. (2004): Meteoritics & Planetary Science 39(1), 1-10.
    [var: Indochinite] Pinti, D.L., Matsumoto, T., Matsuda, J.-I., and Fang, Z. (2004): Meteoritics & Planetary Science 39(1), 1-10.
      • Wenchang Co.
    		[var: Indochinite] Pinti, D.L., Matsumoto, T., Matsuda, J.-I., and Fang, Z. (2004): Meteoritics & Planetary Science 39(1), 1-10.
    Czech Republic
     
    [var: Moldavite]
      • South Bohemia Region
        • České Budějovice (Budweis)
    		[var: Moldavite] Adamovská, D. (1967): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 16, 204-209.
    [var: Moldavite] Adamovská, D. (1967): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 16, 204-209.
    [var: Moldavite]
    Egypt
     
    • Central Egypt
    		A. M. I. Martins collection
    Germany
     
    • Bavaria
      • Swabia
        • Nördlingen
          • Ries Crater
            • Amerdingen
    		[var: Moldavite] http://www.museum.hu-berlin.de/min/mitarbeiter/mitarb/ralf/diamante.html
    [var: Moldavite] http://www.museum.hu-berlin.de/min/mitarbeiter/mitarb/ralf/diamante.html
            • Wemding
    		[var: Moldavite] http://www.museum.hu-berlin.de/min/mitarbeiter/mitarb/ralf/diamante.html
    Haiti
     
    • Ouest Department
    Indonesia
     
    • Kalimantan Island (Borneo Island)
      • Kalimantan Selatan Province (South Kalimantan Province)
        • Riam Kanan
    		Observed and acchived at the mine by P. Andresen, 1992.
    Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
     
    Laos
     
    • Champasak Province
    		[var: Indochinite] http://www-phys.llnl.gov/tektite/results.html
    • Muong Nong
    		[var: Indochinite] http://www-phys.llnl.gov/tektite/results.html
    Malaysia
     
    Philippines
     
    • Luzon
      • Calabarzon Region
    		University of NM Geology Museum
    Thailand
     
    [var: Indochinite]
    • Nakhon Ratchasima Province (Khorat Province)
      • Nakhon Ratchasima District
    		[var: Indochinite] C. Lemanski, Jr. (visited, collected & photographed).
    [var: Indochinite]
    USA
     
    • Alabama
    		Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    Gems and MInerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    • Massachusetts
      • Dukes Co.
    		Gleba, 1978. Massachusetts Mineral & Fossil Localities
    • Texas
      • Fayette Co.
    		Popular Astronomy, Vol. 59, p.538
    Univeristy of NM Geology Museum
    Vietnam
     
    • Cao Bang Province
      • Bao Lam District
    		[var: Indochinite]
    • Quang Nam-Dà Nang Province
    		[var: Indochinite] http://www-phys.llnl.gov/tektite/results.html
    • Thua Thiên-Hué Province
    		[var: Indochinite] http://www-phys.llnl.gov/tektite/results.html
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