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Moldavite
Besednice, Český Krumlov, South Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic
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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:
AustraliteBediasiteBikoliteChiniteDarwin Glass
GeorgiaiteIndochiniteIrgiziteIvoriteMoldavite
Zhamanshinite

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:

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

Bentor, Y. K. (1986): A new approach to the problem of tektite genesis. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 77, 1-13.

Köberl C. (1990): The geochemistry of tektites: An overview. Tectonophysics 171, 405–422.

O'Keefe, J.A. (1993): The origin of tektites. Meteoritics, 29, 73–78.

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.

Povenmire, H. (2003): Tektites, A Cosmic Enigma. Florida Fireball Network, 210 pp.



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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
        • 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)
        • Ludweis-Aigen
    		[var: Moldavite] R. Exel: Die Mineralien und Erzlagerstätten Österreichs (1993)
        • Straning-Grafenberg
    		[var: Moldavite] Krahuletzmuseum Eggenburg exhibition
    Barbados
    Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 87 (1988) 286 292
    Belize
     
    • Corozal District
    		No reference listed
    Cambodia
    Abstracts of the 18th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, TX., p.1062
    Barnes, V E and K Pitakpaivan (1962) Procedings of NAS 48:947-955
    • Kratié Province
    		Barnes, V E and K Pitakpaivan (1962) ORIGIN OF INDOCHINITE TEKTITES Procedings of NAS 48:947-955
    • Krong Pailin (Pailin) Municipality
    		[var: Indochinite] Meteorite Collection of the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta No. MET4602-122
    China
    [var: Chinite] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tektite
    [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.
    Colombia
     
    Daniel S Yunis
    Czech Republic
     
    [var: Moldavite]
      • South Bohemia Region
        • České Budějovice (Budweis)
    		[var: Moldavite] S.Šimko
    [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] Jan Čermák personal collection.;
        • Český Krumlov
    		[var: Moldavite] Jan Čermák collection; Vítězslav Snášel collection
    [var: Moldavite] Jan Cermak personal collection.
    [var: Moldavite] Jan Čermák personal collection.
    [var: Moldavite] Petr Pauliš : Nejzajímavější mineralogická naleziště Čech II., Kuttna Kutná Hora 2003
    [var: Moldavite]
    Egypt
     
    • Western Desert
      • Great Sand Sea
    		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
    		Abstracts of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, volume 22, page 625, (1991)
    India
     
    • Maharashtra
      • Buldhana District
    		Meteoritics & Planetary Science 40, Nr 9/10, 1473–1492 (2005)
    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
    • Savannakhét Province
      • Muong Nong
    		[var: Indochinite] http://www-phys.llnl.gov/tektite/results.html
    Malaysia
     
    Philippines
     
    • Luzon
      • Bicol Region
        • Camarines Norte Province
    		[var: Bikolite] http://www.tektites.co.uk/paracalemines.html
      • 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
    [var: Georgiaite] Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 37, Supplement, p.A119; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tektite
    [var: Georgiaite] Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 37, Supplement, p.A119
    Gems and MInerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974; Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 28, Issue 6, June 1964, Pages 915-919; Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 37, Supplement, p.A119
    Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974
    [var: Georgiaite] Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 37, Supplement, p.A119
      • Washington Co.
    		Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Volume 59, Issue 19, October 1995, Pages 4071-4082
    • Massachusetts
      • Dukes Co.
        • Martha's Vineyard
    		Gleba, 1978. Massachusetts Mineral & Fossil Localities
    [var: Bediasite] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tektite
      • 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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