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Tektite

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Quindio Mines, Tolima Department, Colombia
© Daniel S. Yunis

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A natural glass thought to have been formed from meteorite impact melting the local rock.

Classification of Tektite

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Other Names for Tektite

German names:
Tektit
Spanish names:
Tektita
Traditional Chinese names:
黑隕石
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: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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    Australia
     
    Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
      • Leigh Creek
    		collection Maurice de Graaf
      • Queenstown district
    		[var: Darwin Glass] Bottrill & Baker (in prep) Catalogue of minerals of Tasmania
    • Western Australia
    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]
    [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
     
    • Borneo
      • Kalimantan Tengah 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.
    Univeristy of NM Geology Museum
    Vietnam
     
    • Bình Tri Thiên Province
    		[var: Indochinite] http://www-phys.llnl.gov/tektite/results.html
    • Cao Bang Province
    		[var: Indochinite]
    • Quang Nam-Dà Nang Province
    		[var: Indochinite] http://www-phys.llnl.gov/tektite/results.html
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