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| Natural Tektites (Indochinites), with Irregular Rounded Shapes, in 2 sizes | |
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Item: tekm107x available in 2 sizes: 1.6" size, and in 2" size (please see below) Discovered at Bao Loc, Vietnam These natural tektites were collected in Vietnam. They are opaque and have irregular natural rounded shapes with natural pitted surfaces. They are known as "Indochinites", and have been shown by K-Ar radiometric age dating to be approximately 700,000 years old. Scientists believe that the tektite's origin is the result of meteorite impact on the earth. The tektites then formed when molten material, created by the meteorite's hyper-velocity impact, flew through the air hardening into natural glass with aerodynamic forms and surface features. We have two approximate sizes available: 1.6", and in 2" size (sizes are approximate). Please see below to order. |
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| Natural Tektites (Indochinites), with Elongate Drop-Like Shapes, in 3 sizes | |
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Item: tekm157x available in 3 sizes: 2" long, 2.5" long, and 2.8" long Discovered at Maoming, Guangdong Province, China These natural tektites were collected in China. They have irregular elongate natural shapes that taper towards one end (drop-like shapes) with natural pitted surfaces. They are known as "Indochinites", and have been shown by K-Ar radiometric age dating to be approximately 700,000 years old. Scientists believe that the tektite's origin is the result of meteorite impact on the earth. The tektites then formed when molten material, created by the meteorite's hyper-velocity impact, flew through the air hardening into natural glass with aerodynamic forms and surface features. We have three approximate sizes available: 2" long, 2.5" long, and 2.8" long (sizes are approximate). Please see below to order. |
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See also our natural moldavite jewelry page. Moldavite is a transparent natural green tektite. See as well our genuine meteorite jewelry page, our natural moldavite specimens, and our natural meteorites page. On our natural moldavite jewelry page there are many beautiful moldavite necklaces!
Tektites are thought to have formed from the extreme heat and pressure produced during a meteorite impact on the surface of the earth, which is believed to have melted both the surface of the earth and the meteorite itself fusing them together in a natural glass tektite which cooled quickly as it fell back down to the earth after the meteorite impact's explosion.
To see more tektite photos, just select another item category from the table below. To see photos of another mineral variety, select any item category link in our Mineral Inventory & Factsheet Index.
| MOLDAVITE and other natural TEKTITES & METEORITES |
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| Tektite Spheres |
Moldavite Mineral Specimens |
Indochinite Tektite Jewelry Transparent Green Moldavite Jewelry Lybian Desert Glass Tektite Jewelry Moldavite Jewelry: Moldavite Pendants, Moldavite Rings Moldavite Necklaces and Moldavite Bracelets |
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Would you like us to inform you when we add more genuine tektites on this page?
We do have more natural Libyan desert glass tektites, natural moldavite, and natural indochinite tektites in stock at our mineral warehouses, so
be sure to let us know if you have any
genuine tektite special requests. Please contact our webmaster or our 'site' geologist with any questions or comments.