John B. Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Hi All I don't know a whole lot about these other than they can be purchased at the Tucson Gem and Mineral show. That's where these came from. As I understand tektites they are meteorite impact glass that has left and reentered earth atmosphere. There were some that thought that some may have come from impacts on the moon. But I think that has been some what dismissed. Impact glass is the silicates in the soil and rock that are melted upon a large meteorite impact. There are a number of different tektites known .These are only one kind of many type known . I have other types but I'm not sure where they are at. Years ago I sent some samples of Saffordites (volcanic glass) I discovered to a fellow named Hal Povenmire who wrote several books on tektites. He invited me to be in the bunker at a launch of the space shuttle. Also a hunt for Georgiaites which he had a place to find them at in Georgia. I believe he has now passed on .Well here's some pictures. Happy Huntin John B. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSilicate Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Those are a couple nice pieces. Fantastic dumbbell shape on the one. I have a couple chunks that I suspect are also indochinite tektites. They have not been confirmed as such though. They were purchased from dealer at the Tucson show some years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeper Bob Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Really some nice specimens. I can picture the dumbell shaped one spinning end to end creating that shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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