Meteorite Crater Tektite Specimen Collection [5]

1 1/4 - 3 3/8 in. (150 grams total, 31-86 mm).

Pebble-like black specimens of meteoric glass of various shapes and sizes. [5, No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.

Footnotes

Tektites are lumps of black or dark grey natural glass produced from melted crustal rocks that are caused by large hypervelocity meteorite impacts on sediments.

CONDITION

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LOT 2556