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LOT 2363
Meteoritic Tektite Specimen Group
2 - 4 in. (112 grams total, 5-10.3 cm).
Comprising two rounded specimens and one long ,branch-like specimen. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
FootnotesTektites are lumps of black or dark grey natural glass produced from melted crustal rocks that are caused by large hypervelocity meteorite impacts on sediments.
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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.
