Tektite from Indonesia, with imbedded iron particles, injected during meteorite impact.

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Tektite from Indonesia, with imbedded iron particles, injected during meteorite impact. Dimensions: 52 mm x 48 mm x 27 mm; Weight: 76.25 g; Tektites (from Ancient Greek τηκτός (tēktós) 'molten') are gravel-sized bodies composed of black, green, brown or grey natural glass formed from terrestrial debris ejected during meteorite impacts. The term was coined by Austrian geologist Franz Eduard Suess (1867–1941), son of Eduard Suess.[note 1][1] They generally range in size from millimetres to centimetres. Millimetre-scale tektites are known as microtektites.[

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