TEKTITES FORM WHEN METEORITES SMASH INTO THE EARTH AND MOLTEN ROCK COOLS AS IT FALLS BACK TO EARTH.
Price: $29.50
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CLEAR ACRYLIC STAND FOR SMALL AMMONITE HALVES, TEKTITES, COPPER SPECIMENS AND OTHER DISPLAYS. SIZE: 2 1/4 X 2 X 2 1/4 INCHES.
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TEKTITE FOR SALE ITEM IS SAME AS PICTURE SHOWN
TEKTITES FORM WHEN THE IMPACT HEAT AND FORCE OF THE METORITE HITTING THE EARTH CAUSED SAND & OTHER MINERALS TO MELT, SPLASH UP INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, COOL AND DROP BACK TO EARTH. SOMETIMES THE MOLTEN GLOBS WOULD SPIN AND CAUSE SPHERES TO FORM. AS THESE SPHERES ROTATED, THEY WOULD GET THINNER IN THE CENTER AND FORM DUMBELL SHAPES, WHICH WOULD EVENTUALLY SEPARATE AND FORM TEARDROP SHAPES. THIS SPECIMEN IS A GENUINE IMPACT TEKTITE. TEKTITES FROM THIS AREA IN CHINA ARE ABOUT 800,000 YEARS OLD. IT WILL MAKE AN INTERESTING & A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION. THE SIZE IS APPROX.2 1/2 X 1 1/2 X 3/4 INCHES AND WEIGHS 2.4 OUNCES..
