Australite Tektite, 1.4g, South-Western Australia Tigers Eye Frog CarvingAustralites are tektites, a natural glass formed during a meteorite impact. Australites formed about 700,000 800,000 years ago when a massive meteorite impacted Earth. The impact glass was blasted high into the upper atmosphere, where it cooled and began its descent back to Earth. As the tektites re entered our atmosphere, traveling at high velocity, aero dynamic ablation occurred, causing the outer surface of the tektite to melt away, leaving the
Most of the pieces are Aquamarine
once the metal cools and hardens
making it excellent for gemstones
Phenakite is a beryllium silicate mineral
Mineral: Quartz with Calcite
Dark Libyan Desert Glass (LDG) is an uncommon
Gemstone tweezers used in photos not included
since the has mine closed
Includes mineral specimen ID card
Size: 70mm (tall)
5 billion years old
Gorgeous double-terminated Chibuku Amethyst Scepter