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- Title
Tektite with a large fluid inclusion.
- Authors
Vertriest, Wim; Weeramonkhonlert, Vararut; Lawanwong, Kwanreun
- Abstract
The article details the formation of a natural glass tektites because of extraterrestrial impact of heat and pressure when a meteorite hits the Earth's surface. Topics discussed include largest tektite area located in the Australasian field, and a large tektite weighing 230.9 grams produced by dealer Geir Atle Gussiås in Vietnam with a very large fluid inclusion that was examined at Gemological Institute of America's Bangkok laboratory comparing it with other six tektite samples.
- Subjects
TEKTITE; OBSIDIAN; METEORITES; FLUID inclusions; GEMOLOGICAL Institute of America
- Publication
Gems & Gemology, 2017, Vol 53, Issue 2, p254
- ISSN
0016-626X
- Publication type
Article