Authentic Darwin Glass Tektite | 0.5 Grams | Darwinite Impactite | Tasmania | SO24 Torbernite Name: Manganite

Name: Manganite

Treatment:  None (unheated

Weight: 37

Specimen Size:   Miniature Cabinet-Sized

Color: Dark Red

Authentic Darwin Glass Tektite | 0.5 Grams | Darwinite Impactite | Tasmania | SO24 Torbernite Name: ManganiteThis is a nicely shaped Darwinite or Darwin Glass Tektite weighing 0. 5 grams and measuring 12x9x4 mm. Tektites are natural glass of meteoric origin that are found between a narrow equatorial belt of 80 degrees wide. They are often referred to as being from "the moon" or "shooting stars", which they are not. A meteor comet impact forced molten meteorite earth up into the atmosphere where it quickly cooled and returned to the earth after their short