Australite Tektite, 1.4g, South-Western Australia Canyon Diablo meteorites When the tomb of King

When the tomb of King Tutankhamen was discovered in 1922

A shimmering example of nature’s mysterious timing—this rare Growth Interference Quartz with a second generation of Quartz crystals from Dalnegorsk

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Size: 12 x 14 x 5mm

Well-formed for the locality

Australite Tektite, 1.4g, South-Western Australia Canyon Diablo meteorites When the tomb of KingAustralites 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