TEKTITES
Specimen tek-30
$ 140.00Dims: 1.5" x 1.1" x 0.5" (3.8 x 2.8 x 1.3 cm)
Wt: 9.2 g
Libya (j)
This particular Tektite is of a variety known as Libya Glass, due to its relatively high clarity and locality. It has a form that reminds me of that of siderite meteorites, wherein every face on its surface is concave. The specimen is in excellent condition, showing no damage, and has a rather dull, waxy luster. Its color is a pale, watery yellow and it is transparent and moderately clear- it does contain some tiny air bubbles, however, and several small, white cristobalite nodules. There is one tiny area that shows a small amount of a dark discoloration. There is no host rock present, of course.