TEKTITES
Specimen tek-57
$ 54.00Dims: 3.39x2.28x1.22" (8.6x5.8x3.1cm)
Wt: 4.74oz (134.4g)
Moung-Nong, Laos
This hand tektite specimen looks like obsidian, including the dull luster of the specimen except where the concoidal fracture reveals a vitreous luster. The form is what one might expect from a "glass" splashed through the air, although it is not pretty like a moldavite, nor smooth like some meteorites. A close examination shows that thin sections of the tektite are actually yellow and somewhat transparent, unlike most obisidan.