Vietnam Tektite 30g Carbonado This is a beautiful slice

This is a beautiful slice of an unclassified Northwest African meteorite

Tektites may be fused glass that formed during an impact of a meteor with layers of rock on the Earth's surface

I have this piece listed under my ordinary chondrite category

Measurements - 47x25x2mm

This polycrystalline variety of diamond has greater durability than crystalline diamond and is used primarily in industry

Vietnam Tektite 30g Carbonado This is a beautiful sliceTektites are still poorly understood. They are irregularly and at times intricately shaped nodules and blobs of a glassy substance. They have no crystal structure, and are therefore similar to obsidian, but are not associated with volcanic processes. Their chemistry is unique and somewhat unexplained. The leading theory concerning their origin is the "Meteorite Impact Theory". It is postulated that many odd events occur during a meteor's impact