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Black Indochinite Tektite Stone 10 pieces Plastic Box Set Natural Specimen Kit

$ 8.44

Availability: 238 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: China
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  • Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country of Manufacture: China
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • UPC: Does not apply
  • Condition: New
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    Black Indochinite Tektite Stone
    1 Box Lot (similar to picture, stock of more than 100 boxes)
    Weight:  stones about 60 gram in total (each piece about 4 to 7 gram)
    Size:  each piece about 22x16x5 mm (0.9x0.6x0.2 inch)
    Size of the plastic box: 130x64x22 mm
    Weight of the box: 40 gram (total weight of the product is about 120 gram)
    Location: Discovered at Maoming region, Guangdong Province, China
    The pictures in the listing are just for reference as we are selling multiple lots with same pictures.
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    The Nature Garden
    Black Indochinite Tektite Stone 10 pieces Plastic Box Set Natural Specimen Kit
    Black
    Indochinite Tektite Stone
    1 Box Lot (similar to picture, stock of more than 100 boxes)
    Weight:  stones about 60 gram in total (each piece about 4 to 7 gram)
    Size:  each piece about 22x16x5 mm (0.9x0.6x0.2 inch)
    Size of the plastic box: 130x64x22 mm
    Weight of the box: 40 gram (total weight of the product is about 120 gram)
    Location: Discovered at Maoming region, Guangdong Province, China
    The pictures in the listing are just for reference as we are selling multiple lots with same pictures.
    ***
    This
    tektite
    is known as an "Indochinite".
    Indochinite
    Tektites are solidified rock, which were fired into the Earth's upper atmosphere by a meteorite impact and subsequently cooled to form the distinctive glass-like structure. Indochinite Tektites are distinctly dark black in contrast to the green of European Moldavite Tektites. It is estimated that these bodies of solidified magma are 700,000 years old. Indochinite tektites, as the name suggests, are found in the Indochinese peninsula, from Australia and the Pacific islands of Micronesia in the east and south, to China and Indonesia in the north and west. The largest indochinite was a Muong-Nong type tektite (which are layered tektites), which had a mass of 29.0 kg.
    Tektites
    are gravel-size bodies that are composed of black, green, brown or gray, natural glass that are formed from terrestrial debris ejected during extraterrestrial impacts. They are characterized by 1. a fairly homogeneous composition; 2. an extremely low content of water and other volatiles; 3. an abundant lechatelierite; 4. a general lack of microscopic crystals known as microlites and chemical relation to the local bedrock or local sediments; and 5. their distribution within geographically extensive strewnfields. Tektites generally range in size from centimeters to millimeters. Millimeters-size tektites are known as microtektites.
    Although tektites are superficially similar to some terrestrial volcanic glasses (obsidians), they have unusual distinctive physical characteristics that distinguish them from such glasses. First, they are completely glassy and lack any microlites or phenocrysts unlike terrestrial volcanic glasses. Second, although high in silica (>65 wt%), the bulk chemical and isotopic composition of tektites is closer to those of shales and similar sedimentary rocks and quite different from the bulk chemical and isotopic composition of terrestrial volcanic glasses. Third, tektites contain virtually no water (<0.02 wt%) unlike terrestrial volcanic glasses. Fourth, the flow-banding within tektites often contains particles and bands of lechatelierite, which are not found in terrestrial volcanic glasses. Finally, a few tektites contain partly melted inclusions of shocked and unshocked mineral grains, i.e. quartz, apatite, and zircon, as well as coesite.
    The difference in water content can be used to distinguish tektites from terrestrial volcanic glasses. When heated to their melting point, terrestrial volcanic glasses will turn into a foamy glass because of their content of water and other volatiles. Unlike terrestrial volcanic glass, a tektite will produce only a few bubbles at most when heated to its melting point because of its much lower water and other volatiles content.
    Item Specifics
    Country/Region of Manufacture :
    China
    Country of Manufacture :
    China
    UPC :
    Does not apply
    Modified Item :
    No
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    By Paypal
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    Free shipping cost.
    We send the goods to USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, EU countries and some other European and Asian countries by E-express, a kind of fast postal service by Hong Kong Post. It usually takes about 6 to 10 working days for delivery.
    We send the goods to other countries by registered airmail and will take about 8 to 14 working days for delivery.
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    Black Indochinite Tektite Stone 10 pieces Plastic Box Set Natural Specimen Kit
    Black
    Indochinite Tektite Stone
    1 Box Lot (similar to picture, stock of more than 100 boxes)
    Weight:  stones about 60 gram in total (each piece about 4 to 7 gram)
    Size:  each piece about 22x16x5 mm (0.9x0.6x0.2 inch)
    Size of the plastic box: 130x64x22 mm
    Weight of the box: 40 gram (total weight of the product is about 120 gram)
    Location: Discovered at Maoming region, Guangdong Province, China
    The pictures in the listing are just for reference as we are selling multiple lots with same pictures.
    ***
    This
    tektite
    is known as an "Indochinite".
    Indochinite
    Tektites are solidified rock, which were fired into the Earth's upper atmosphere by a meteorite impact and subsequently cooled to form the distinctive glass-like structure. Indochinite Tektites are distinctly dark black in contrast to the green of European Moldavite Tektites. It is estimated that these bodies of solidified magma are 700,000 years old. Indochinite tektites, as the name suggests, are found in the Indochinese peninsula, from Australia and the Pacific islands of Micronesia in the east and south, to China and Indonesia in the north and west. The largest indochinite was a Muong-Nong type tektite (which are layered tektites), which had a mass of 29.0 kg.
    Tektites
    are gravel-size bodies that are composed of black, green, brown or gray, natural glass that are formed from terrestrial debris ejected during extraterrestrial impacts. They are characterized by 1. a fairly homogeneous composition; 2. an extremely low content of water and other volatiles; 3. an abundant lechatelierite; 4. a general lack of microscopic crystals known as microlites and chemical relation to the local bedrock or local sediments; and 5. their distribution within geographically extensive strewnfields. Tektites generally range in size from centimeters to millimeters. Millimeters-size tektites are known as microtektites.
    Although tektites are superficially similar to some terrestrial volcanic glasses (obsidians), they have unusual distinctive physical characteristics that distinguish them from such glasses. First, they are completely glassy and lack any microlites or phenocrysts unlike terrestrial volcanic glasses. Second, although high in silica (>65 wt%), the bulk chemical and isotopic composition of tektites is closer to those of shales and similar sedimentary rocks and quite different from the bulk chemical and isotopic composition of terrestrial volcanic glasses. Third, tektites contain virtually no water (<0.02 wt%) unlike terrestrial volcanic glasses. Fourth, the flow-banding within tektites often contains particles and bands of lechatelierite, which are not found in terrestrial volcanic glasses. Finally, a few tektites contain partly melted inclusions of shocked and unshocked mineral grains, i.e. quartz, apatite, and zircon, as well as coesite.
    The difference in water content can be used to distinguish tektites from terrestrial volcanic glasses. When heated to their melting point, terrestrial volcanic glasses will turn into a foamy glass because of their content of water and other volatiles. Unlike terrestrial volcanic glass, a tektite will produce only a few bubbles at most when heated to its melting point because of its much lower water and other volatiles content.
    Item Specifics
    Country/Region of Manufacture :
    China
    Country of Manufacture :
    China
    Modified Item :
    No
    Payment
    By Paypal
    Shipping
    Free shipping cost.
    We send the goods to USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, EU countries and some other European and Asian countries by E-express, a kind of fast postal service by Hong Kong Post. It usually takes about 6 to 10 working days for delivery.
    We send the goods to other countries by registered airmail and will take about 8 to 14 working days for delivery.
    Returns
    Returns: We accept returns with any reason in 30 days.
    Contact Us
    We will answer buyer messages within 24 hours during working days.
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