Vietnam Tektite 30g Carbonado This slice comes in a

This slice comes in a Riker box to keep it safe during shipping

Measurements - 47x25x2mm

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

a 1700 g mass in a flooded hole in a rice paddy

Vietnam Tektite 30g Carbonado This slice comes in aTektites 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