Tektite Stone

- Genuine tektite fragment
- Includes a magnifying glass
- Size: Approx 5cm

Tektites are small, pebble-like glassy objects of Earth material that have been melted by meteorite impact, splashed up into our atmosphere, and fallen to Earth again under gravity. They often acquire aerodynamic shapes when they partially melt on their return journey. The term was coined by Austrian geologist Franz Eduard Suess, son of Eduard Suess. They generally range in size from millimetres to centimetres.