Impact Melt Glass | 395 Grams | Ries Crater Impactite | Stuttgart Germany SO24
$264.65 CAD
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Estimated delivery between 24 December and 29 December.
This is an outstanding specimen Impact Melt Glass or bomb coming from the Ries crater near Stuttgart Germany. Although not a meteorite, impactites are directly linked to them and their impacts.
Impactite is a slag-like glassy object found on the surface of the earth, formed from rock melted by the impact of a meteorite. The term encompasses shock-metamorphosed target rocks, melts or suevites and mixtures of the two, as well as sedimentary rocks with significant impact-derived components and shocked mineral grains, tektites, anomalous geochemical signatures, etc.
This impactite was formed 14.5 million years ago when a meteorite crashed into the earth making a ~10 miles wide crater. This piece displays very well. It is amazingly light considering its 395 gram weight and mass of 16x7.6x3.8 cm. It has a unique hollow sound when you tap it.
Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Canagem Collection specimen card.
Impact Melt Glass | 395 Grams | Ries Crater Impactite | Stuttgart Germany SO24
This is an outstanding specimen Impact Melt Glass or bomb coming from the Ries crater near Stuttgart Germany. Although not a meteorite, impactites are directly linked to them and their impacts.
Impactite is a slag-like glassy object found on the surface of the earth, formed from rock melted by the impact of a meteorite. The term encompasses shock-metamorphosed target rocks, melts or suevites and mixtures of the two, as well as sedimentary rocks with significant impact-derived components and shocked mineral grains, tektites, anomalous geochemical signatures, etc.
This impactite was formed 14.5 million years ago when a meteorite crashed into the earth making a ~10 miles wide crater. This piece displays very well. It is amazingly light considering its 395 gram weight and mass of 16x7.6x3.8 cm. It has a unique hollow sound when you tap it.
Would be a beautiful addition to any new or existing collection. Comes with a Canagem Collection specimen card.
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