Tasmanian Darwin Glass - 16.50 grams

$68.00

comes in labelled specimen box

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Darwin Glass was created when a meteorite impacted Tasmania approximately 800,000 years ago, this makes Darwin Glass the youngest in the translucent glass Tektites family commonly know as ‘meteor splash glass’ – which also include Moldavite and Libyan Desert Glass. It is quite rare for a splash tektite to form as it takes a special set of circumstances, it is believed that the meteor comes down with such force that it creates a huge explosion which blends both the meteor and earth creating a natural glass.

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comes in labelled specimen box

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Darwin Glass was created when a meteorite impacted Tasmania approximately 800,000 years ago, this makes Darwin Glass the youngest in the translucent glass Tektites family commonly know as ‘meteor splash glass’ – which also include Moldavite and Libyan Desert Glass. It is quite rare for a splash tektite to form as it takes a special set of circumstances, it is believed that the meteor comes down with such force that it creates a huge explosion which blends both the meteor and earth creating a natural glass.

comes in labelled specimen box

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Darwin Glass was created when a meteorite impacted Tasmania approximately 800,000 years ago, this makes Darwin Glass the youngest in the translucent glass Tektites family commonly know as ‘meteor splash glass’ – which also include Moldavite and Libyan Desert Glass. It is quite rare for a splash tektite to form as it takes a special set of circumstances, it is believed that the meteor comes down with such force that it creates a huge explosion which blends both the meteor and earth creating a natural glass.