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Tektite

Browse tektite specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Moldavite

Macusanite

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (High-silica impact glass)) — igneous

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (High-silica impact glass)

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (High-silica natural glass)) — mineraloid

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (High-silica natural glass)

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (High-silica impact glass)) — igneous

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (High-silica impact glass)

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (High-silica natural glass)) — mineraloid

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (High-silica natural glass)

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (High-silica amorphous glass)) — igneous

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (High-silica amorphous glass)

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (High-silica natural glass)) — mineraloid / impact glass

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (High-silica natural glass)

mineraloid / impact glass

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (Amorphous Silica Glass)) — igneous

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (Amorphous Silica Glass)

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (High-silica impact glass)) — mineraloid

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (High-silica impact glass)

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (High-silica natural glass, primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)) — igneous

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (High-silica natural glass, primarily SiO2 with Al2O3)

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite - High-silica amorphous glass (SiO2 + Al2O3)) — mineraloid

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite - High-silica amorphous glass (SiO2 + Al2O3)

Indochinite Tektite (Tektite (high-silica impact glass)) — igneous

Indochinite Tektite

Tektite (high-silica impact glass)

Tektite (Indochinite) (Tektite (SiO2 + Al2O3, Glassy Melts)) — igneous

Tektite (Indochinite)

Tektite (SiO2 + Al2O3, Glassy Melts)

Moldavite (Tektite (Natural Silicate Glass)) — gemstone

Moldavite

Tektite (Natural Silicate Glass)

Libyan Desert Glass (Impactite (High-silica tektite)) — mineral

Libyan Desert Glass

Impactite (High-silica tektite)

Moldavite (Silica glass with small amounts of aluminum, iron, and other elements) — Mineraloid / Tektite

Moldavite

Silica glass with small amounts of aluminum, iron, and other elements

Mineraloid / Tektite

Tektite (likely Australite) (Tektite (no specific chemical formula as it's a natural glass of variable composition, mostly SiO2, Al2O3, FeO, MgO, CaO, K2O, Na2O, TiO2)) — Mineral (specifically a mineraloid)

Tektite (likely Australite)

Tektite (no specific chemical formula as it's a natural glass of variable composition, mostly SiO2, Al2O3, FeO, MgO, CaO, K2O, Na2O, TiO2)

Mineral (specifically a mineraloid)

Moldavite (Tektite (Natural Silica Glass)) — meteorite

Moldavite

Tektite (Natural Silica Glass)

Tektite (specifically Indochinite) (Tektite (Natural silica glass)) — Mineraloid (Impact glass)

Tektite (specifically Indochinite)

Tektite (Natural silica glass)

Mineraloid (Impact glass)

Tumbled tektite (likely Indonesian or Philippine tektite) (Natural silica-rich impact glass; chiefly SiO₂ with minor Al₂O₃, FeO, MgO, CaO, and Na₂O) — meteorite

Tumbled tektite (likely Indonesian or Philippine tektite)

Natural silica-rich impact glass; chiefly SiO₂ with minor Al₂O₃, FeO, MgO, CaO, and Na₂O

Moldavite (Tektite (Impact Glass), ~80% SiO2 + Al2O3) — tektite

Moldavite

Tektite (Impact Glass), ~80% SiO2 + Al2O3

Moldavite (Tektite (Amorphous Silica, SiO2 + Al2O3)) — mineral

Moldavite

Tektite (Amorphous Silica, SiO2 + Al2O3)

Tektite (likely Indochinite) (Tektite (high-silica impact glass)) — igneous

Tektite (likely Indochinite)

Tektite (high-silica impact glass)

Moldavite (Moldavite (Silica Glass with impurities)) — tektite

Moldavite

Moldavite (Silica Glass with impurities)

Tektite (likely indochinite) (Natural silica-rich impact glass; predominantly amorphous SiO₂ with aluminum, iron, magnesium, calcium, and sodium) — mineral

Tektite (likely indochinite)

Natural silica-rich impact glass; predominantly amorphous SiO₂ with aluminum, iron, magnesium, calcium, and sodium

Moldavite (Moldavite (Siliceous vitreous substance)) — tektite (natural glass)

Moldavite

Moldavite (Siliceous vitreous substance)

tektite (natural glass)

Likely tektite (impact glass), possibly Muong Nong-type indochinite (Natural impact glass; silica-rich glass, typically ~70–80% SiO₂) — mineral

Likely tektite (impact glass), possibly Muong Nong-type indochinite

Natural impact glass; silica-rich glass, typically ~70–80% SiO₂

Libyan Desert Glass (Libyan Desert Glass (Tektite / Impact Glass)) — meteorite

Libyan Desert Glass

Libyan Desert Glass (Tektite / Impact Glass)

Libyan Desert Glass (Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2) — mineral

Libyan Desert Glass

Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2

Zebra Jasper (Tektite variety of Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions) — sedimentary

Zebra Jasper

Tektite variety of Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions

Tumbled moldavite specimens (Moldavite (natural tektite; silica-rich impact glass), approximately SiO₂ 75–80%) — gemstone

Tumbled moldavite specimens

Moldavite (natural tektite; silica-rich impact glass), approximately SiO₂ 75–80%

Likely obsidian (possibly tektite or slag glass) (Volcanic glass; primarily SiO₂, noncrystalline) — igneous

Likely obsidian (possibly tektite or slag glass)

Volcanic glass; primarily SiO₂, noncrystalline

Polished tektite (likely indochinite) (Impact glass; natural silica-rich glass, approximately SiO₂ 70–80%) — mineral

Polished tektite (likely indochinite)

Impact glass; natural silica-rich glass, approximately SiO₂ 70–80%

Polished tektite (likely indochinite) (Natural silica-rich impact glass; mainly SiO₂ with Al₂O₃, FeO, MgO, CaO, and Na₂O) — mineral

Polished tektite (likely indochinite)

Natural silica-rich impact glass; mainly SiO₂ with Al₂O₃, FeO, MgO, CaO, and Na₂O

Moldavite (SiO2 (+ Al2O3, FeO, K2O) - Natural Tektite Glass) — gemstone

Moldavite

SiO2 (+ Al2O3, FeO, K2O) - Natural Tektite Glass

Moldavite (Tektite (Silicates with aluminum, iron, manganese, and potassium oxide glass)) — meteorite

Moldavite

Tektite (Silicates with aluminum, iron, manganese, and potassium oxide glass)

Libyan Desert Glass (Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2 + tracing minerals) — mineraloid / impactite

Libyan Desert Glass

Tektite (high-silica impact glass), SiO2 + tracing minerals

mineraloid / impactite

Moldavite (Tektite (Silica Glass - SiO2 + Al2O3, FeO, MgO, CaO, Na2O, K2O)) — gemstone

Moldavite

Tektite (Silica Glass - SiO2 + Al2O3, FeO, MgO, CaO, Na2O, K2O)

Green obsidian (likely moldavite) (Natural volcanic glass; if extraterrestrial-impact glass, moldavite (tektite)) — gemstone

Green obsidian (likely moldavite)

Natural volcanic glass; if extraterrestrial-impact glass, moldavite (tektite)

Obsidian (likely black obsidian) (Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica-rich melt (approximately 70–80% SiO₂)) — igneous

Obsidian (likely black obsidian)

Volcanic glass; predominantly rhyolitic silica-rich melt (approximately 70–80% SiO₂)

Libyan Desert Glass (Impactite silica glass (SiO2)) — tektite (impact glass)

Libyan Desert Glass

Impactite silica glass (SiO2)

tektite (impact glass)

Libyan Desert Glass (Impact-melt silica glass (SiO2 + traces of Al, Fe, Ti)) — mineral (Tektite/Impactite)

Libyan Desert Glass

Impact-melt silica glass (SiO2 + traces of Al, Fe, Ti)

mineral (Tektite/Impactite)

Note on Image Identification: Textile (N/A (Anthropogenic material)) — not a rock

Note on Image Identification: Textile

N/A (Anthropogenic material)