"Tektites (from Ancient Greek τηκτός (tēktós) 'molten') are gravel-sized bodies composed of black, green, brown or grey natural glass formed from terrestrial debris ejected during meteorite impacts. ...
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The term was coined by Austrian geologist Franz Eduard Suess (1867–1941), son of Eduard Suess.[note 1] They generally range in size from millimetres to centimetres. Millimetre-scale tektites are known as microtektites.
Tektites are characterized by:
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