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Tektite Carving 
Back to GEMSTONE CONSIGNMENT & $100 RESERVE PREMIUM GEM AUCTION - Ends July 15th
Maoming, Guangdong Province, China
- Starting Time:7/8/2010 07:00:00 PM(CDT)
- Ending Time:7/15/2010 07:00:00 PM(CDT)
Time Left:Auction Is Closed
- Size:7.14 ct
- Size Description:14.54 mm x 8.80 mm
Description:This natural tektite was discovered and carved in China. It is essentially black and opaque with an oval shape. One side of the piece is carved into a floral shape. This material is known as an "Indochinite", which have been shown by K-Ar radiometric age dating to be approximately 700,000 years old. Scientists believe that the Tektite's origin is the result of meteorite impact on either terrestial or lunar rocks. The Tektites then formed when molten rock, created by the meteorite's hyper-velocity impact, flew through the air and hardened. This piece would make for a good piece of jewelry, or could be displayed in a box or on a shelf as part of your collection.
