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Re. Columbianites



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> Von: MARSROX 
> An: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
> Betreff: Columbianites
> Datum: Dienstag, 07. April 1998 14:45
> 
> To all:
> 
> Are Columbianites tektites or impactites? Apparently there's now two
schools
> of thought. (To those unfamiliar with these, they come from the N-W of
> Columbia, S.A. and can be quite attractive, roundish to teardrop shaped,
> sharing the translucence of Moldavites although they are "lilac"-colored
> instead of green.)  



Neither, nor:
these natual glasses are of  VULCANIC origin.


Regards, Christian

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