[meteorite-list] Muong Nong Tektites (was: MOLDAVITE COLORS)
From: bernd.pauli at paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: 10 Dec 2010 22:16:46 UT Message-ID: <DIIE.000000CF00005479_at_paulinet.de> Hello Steve and List, "What is a muong nong tektite ... What do they look like and what is the composition?" Muong Nong-type tektite characteristics: - they are relatively large and blocky - they are layered - they do not display an aerodynamic shape - they are more internally heterogeneous in texture and chemistry - they have more bubbles than "normal" indochinites - they have higher volatile element contents - some contain relict minerals - they are related to the normal (splashform) Australasian tektites => similar age => similar chemical and isotopic composition - they represent a more primitive, less altered stage - they mostly come from an approximately 800 by 1100 km area encompassing parts of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and southern China Reference: Meteoritical Society, 1992 C.C. Schnetzler (1992) Mechanism of Muong Nong-type tektite formation and speculation on the source of Australasian tektites. Received on Fri 10 Dec 2010 05:16:46 PM PST |
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