The Secret Life of Tektites
In short: Tektites are terrestrial rocks melted and cooled into glass by the extreme heat and pressure of meteorite impacts.
A 1:56 short film in the series “Science Myths Busted”.
Sources used in this film: Australian Museum, “Tektites”; Planetary Science Institute, “Tektite - Planetary Science Institute”; Britannica, “Tektite | Properties, Distribution, & Facts | Britannica”; Nature, “Impact glasses from Belize represent tektites from the Pleistocene Pantasma impact crater in Nicaragua - Communications Earth & Environment”; Planetary Science Institute, “Moldavites - Planetary Science Institute”; GIA (Gemological Institute of America), “Moldavites: Natural Or Fake? | Gems & Gemology”.
Sources used in this film
- Australian Museum — Tektites · View →
- Planetary Science Institute — Tektite - Planetary Science Institute · View →
- Britannica — Tektite | Properties, Distribution, & Facts | Britannica · View →
- Nature — Impact glasses from Belize represent tektites from the Pleistocene Pantasma impact crater in Nicaragua - Communications Earth & Environment · View →
- Planetary Science Institute — Moldavites - Planetary Science Institute · View →
- GIA (Gemological Institute of America) — Moldavites: Natural Or Fake? | Gems & Gemology · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Australian Museum: Tektites
- Also: Tektite - Planetary Science Institute
- Also: Tektite | Properties, Distribution, & Facts | Britannica
- Also: Nature: Impact glasses from Belize represent tektites from the Pleistocene Pantasma impact crater in Nicaragua - Communications Earth & Environment
- Also: Planetary Science Institute: Moldavites - Planetary Science Institute
- Also: GIA (Gemological Institute of America): Moldavites: Natural Or Fake? | Gems & Gemology
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