Tektite Information

The following websites are good resources for TektiteA natural glass object formed by the melting of native rocks during some asteroidA body in our solar system composted of either metal or rock which is smaller than a planet yet larger than a meteoroid. Though the size ranges are not clearly defined and usage of the two terms overlap. impacts. Some tektites receive aerodynamic shapes as the still plastic but cooling glass falls back to the surface from very high altitude. Other tektite glass may be from a melt sheet formed near the impact site. Information. If you would like to suggest a website for inclusion on this page please click the ‘Suggest A Site’ button. Suggested website pages must have educational and informational value to be included.

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Bediasites

A Website devoted excusively to the Bediasite Tektites of Texas and the Texas TektiteA natural glass object formed by the melting of native rocks during some asteroidA body in our solar system composted of either metal or rock which is smaller than a planet yet larger than a meteoroid. Though the size ranges are not clearly defined and usage of the two terms overlap. impacts. Some tektites receive aerodynamic shapes as the still plastic but cooling glass falls back to the surface from very high altitude. Other tektite glass may be from a melt sheet formed near the impact site. strewnfieldThe area on the ground surface that meteorites and fragments from a single fallThe recovered meteorites of an event that was seen by eye witnesses. are contained within. It has the same meaning as distribution ellipse, which puts emphasis on the fact that a strewnfield is often oval in shape. The largest specimens to be found are often at the end of longest flight. Thus direction for the entry of the meteoroid into the atmosphere can be roughly determined from the pattern in the strewnfield of recovered pieces. by a hunter and collector who lives near the strewnfieldThe area on the ground surface that meteorites and fragments from a single fallThe recovered meteorites of an event that was seen by eye witnesses. are contained within. It has the same meaning as distribution ellipse, which puts emphasis on the fact that a strewnfield is often oval in shape. The largest specimens to be found are often at the end of longest flight. Thus direction for the entry of the meteoroid into the atmosphere can be roughly determined from the pattern in the strewnfield of recovered pieces.. Original information on how to find bediasites, photographs of locations and bediasites, and original maps..

Tektite information – tektites.co.uk

A website on tektites, focusing on the Australasian strewnfield – Indochinites, Philippinites and Australites.

Tektite Information – The Meteorite Exchange

Tektite information and links to articles on tektites from Meteorite-Times Magazine