[meteorite-list] Tektites?

From: Ryan Darby <rdarby_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:06 2004
Message-ID: <9CA31A462625B047BD8647980CB556CD308769_at_iserver.COMLABS.COM.AU>

Basically it's the formation of glass from heat and pressure. A
meteorite hits the earth, and the force melts the sand (silicate) to
sand. The same thing happens with atomic bombs.=20
Received on Fri 18 Jul 2003 02:02:55 AM PDT