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tektite

(n): thought to derive from meteorites
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6 months ago Treeseed said:

Tektites (from Greek tektos, molten) are rather natural glass objects up to a few centimeters in size which were formed--according to most scientists--by the impacts of large meteorites on Earth's surface.
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