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Report of centimeter‐sized tektites in Pima County, Arizona, cannot be verified
Author(s) -
Kring David A.,
Hildebrand Alan R.,
Drake Michael J.,
Melosh H. Jay,
Vickery Ann M.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
meteoritics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0026-1114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1995.tb01218.x
Subject(s) - geology , impact crater , geochemistry , trace element , mineralogy , archaeology , geography , astrobiology , physics
— Glassy objects reportedly found in Pima County, Arizona, have been identified as tektites. A field survey of the area where they were said to occur, however, did not produce any other tektites, nor did it reveal any other geologic features that might indicate a nearby impact crater. The major‐, minor‐, and trace‐element composition of one specimen is similar to those measured in indochinites, which suggests the objects reportedly from Pima County were instead transported to southern Arizona from Indochina by people.