[meteorite-list] FW: Lunar origin of tektites

[Darren Garrison]

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 21:29:56 -0500, "tett" <tett at rogers.com> wrote:

>But,.... Could this be ablated material from a meteorite that did make it to 
>earth?  I would guess no.  I see this thin layer of glass vaporizing as it 
>is created.  I don't think the physics are there to support this material 

Well, I gather that the major component of tektites is quartz-- and that quartz is very rare in
meteorites.