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Gravel-sized glass beads formed from meteorite impacts
Tektites (from Ancient Greek τηκτός (tēktós) 'molten') are gravel-sized bodies composed of black, green, brown or grey natural glass formed from terrestrial
Tektite
Undersea laboratory and experimental habitat
The Tektite habitat was an underwater laboratory which was the home to divers during Tektite I and II programs. The Tektite program was the first scientists-in-the-sea
Tektite_habitat
Debris from bolide impact in North Americ
The North American tektite strewn field is a large area, known as a strewn field, in North America defined by the presence of tektites consistent with having
North American tektite strewn field
North_American_tektite_strewn_field
Metamorphic rock; black tektite from the island of Tasmania
Tasmanite are tektites found in Tasmania, a regional form of australite, the most common type of tektite, glass of meteorite origin, traditionally named
Tasmanite_(tektite)
Green natural glass possibly formed by a meteorite impact
Ries Crater) that occurred about 15 million years ago. It is a type of tektite and a gemstone. Material ejected from the impact crater includes moldavite
Moldavite
Human habitable underwater enclosure filled with breathable gas
project Tektite's conceptual origins within the U.S space program).[citation needed] The Tektite II missions were carried out in 1970. Tektite II comprised
Underwater_habitat
Strewnfield containing most of Australasia
The Australasian strewnfield is the youngest and largest of the tektite strewnfields, with recent estimates suggesting it might cover 10%–30% of the Earth's
Australasian_strewnfield
Diver who remains underwater for 24 hours or more
1969 to 1970, NASA carried out two programs, known as Tektite I and Tektite II, using the Tektite habitat. Missions were carried out in which scientists
Aquanaut
Debris ejected during meteorite impacts
An Indochinite is a type of tektite. Tektites were ejected into the Earth's upper atmosphere by a meteorite impact and subsequently cooled to form the
Indochinite
Rare form of tektite
Georgiaite is a rare form of tektite found only in the state of Georgia in the southeastern United States. These tektites are found in part of the North
Georgiaite
Tektites found in Australia
Australites are tektites found in Australia. They are mostly dark or black, and have shapes including discs and bowls that are not seen in other tektites. NASA
Australite
Form of tektite
Bediasite is a form or type of tektite, which is a body of natural glass formed from earth debris during meteorite impact events. It originates in an
Bediasite
Comics character
called "tektites", sub-atomic robots that can heal and rebuild the body, defeating death. All of the test subjects are injected with tektites and then
Resurrection_Man_(character)
Name given to tektites found in the Philippines
Philippinites, or rizalites are tektites found in the Philippines. They are considered to be about 710,000 years old on the average and generally ranging
Philippinite
Inflammation of the ear canal
Tektite Project in 1969 there was a great deal of otitis externa. The Diving Medical Officer devised a prophylaxis that came to be known as, "Tektite
Otitis_externa
Member of the US Naval Construction Forces
divers began installation of the Tektite habitat in Great Lameshur Bay at Lameshur, U.S. Virgin Islands. The Tektite program was funded by NASA and was
Seabee
Meteorite impact crater in Kazakhstan
Australasian Tektite Field Meteoritics, June 1977, Vol 12, Issue 2, p. 145–157 B.P. Glass (1979), Zhamanshin crater, a possible source of Australasian tektites? Geology
Zhamanshin_crater
Rock created or modified by impact of a meteorite
rocks with significant impact-derived components (shocked mineral grains, tektites, anomalous geochemical signatures, etc.). In June 2015, NASA reported that
Impactite
American marine biologist
biology of reef corals. She was a member of the all-female crew of the Tektite II underwater habitat project. She is the developer of CISME, and CEO of
Alina_Szmant
Desert glass found in Libya and Egypt
displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Darwin glass – Natural tektite glass found in Tasmania Edeowie glass – Natural glass found in South Australia
Libyan_desert_glass
Sand- to boulder-sized particle of debris in the Solar System
meteorite impact crater can cool and solidify into an object known as a tektite. These are often mistaken for meteorites. Terrestrial rock, sometimes with
Meteoroid
Prehistoric impact crater in Mexico
crater's impact origin includes shocked quartz, a gravity anomaly, and tektites in surrounding areas. The date of the impact coincides with the Cretaceous–Paleogene
Chicxulub_crater
Natural tektite glass found in Tasmania
Darwin glass or tasmanite, one of the types of tasmanian tektites, is a natural glass found south of Queenstown in West Coast, Tasmania. It takes its name
Darwin_glass
Impact crater in the Eastern United States of America
needed] The impact has been identified as the source of the North American tektite field, namely the Georgiaite and Bediasite fields. In 2025, evidence of
Chesapeake_Bay_impact_crater
Environmental Resource Station (VIERS). The Tektite program placed two underwater habitats in Great Lameshur Bay and the Tektite Underwater Habitat Museum is located
Lameshur,_U.S._Virgin_Islands
American astronomer (1916–2000)
element composition to some tektites found in Southeast Asia. Some Apollo 14 samples also had chemistries similar to tektites. However, most other lunar
John_A._O'Keefe_(astronomer)
associates the Jaramillo with the Bosumtwi impact event, as evidenced by a tektite strewnfield in the Ivory Coast, though this hypothesis has been claimed
Jaramillo_reversal
Valley in Northern Nicaragua
In 2011, Povenmire et al. suggested that Central America is home to a tektite strewn field centered around Pantasma. The authors estimated the Central
Pantasma
Military unit
NCR began the installation of the Tektite habitat in Great Lameshur Bay at Lameshur, U.S. Virgin Islands. The Tektite program was funded by NASA and was
Amphibious Construction Battalion 2
Amphibious_Construction_Battalion_2
Some impact events are only known from events like layers of spherules or tektites generated by the impact recorded in contemporary rocks, and their impact
List of impact structures on Earth
List_of_impact_structures_on_Earth
Comics character
that empowered Vandar Adg and Klarn carried "tektites" (a form of nanite-based technology). These tektites infected the two men to different degrees, granting
Immortal_Man
DC Comics supervillain
meteorite they encountered but by sub-atomic robots it carried called "tektites" that entered their bloodstreams. The same comic book series revealed that
Vandal_Savage
Most recent geomagnetic reversal event
& Zwart, P. A. (1979). "Australasian, Ivory Coast and North American tektite strewnfields – Size, mass and correlation with geomagnetic reversals and
Brunhes–Matuyama_reversal
American marine biologist and lecturer
of California, Berkeley (1969–1981). In 1969, she applied to join the Tektite Project, an installation fifty feet below the surface of the sea off the
Sylvia_Earle
Naturally occurring volcanic glass
of obsidian may occur when felsic lava cools along the edges of a dike. Tektites were once thought by many to be obsidian produced by lunar volcanic eruptions
Obsidian
Hypothetical planetary rings around Earth
responses to the late Eocene impacts. An earlier proposal theorized that a tektite debris ring related to the late Eocene impact events could be responsible
Rings_of_Earth
Country in Southeast Asia
000 years ago, based on associated find of tektites, however this claim has been challenged because tektites are often found in archaeological sites of
Vietnam
Prominent lunar impact crater
tektites. Chapman used complex orbital computer models and extensive wind tunnel tests to support the theory that the so-called Australasian tektites
Tycho_(lunar_crater)
US Navy personnel qualified in underwater diving and salvage
divers began installation of the Tektite habitat in Great Lameshur Bay at Lameshur, U.S. Virgin Islands. The Tektite program was funded by NASA and was
Navy diver (United States Navy)
Navy_diver_(United_States_Navy)
English broadcaster and natural historian (born 1926)
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David_Attenborough
Australian conservationist (1962–2006)
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Steve_Irwin
Prehistoric asteroid impact in southeast Pacific Ocean
features Shatter cone Shock metamorphism Shocked quartz Stishovite Suevite Tektite Research Ralph Belknap Baldwin Daniel Barringer Barringer Medal Edward
Eltanin_impact
Amorphous silica glass formed by lightning strike
component of a type of glassy ejecta called tektites. Most tektites are blobs of impure glassy material, but tektites from the Sahara Desert in Libya and Egypt
Lechatelierite
Archeological site in Guangxi, China
have since been found at 114 sites in the basin. They were found in a tektite layer dated to 800,000 years ago. Fossils in some of the caves may be 2
Bose_Basin
Crewed full ocean depth rated submersible
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DSV_Limiting_Factor
Impact crater in Siberia, Russia
link between the Chesapeake Bay impact structure and the North American tektite strewn field: The Sr-Nd isotopic evidence". Meteoritics & Planetary Science
Popigai_impact_structure
Index of articles associated with the same name
Fulgurite is sand fused by a lightning bolt hitting sand. Impactite such as tektite is sand fused by the compressive heat of a meteor strike including moldavite
Vitrified_sand
American zoologist and ichthyologist
Facey); Malden (Mass.) : Blackwell science, cop. 2009. Results of the Tektite Program: ecology of coral reef fishes (with Sylvia Alice Earle); Natural
Bruce_Baden_Collette
Filipino streaming service
streaming platform Available in Filipino Headquarters 7/F East Tower, Tektite Towers, Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila Country of origin
Viva_One
Non-crystalline mineral-like substance
Sideromelane, volcanic glass – non-crystalline, an iron rich, silica poor glass Tektite, meteoritic silica rich glass Water,[citation needed] e.g. as inclusions
Mineraloid
Planned hyperbaric exposure using a specified breathing gas as medical treatment
saturation decompression schedule from the treatment depth. Treatment of Tektite aquanauts after emergency surfacing. Saturation gas mixture Nitrox 9% Oxygen
Hyperbaric treatment schedules
Hyperbaric_treatment_schedules
Severely deficient supply of oxygen
Station Two Helgoland Habitat Scott Carpenter Space Analog Station SEALAB Tektite habitat Remotely operated underwater vehicles 8A4-class ROUV ABISMO Atlantis
Asphyxia
Index of lists with the same name
of tektite, a glass of meteoritic origin, traditionally named after its geographic location. Tasmanite is the name by which Darwin glass, tektite-impactite
List of minerals named Tasmanite
List_of_minerals_named_Tasmanite
Public university in South Australia
collection of approximately 29,000 rocks and fossils including meteorites, tektites, asteroids and specimens of early life. It was established in 1902 following
Adelaide_University
Mass extinction event about 66 million years ago
Stanley V.; Claeys, Philippe; Lowrie, William; Asaro, Frank (1992). "Tektite-bearing, deep-water clastic unit at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in
Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
Cretaceous–Paleogene_extinction_event
Canadian geologist, and planetary scientist (born 1955)
ME Zolensky, M Grady, RN Clayton, ... Science 290 (5490), 320-325 1992 Tektite-bearing, deep-water clastic unit at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in
Alan_R._Hildebrand
Rock type formed by lightning strike
in the Annalen der Physik. Electromechanical disintegration Impactite Tektite Trinitite Sponholz, B.; Baumhauer, R.; Felix-Henningsen, P. (1 June 1993)
Fulgurite
BBC television documentary
the sandbank their home. Following the discovery of fossilised fish with tektite spherules embedded in their gill arches, insight into what destroyed the
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough
Dinosaurs:_The_Final_Day_with_David_Attenborough
Impact crater in Mauritania
thick. Its age is estimated to be 3.1 ± 0.3 million years (Pliocene). Tektites are found around the crater, although very few meteorites have been found
Aouelloul_crater
Area where meteorites from a single fall, or tektites, are dispersed
single fall are dispersed. It is also often used for the area containing tektites produced by a large meteorite impact. There are two strewnfield formation
Strewn_field
American engineer, vintner, and former NASA astronaut
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José_M._Hernández
Breathing gas mixture experimentally used for very deep diving
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Hydrox_(breathing_gas)
British science fiction writer (1917–2008)
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Arthur_C._Clarke
Record label in the Philippines
Self-distributed Genre OPM Country of origin Philippines Location 7/F East Tower, Tektite Towers, Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila Official website
Ivory_Music_and_Video
Protected area in the Northern Territory, Australia
features Shatter cone Shock metamorphism Shocked quartz Stishovite Suevite Tektite Research Ralph Belknap Baldwin Daniel Barringer Barringer Medal Edward
Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve
Henbury_Meteorites_Conservation_Reserve
Organ system for circulating blood in animals
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Circulatory_system
Copper helmet with rubberised canvas diving suit and weighted boots
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Standard_diving_dress
Hypothetical devices to extract oxygen from water
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Artificial_gills_(human)
mineral growth to occur, produces textures similar to other igneous rocks. Tektite Krüger, T.; van der Bogert, C.H.; Hiesinger, H. (2016). "Geomorphologic
Impact_melt
Hypothetical object
meteoroids were responsible for tektites (Khan 1947). However, this explanation, out of the many proposed explanations for tektites, is considered to be one
Antimatter_comet
Transparent non-crystalline solid material
February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2020. "Impactites: Impact Breccia, Tektites, Moldavites, Shattercones". geology.com. Klein, Hermann Joseph (1 January
Glass
2018 international rescue mission in Thailand
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Tham_Luang_cave_rescue
Large igneous province in India
this find to the Chicxulub impact included tektites bearing "the unique chemical signature of other tektites associated with the Chicxulub event" found
Deccan_Traps
Natural object in space that releases gas
and meteoroid impacts are thought to be responsible for the existence of tektites and australites. Fear of comets as acts of God and signs of impending doom
Comet
Impact crater lake in Russia
Australasian Tektite Field Meteoritics, June 1977, Vol 12, Issue 2, p. 145–157 B.P. Glass (1979), Zhamanshin crater, a possible source of Australasian tektites? Geology
Lake_Elgygytgyn
American novelist and underwater explorer (1931–2020)
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Clive_Cussler
Special forces unit of the British Army
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Special_Air_Service
Sugilite Bustamite (var.) Richterite (var.) Sylvite Taaffeite Talc Tantalite Tektites Moldavite Tephroite Thomsonite Thaumasite Tinaksite Titanite (sphene) Topaz
List_of_gemstones_by_species
Chinese geologist (1919–2008)
was best known for his work on impact geology and tektites. Shortly after he began work on tektites in 1960, Chao was given a sample of sandstone from
Edward_C._T._Chao
Type of sedimentary rock
till By composition Manganese nodules Oolitic aragonite sand Quicksand Tektites By process Sedimentation Sedimentary budget Sediment transport coastal
Sandstone
Toms Canyon Glass B.P. (1987). Coesite associated with North American tektite debris in DSDP site 612 on the continental slope off NEW Jersey . Lunar
List of possible impact structures on Earth
List_of_possible_impact_structures_on_Earth
French oceanographer and author (1910–1997)
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Jacques_Cousteau
New Zealand geochemist (1925–2021)
the geology of the Moon through lunar samples, the continental crust, tektites and the evolution of the Solar System. He was an emeritus professor and
Ross_Taylor_(geochemist)
Filipino film production company
ago (1981-11-11) Founder Vic del Rosario Jr. Tess Cruz Headquarters 7/F East Tower, Tektite Towers, Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila , Philippines
Viva_Films
Public university in South Australia
collection of approximately 29,000 rocks and fossils including meteorites, tektites, and specimens of early life. Notable specimens include some of earth's
University_of_Adelaide
Chain of salt lakes in South Australia
defined. The surface elevation is 264 m (866 ft) above mean sea-level. Tektites high in magnesium have been found in these lakes. South Australia portal
Serpentine_Lakes
Diving incident in the Maldives
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2026 Dhekunu Kandu cave diving incident
2026_Dhekunu_Kandu_cave_diving_incident
US government scientific agency
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration
Comparison of a large range of energies
link between the Chesapeake Bay impact structure and the North American tektite strewn field: The Sr-Nd isotopic evidence". Meteoritics & Planetary Science
Orders_of_magnitude_(energy)
Human body core temperature below 35 °C (95 °F)
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Hypothermia
Geologist and paleontologist
presence around the world of shocked quartz granules, glass spherules and tektites embedded in a layer of clay with extremely high levels of iridium, all
Gerta_Keller
Pliocene Lagerstätte in Southern Florida
Sandstone, Claystone, Limestone Other Phosphate, Pyrite, Calcite, rare tektites Location Region South Florida Country United States Extent ~ 17,633.9 miles
Tamiami_Formation
Military Engineers of the British Army
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Royal_Engineers
2006 animal encounter accident
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Death_of_Steve_Irwin
Circular depression in a solid astronomical body formed by the impact of a smaller object
welded blocks of sand, spherulites and tektites, or glassy spatters of molten rock. The impact origin of tektites has been questioned by some researchers;
Impact_crater
Techniques requiring specific equipment and procedures
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Modes_of_underwater_diving
Glassy mineral left in the dirt after the plutonium-based Trinity bomb test
Corium Fulgurite Icosahedrite Impactite Lechatelierite Libyan desert glass Tektite Uranium glass Fordite Giaimo, Cara (June 30, 2017). "The Long, Weird Half-Life
Trinitite
Asteroid rotation perturbation
1029/GL002i009p00365. hdl:2060/19740027148. O'Keefe, J. A. (April 1, 1975). "Tektites and their origin". NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 75: 23444. Bibcode:1975STIN
YORP_effect
Firearm firing gyroscopic rockets in the 1960s
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Gyrojet
Disorder caused by dissolved gases forming bubbles in tissues
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Decompression_sickness
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