Tektites are not meteorites, they are sand grain to pea sized glass beads created from ferocious melting as a heavenly body strikes the earths surface. These small rocks are smelted into glass by the severe super-heat of a meteorite impact. As the molten glass flies through the air, it forms aero-dynamic shapes. Tektites have been collected for centuries, coming mostly from around Australia.

 

They are locale named, as thier meteoric counterparts, with the suffix ite , as australite, found in Australia, billitonite, indochinite, and rizalite, found in Southeast Asia, bediasite from Texas, and moldavite from Bohemia and Moravia. Tektites are forced dried  rocks, with an average water content of 0.005%. Most of the water is forced from the material, then the tektite is sealed by its own glass surface. Tektites are composed of natural glasses. Although they appear in many shapes and sizes, they are nearly always spherical, and small.

Tektites are forced dried  rocks, with an average water content of 0.005%. Most of the water is forced from the material, then the tektite is sealed by its own glass surface. Tektites are composed of natural glasses. Although they appear in many shapes and sizes, they are nearly always spherical, and small.