Australite Tektite, 2.4g, South-Western Australia African Crystals We acquired this piece from

We acquired this piece from an old collection

These Amethyst crystals are collected by the local Shangaan people

deep bourbon vanilla bronze color and a light-reflective luster from the natural desert patina covering its entire surface

5 x 3mm it's large for a Popigai diamond

Mineral: Phenakite on Albite

Australite Tektite, 2.4g, South-Western Australia African Crystals We acquired this piece fromAustralites are tektites, a natural glass created during a meteorite impact. Australites formed about 700,000 800,000 years ago when a massive meteorite impacted Earth. The impact glass was blasted high into the upper atmosphere, where it cooled and began its descent back to Earth. As the tektites re entered our atmosphere, traveling at high velocity, aero dynamic ablation occurred, causing the outer surface of the tektite to melt away, leaving the