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| The name tektite comes from the Greek | | | | as Tektites. |
| âtectosâ which literally means | | | | Tektites are found in what are known as |
| âmoltenâ. This is a fitting name for | | | | Strewnfields. This comes from the belief that the |
| tektite for they are a form of molten glass believed | | | | individual tektites are âstrewnâ out |
| to have been created when meteorites that did not | | | | from the impact point where the meteorite impacted |
| full burn up in the earthâs atmosphere hit | | | | the earth. These fields tend to reach out from the |
| the surface of earth. The high heat added to the | | | | impact point along the same path the meteorite was |
| heat produced from the impact itself, fused the | | | | own when it impacted. |
| remaining materials of the meteorite with the soil and | | | | |