{"id":15,"count":29,"description":"A meteorite<\/b> is a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet<\/a>, asteroid<\/a>, or meteoroid<\/a>, that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the atmosphere to land on the surface of a planet or a moon.\r\n\r\nMost meteorites are stony meteorites, classed as chondrites<\/a> and achondrites<\/a>. Only about 6% of meteorites are iron meteorites<\/a> or a blend of rock and metal, the stony-iron meteorites<\/a>.\r\n\r\nAbout 5% of meteorites that have been seen to fall are iron meteorites<\/a> composed of iron- nickel alloys<\/a>\r\n\r\nAbout 1% are stony-iron meteorites. This includes the pallasites which are iron containing crystals of peridot.\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\r\nTektites<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(from Greek \u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 t\u0113kt\u00f3s, \"molten\") are gravel-sized bodies composed of black, green, brown, or gray natural glass \u00a0They are not meteorites but are formed by the impacts of large meteorites on Earth's surface. \u00a0Tektites are found in a number of places around the world, with several being very popular:\r\n\r\nMoldavite, from the Czech Republic, is a greenish gem quality tektite.\r\n\r\nLibyan desert glass, another tektite, was formed from a meteorite striking near the border of Libya and Egypt. King Tut had a scarab made from Libyan desert glass on his chest when Howard Carter discovered his tomb.","link":"https:\/\/wpbeta.simple.biz\/mcintosh55\/product-category\/minerals\/meteorite-moldavite-libyan-desert-glass-and-tektites\/","name":"Meteorites and Tektites","slug":"meteorite-moldavite-libyan-desert-glass-and-tektites","taxonomy":"product_cat","parent":8,"meta":[],"menu_order":0,"acf":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t