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Glass Bomb   contributed by Andreas Gren, IMCA 3503   MetBul Link

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A sliced glass bomb from the Ries Crater, Germany. From Wikipedia:
The depression is interpreted as a meteor impact crater formed about 14.3 million–14.5 million years ago in the Miocene. The original crater rim had an estimated diameter of 24 kilometers (15 mi). The present floor of the depression is about 100 to 150 m (330 to 490 ft) below the eroded remains of the rim.   Impactite

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Bernd Pauli
 7/17/2012 12:14:28 PM		 Beautiful flow structure and hollow gas bubbles. Certainly looks awesome when polished! Whereas water-free moldavites formed from Tertiary unconsolidated sediments, water-bearing glass bombs are impact melt from deep-seated rocks. In other words, moldavites are condensates of vaporized surficial sediments. Thanks for sharing this beautiful Flaedle!
Galactic Stone & Ironworks
 7/17/2012 8:59:14 AM		 I've never seen the inside of a flaedle bomb before. Very interesting. :)
Briman
 7/17/2012 7:22:24 AM		 And to think that Moldavites are another glass from the same event. Very nice fladle slice; thanks for the look.
 

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