
		Better, higer resolution photos have been added! Welcome to my collection of meteorites. All of the items in my collection have a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Mike D. Reynolds, Ph. D. Indochinite \| View Full-Size Image \| « previous \| next » Type: Tektite; Chinese Location: Guangdong, China Chinese Tektites are known as Lei-gong-mo, which means "Thunder God Ink-black Stone." Literature describing Lei-gong-mo dates back to 900 AD and earlier, at least 1,000 years. Joseph Mayer referred to tektites in 1788, describing them as a type of volcanic glass. F. E. Seuss, an Austrian geologist, was the first to use the term "tektite" in 1900. A. Lacroix of France named them "Indochinites" in the 1930's. Chinese tektites are part of the huge Australasian Strewn Field, which includes Australia and New Zealand, Cambodia, southern China, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Java, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The Australasian Strewn Field is by far the largest in size, shape, and variety. These tektites also appear to be the youngest tektites yet recovered; about 750,000 years old.