Tektites

Tektites Ayala Museum Research Team

Stones found in the Philippines: from left, in Santa Mesa district, Manila: Cubao, Quezon City; and Cagayan Valley. One is shaped like a dumb bell. they are made of silica glass, dark-brown in color, and believed to have originated from the moon about half a billion years ago.




Stones


1973
amrt
cagayan valley
cubao
filipinas foundation
manila
meteorites
original
quezon city
santa mesa
stones

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