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molten earth flung skyward by an asteroid, frozen into glass on the way down

originimpact-melted rock launched, then rained back to ground
travel rangesome flew thousands of kilometers from impact
compositionnatural glass, nearly water-free unlike volcanic glass
moldavitesgreen tektites prized as gemstones in europe
age cluereveal ancient craters now eroded away
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