Australite
A variety of Tektite
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About Australite
A variety of Tektite
A tektite variety from the Australasian strewnfield.
Dark, mostly black.
The crater of this strewnfield has not be located, but is assumed to lie in Southeast Asia.
A tektite variety from the Australasian strewnfield.
Dark, mostly black.
The crater of this strewnfield has not be located, but is assumed to lie in Southeast Asia.
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Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
39800 (as Australite)
10859 (as Tektite)
10859 (as Tektite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:39800:8 (as Australite)
mindat:1:1:10859:3 (as Tektite)
mindat:1:1:10859:3 (as Tektite)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
f521fa3c-3efa-4910-bba5-b5383d22b144 (as Australite)
9e58afc0-141c-403c-93e5-0a64320851c8 (as Tektite)
9e58afc0-141c-403c-93e5-0a64320851c8 (as Tektite)
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Australite
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-39800.html
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References for Australite
Reference List:
Localities for Australite
ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence.
? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Australia | |
| R. 0. Chalmers et al. (1976) |
Myrtle Springs, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia