This is a polished specimen featuring colorful grey-blue
25mm x 34mm
Typical Obsidian is a semi-translucent black that can have slight tints of green or brown
Additional color illustrations and photographs show uncut stones
with small spots of pink or red
TKT115 Indochinite Tektite Tourmaline This is a polished specimenIndochinites are tektites from the massive Australasian strewn field, which includes all varieties of tektites found in China, the Indochinese Peninsula, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, and any Micronesian islands. These tektites are mostly black or very dark green, and can be in a variety of typical splash form tektites, like teardrops, spheres, ellipsoids, dumbbells, and even buttons. This piece is a bent teardrop shape, indicating various