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Major Element Composition of Georgia Tektites

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Clarke and Carron1 reported the first major element analysis of a Georgia tektite (USNM 1396) and discussed its composition in relation to analyses of moldavites and the tektite from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. King2 published an analysis of a second Georgia tektite (DGA-1), and compared it with the previous analysis of USNM 1396. Clarke and Henderson3 and King4,5 have discussed the chemistry of Georgia tektites in relation to tektites from other occurrences and possible parent materials. Zähringer6 has established identical potassium–argon ages of 34 ± 1 million years for all the North American tektites.

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