Image: Tektites: 'man'
Tektite 'man' (made-up from 5 tektites) (overall size 9.5 cm x 6 cm). Chaiyaphum, 350 km north-east of Bangkok, Thailand.
- Photographer:
- S Humphreys
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
Additional information
Tektites have been found only in certain parts of the world, spread over large areas called strewn fields, mainly in low latitudes. The three major areas are south-east Asia (especially Thailand and the Philippines), Australasia; Caribbean-North America; and Ivory Coast, West Africa.
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