darwin glass

darwin glass
queenstownite (silica glass)

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  • Darwin Glass — is a natural glass found south of Queenstown in West Coast, Tasmania. It takes its name from Mount Darwin in the West Coast Range, where it was first reported, and later gave its name to Darwin Crater, a probable impact crater, and the inferred… …   Wikipedia

  • Darwin glass — Assorted fragments of Darwin glass (scale in mm) Darwin glass is a natural glass found south of Queenstown in West Coast, Tasmania. It takes its name from Mount Darwin in the West Coast Range, where it was first reported, and later gave its name… …   Wikipedia

  • darwin glass — noun Usage: usually capitalized D Etymology: from Jukes Darwin, mining field in western Tasmania : a group of glass objects found in Tasmania and believed to be glassy meteorites …   Useful english dictionary

  • Darwin glass — /dawən ˈglas/ (say dahwuhn glahs) noun a naturally occurring glass found in Tasmania, in an area south of Queenstown; fragments are scattered over a large area and derive from a layer buried below peat and sediments which are possibly part of an… …  

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