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THE term “aerial fulgurite” was suggested by, and has reference to, Mr. F. Chapman's theory of the origin of tektites. In addition to the slaggy siliceous material from the Henbury meteorite craters, small glassy bombs of silica-glass have more recently been found by Mr. R. Bedford. Some of these are figured in the Mineralogical Magazine (September, 1933, plate 18), and they show a certain resemblance in form, as well as in chemical composition, to australites.
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SPENCER, L. Origin of Tektites. Nature 132, 571 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/132571b0
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