Darwin Glass Tektite, 2.3g, Darwin Crater, Western Tasmania, Australia Impact Diamond Locality: Chlum

Locality: Chlum

In ancient times

Instability in the region has made collecting and exporting difficult

Gem quality oval cut faceted Phenakite with minor inclusions

taffy pink center

Darwin Glass Tektite, 2.3g, Darwin Crater, Western Tasmania, Australia Impact Diamond Locality: ChlumDarwin Glass is a tektite, this natural glassy material formed when a meteorite impacted the Earth, 800,000 years ago, creating the Darwin Crater, on the island of Tasmania. The crater is 1. 2km in diameter and 200 meters deep, located in the Franklin Gordon Wild Rivers National Park. Surrounded by remote rainforest and mountainous terrain. Because of the geographical isolation, Darwin Crater is one of the least visited meteorite impact sites in the