The Victorian naturalist . ilTCf. t • ? \ 1 - ( w w; o \ 1 5 i/ll Photograph showing some of authors collection. Photo: Author Another theory is the conflagrationof plants, or the burning of coalseams; however, the chemical make-up of Tektites disproves these theories,because Tektites have no potash orphosphoric acid in them. The Concre-tion theory, too, cannot be acceptedfor similar reasons. There was a school of thought thatsuggested creation by fusion of dustparticles in the upper atmosphere bylightning, similar to Fulgurites (sandfused into long tubes when struck byearthed lightning). The

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The Victorian naturalist . ilTCf. t • ? \ 1 - ( w w; o \ 1 5 i/ll Photograph showing some of authors collection. Photo: Author Another theory is the conflagrationof plants, or the burning of coalseams; however, the chemical make-up of Tektites disproves these theories,because Tektites have no potash orphosphoric acid in them. The Concre-tion theory, too, cannot be acceptedfor similar reasons. There was a school of thought thatsuggested creation by fusion of dustparticles in the upper atmosphere bylightning, similar to Fulgurites (sandfused into long tubes when struck byearthed lightning). The age of Tektites is also an in-teresting point, for radio-active andargon tests show a birth date ofthirty-one million years ago, but thefall on the earth was some seven totwenty-five thousand years ago, ac-cording to geological evidence. Tektitefields are found in Czechoslovakia,China, Africa, Texas, Peru and Aus-tralia. They are also found in somesmaller islands near these in Australia are very fortunatebecause th

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