Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.
Maskelynite is a glassy phase found in some meteorites and meteorite impact craters. Typical samples are similar in composition to plagioclase feldspar and revert to that mineral when melted and recrystallized. It was named after British geologist M.H.N. Story-Maskelyne.The Dhofar 378 meteorite is 47% maskelynite by volume.