Abu Hureyra's melt glass contained molten quartz, chromferide, and magnetite grains, minerals that melt only at temperatures between 1,720°C and 2,200°C.
Notes on verification
Directly matches wording and figures from the peer-reviewed Moore et al. 2020 Scientific Reports paper, corroborated by independent science journalism (Eos/AGU). The broader impact-origin interpretation of this meltglass is scientifically contested, but the specific mineral/temperature data point is accurately reported. [tier=gold indep_score=0.983 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- A Comet May Have Destroyed This Paleolithic Village ... (seed:history_and_archaeology)
- https://eos.org/articles/armageddon-at-10000-bce (corroboration)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7060197/ (corroboration)
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-60867-w (corroboration)