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.
Sources
- A Comet May Have Destroyed This Paleolithic Village ... (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://eos.org/articles/armageddon-at-10000-bce (eos.org)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7060197/ (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-60867-w (nature.com)