Libyan Desert Glass Meteorites metallic sheen to the specimen

metallic sheen to the specimen

Size: 11 x 8 x 5 cms (Avg)

Each bead may show slight natural variations in tone and inclusions

or other elemental inclusions

Libyan Desert Glass Meteorites metallic sheen to the specimenSize: 4 X 3 cm Weight: 26 Gram Location: Libya Product Description Libyan Desert Glass is a rare natural silica glass found in the eastern Sahara Desert near the LibyaEgypt border. It formed approximately 29 million years ago during the late Eocene epoch. Scientific studies suggest it was created when an intense meteorite impact or atmospheric airburst generated temperatures above 1,700C, melting desert sand (nearly pure silica) into glass. The