Libyan Desert Glass | Natural Impact Glass | 9 Grams | Authentic Impactite Texas Meteorite complex silicate minerals that form

complex silicate minerals that form in a variety of geological settings

Size: 18mm

Quartz from the Palermo #1 pegmatite in North Groton

Reverse of coin has a seal of the Liberia Government and notes its value

Libyan Desert Glass | Natural Impact Glass | 9 Grams | Authentic Impactite Texas Meteorite complex silicate minerals that formThis is a rare and fantastic 9 gram Libyan Desert Glass from Kuffra, Libya, with dimensions of 28x21x18 mm. Although its exact origin is still debated, the leading theory suggests it was formed by a high energy event, such as a meteoric impact or airburst, that melted the desert sand directly where it lay, without being ejected into the atmosphere and re entering. This results in different physical characteristics compared to tektites. Libyan Desert