Libyan Desert Glass | Natural Impact Glass | 10.2 Grams | Authentic Impactite Sikhote-Alin connection

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showing a fusion crust and is a very desirable size perfect to show in class or at a science show

It consists of a homogenous impact-melting glass in which are included a multitude of optically and scientifically very interesting clasts- brownish impact-melting

Clarity:  SI (Slightly Included)

Its dimensions are 26x20x8 mm

Libyan Desert Glass | Natural Impact Glass | 10.2 Grams | Authentic Impactite Sikhote-Alin connectionThis is a rare and fantastic 10. 2 gram Libyan Desert Glass from Kuffra, Libya, with dimensions of 33x20x22 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