Libyan Desert Glass | Natural Impact Glass | 5 Grams | Authentic Impactite | SO24 Cerussite typically forming well-defined

typically forming well-defined

It was rarely found as crystals

Specimen Size: Large Cabinet-Sized

Impactite was used 2000 years ago for building Chassenon's monumental Roman baths of Cassinomagus

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Libyan Desert Glass | Natural Impact Glass | 5 Grams | Authentic Impactite | SO24 Cerussite typically forming well-definedThis is a rare and fantastic 5 gram Libyan Desert Glass from Kuffra, Libya, with dimensions of 25x14x13 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