Libyan Desert Glass | Natural Impact Glass | 5.81 Grams | Authentic Impactite | SO24 Gold Basin dispersing it into different colors

dispersing it into different colors

While it's durable enough for jewelry

The material left to pick from is mostly small specimen so one of this size is even more difficult to find

Shape: Octagon Cabochon

8 mm / 3x3x2 inches

Libyan Desert Glass | Natural Impact Glass | 5.81 Grams | Authentic Impactite | SO24 Gold Basin dispersing it into different colorsThis is a rare and fantastic 5. 81 gram Libyan Desert Glass from Kuffra, Libya, with dimensions of 24x16x17 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