Libyan Desert Glass Meteorites Location: North America

Location: North America

often varying in shades of metallic gray to black

- Location: Spain (notably in the Rio Tinto and Linares-La Carolina mining districts)

- Madagascar is a significant source of high-quality hematite specimens

polished quartz needs no embellishment to shine bright

Libyan Desert Glass Meteorites Location: North AmericaSize: 3. 5 X 2. 5 cm Weight: 13 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