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LIBYAN DESERT GLASS IMPACT GLASS BY METEORITE IMPACT
Tutankhamun's Pectoral with Desert Glass Scarab
A nice piece of yellow greenish LIBYAN DESERT GLASS
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This rare genuine translucent Libyan Desert Glass was found in the Great Sand Sea in Egypt. It is also found on the Libyan site of the border. Libyan Desert Glass was formed by a meteorite impact and is is a type of natural glass caused by the enormous heat at the moment of impact . LDG's have a very high concentration of metallic compounds which are also found in chondrite meteorites. They also have high concentrations of platinum group elements and rare earth elements confirming the meteorite connection. LDG's generally contain more than 98% pure silica. Chemical analysis shows that the glass is locally enriched with chondritic meteoritic elements.
Tut's gem hints at space impactFrom: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5196362.stm July 19, 2006 In 1996 in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Italian mineralogist Vincenzo de Michele spotted an unusual yellow-green gem in the middle of one of Tutankhamun's necklaces. The jewel was tested and found to be glass, but intriguingly it is older than the earliest Egyptian civilisation. Working with Egyptian geologist Aly Barakat, they traced its origins to unexplained chunks of glass found scattered in the sand in a remote region of the Sahara Desert. But the glass is itself a scientific enigma. How did it get to be there and who or what made it? Libyan Desert Glass from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Geologic originThe origin of the glass is a controversial issue for the scientific community, with many evolving theories. Meteoric origins for the glass were long suspected, but recent research linked the glass to impact mechanics, such as vaporized quartz and meteoric metals, and to an impact crater. Some geologists associate the glass not with impact melt ejecta, but with radiative melting from meteoric large aerial bursts. If that were the case, the glass would be analogous to trinitite, which is created from sand exposed to the thermal radiation of a nuclear explosion. The Libyan desert glass has been dated as having formed about 26 million years ago. It was knapped and used as a tool during the Pleistocene Era.
Metaphysical Properties: Creates good luck, aids learning, especially spiritual pursuits.
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