Libyan Desert Glass fossils featuring distinctive white quartz and

featuring distinctive white quartz and purple amethyst banding in a chevron pattern

prismatic crystals with natural vertical lines along the surface

making it an ideal centerpiece or display piece

often occurring in association with other copper minerals

and Nevada

Libyan Desert Glass fossils featuring distinctive white quartz andSize: 3 X 2 cm Weight: 9 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