Libyan Desert Glass fossils - Formation Process: Low-temperature hydrothermal

- Formation Process: Low-temperature hydrothermal activity and precipitation of silicon

Each slice displays unique textures

often referred to as “fool’s gold

and internal patterns

engineering

Libyan Desert Glass fossils - Formation Process: Low-temperature hydrothermalSize: 3 X 3 cm Weight: 15 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