Libyan Desert Glass - 6 Grams One look at the photos

One look at the photos of this specimen and you will see just how beautiful clear quartz is

it is actually just a crystalized formation consisting of the chemical formula Al2SiO5

Chemical Formula: As2S3

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Libyan Desert Glass - 6 Grams One look at the photosLibyan Desert Glass (LDG), is a tektite found in the Sahara deserts of Western Egypt, near the Libyan border. No one is positive about how this tektite has formed. Some research suggests the impact of a meteorite may have caused it. The heat and pressure from this impact would have melted the silica through radiation, similar to the thermal radiation present in a nuclear explosion. Another theory is the bursting of an asteroid as it passes through