Lybian glass
Lybian desert glass, 29 million years ago was
probably formed when an asteroid or comet hit the surface of the earth
like a huge atomic bomb
Lybian Desert glass is found between the towering dunes
of the Eastern Great Sand Sea of Egypt where bedrock is exposed. Lybian
Desert glass is the remaining evidence of a violent asteroid or comet
impact with Earth.
According to today's scientific knowledge this in a pale
yellow to green shining impact glass emerged from a collision of a
meteorite with earth about 28,5 Mio years ago. In the glowing heat sand
melted, splashed up in the air and spread over a 4000 square kilometers
sized area in West Egypt. Like with sand, the essential constituent is
silicium dioxide, a possible hint of iridium is a indicator for the
extraterrestrial origin.
During the neolithic time, about 10000 years ago, men discovered this
glass. It was used as a substitute for flintstone, one can find artefacts
formed as sharp blades and graters.
The old Egyptians found a less pragmatic application for this special
stone. Even in those times it was considered to be precious and so it
become part of religious objects like Tutenkhamon's amulet, there as a
carved scarab.
Lybian Glass is a natural
glass composed of 98 % pure silica. Chemical analyses have shown that the glass is locally enriched in
meteoritic elements.
Specimen yellow/green much
nicer than the picture shows !
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Lybian glass
01
58.69 gr
Very nice specimen with desert patina
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Lybian glass 02
38.31 gr
Yellow/green specimen showing nice bubble
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Lybian glass 03
28.46 gr
Yellow/green specimen
Much nicer than the picture shows !
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Lybian glass 04
22.08 gr
specimen showing crystobalite inclusions and
remains of chondritic parent body " black dust"
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Lybian glass 05
19.59 gr
specimen showing rare crystobalite inclusions
SOLD
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Lybian glass 06
19.28 gr
Very nice deep yellow-green color with remains of
chondritic parent body !
SOLD
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Lybian glass 07
12.93 gr
Specimen with remains of chondritic parent body.
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Lybian glass 08
10.08 gr
Rare crystobalite inclusions !
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Lybian glass 09
9.85 gr
Rare crystobalite inclusions for this yellow green specimen
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Lybian glass 10
8.83 gr
Nice deset patina for this yellow green
specimen !
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Lybian glass 11
6.13 gr
Nice clarity and shape !
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Lybian glass 12
4.03 gr
Rare crystobalite inclusions !
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Lybian glass 13
25.89 gr
Very nice deep yellow-green color with remains of
chondritic parent body ! Rare crystobalite inclusions for this
desert Lybian Glass !
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