Libyan Desert Glass - 4 Grams These photos were taken with

These photos were taken with a backlight to better show the natural banding

but is most commonly found in parts of India

It can be found all over the world including Brazil

that often forms tabular crystals

and curiosity

Libyan Desert Glass - 4 Grams These photos were taken withLibyan 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