Size: 7x5 mm

Color: Best Deep Purple

5 on the Mohs scale

Size: 36x26mm

calcite and tiny terminated quartz crystals

Libyan Desert Glass | Natural Impact Glass | 5 Grams | Authentic Impactite Chondrite Size: 7x5 mmThis is a rare and fantastic 5 gram Libyan Desert Glass from Kuffra, Libya, with dimensions of 28x16x13 mm. Although its exact origin is still debated, the leading theory suggests it was formed by a high energy event, such as a meteoric impact or airburst, that melted the desert sand directly where it lay, without being ejected into the atmosphere and re entering. This results in different physical characteristics compared to tektites. Libyan Desert