Libyan Desert Glass - SOLD 2.450" 50sept2023sale the fertile land left behind

the fertile land left behind became the Aokigahara Jukai or “Sea of Trees”

Above: Rough Sapphires from the Mini Museum Collection

and William Koenig

a soft mineral produced from weathering copper deposits

Libyan Desert Glass - SOLD 2.450" 50sept2023sale the fertile land left behindComet impact glass! 28,500,000 years old! In the southeastern spur of North Africas Great Sand Sea, there are several fields of luminous, yellow green glass known as Libyan Desert Glass (LDG). Due to the lack of any visible impact crater, the most likely source is a low density asteroid or comet airburst explosion leading to the fusion of silica rich sands roughly 28,500,000 years ago. This specimen is a 2. 450" chunk of Libyan Desert Glass. It is a