Libyan Glass Yellow Meteorite Impact Fragment Desert Rock Shard

Libyan Glass Yellow Meteorite Impact Fragment Desert Rock Shard

$29.95
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Meteorite Impactite Fragment (small sized) (Libyan Glass), Genuine, Rough, Worldwide Shipping These pieces of Libyan glass are 100% authentic, tested, un-restored, and are small sized (about 2cm to 3cm wide) and weigh about 10-15 carats (2 to 3 grams a piece), please steer clear from fakes For sale is an impact fragment of a meteorite strike (also known as Libyan glass). These fragments come from a notable meteorite strike that took place in the eastern Sahara Desert (the present day border region of western Egypt/eastern Libya) approximately 29 million years ago when a large meteorite collision supposedly occurred in that region. Some theorists suggest that the glass actually formed as a byproduct of an atmospheric meteorite airburst (which is the less likely of the two theories). In ancient times, Libyan glass was considered a precious commodity and was worn as jewelry by the Egyptian Pharaohs. The fragments measure about 2cm to 3cm long (20mm to 30mm) long and may differ slightly

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