Libyan Desert Glass - 4 Grams This mineral has had many

This mineral has had many uses in the past

There is also some matrix left

thorax (body)

This tree grows naturally in Central American climates

This specimen is interesting has it has very little curvature to it along any axis

Libyan Desert Glass - 4 Grams This mineral has had manyLibyan 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