RARE GEM Libyan Desert Glass Meteorite Impactite Tektite Egypt IMCA
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:30948261 | Weight: 4.59 Grams |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: Egypt | Featured Refinements: 22.95 Carats |
| Size: 30 mm X 27 mm X 8 mm | Type: Libyan Desert Glass |
This gorgeous and high end Libyan Desert Glass specimen weighs 22.95 carats , which is the same as 4.59 grams. It measures 30 mm x 27 mm x 8 mm.
I offer a shipping discount for customers who combine their payments for multiple purchases into one payment!The discount is regular shipping price for the first item and just 50 cents for each additional item!To be sure you get your shipping discount just make sure all the items you want to purchase are in your cart.Auctions you win are ad...ded to your cart automatically.For any "buy it now" items or second chance offers, be sure to click the "add to cart" button, NOT the "buy it now" button.Once all of your items are in your cart just pay for them from your cart and the combined shipping discount should be applied automatically.
I offer a money back guarantee on every item I sell.If you are not 100% happy with your purchase just send me a message to let me knowand I will buy back the item for your full purchase price.
This is a very nice, and highly translucent and high quality specimen of Libyan Desert Glass. If you don't know what that is, well then get ready to be amazed! Libyan Desert Glass is a type of impactite that was formed from an ancient meteorite impact in the middle of the Sahara Desert where Egypt and Libya exist today. The sand was immediately fused into this beautiful yellow glass by the heat of the explosion! It is highly collectible and more and more rare all the time. I hope it finds a good home out there. Don't let this one pass you by. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask me. Thanks so much for visiting my Ebay store and have a great day!If you purchase from me you should know that the authenticity of this meteorite is guaranteed! I am a member of the IMCA or the International Meteorite Collector's Association. This is an organization that is a check and balance of those who collect, trade and sell meteorites. You can only join this organization by having the utmost integrity. You must to have two references from existing members to get in and a good reputation. Members of this organization maintain a high standard by monitoring each others' activities for accuracy and honesty. It is every IMCA member's responsibility and pleasure to offer help and assistance to fellow members in order to ensure specimens are genuine. It is not wise to purchase meteorites on Ebay or other sources from those who are not IMCA members. This is a very tight-knit community made up of meteorite hunters, dealers, collectors, and scientists who look out for each other to make sure that the meteorites offered to the public are authentic and genuine. I encourage you to visit the IMCA website and get more information on what being a member means, and how your purchases from its members are guaranteed.IMCA Member #7446 Below is some information about Libyan Desert Glass and Impactites:
Libyan desert glassFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchLibyan desert glassLibyan Desert glass (LDG), or Great Sand Sea glass is an impactite found in areas in the eastern Sahara, in the deserts of eastern Libya and western Egypt. Fragments of desert glass can be found over areas of tens of square kilometers.
Contents1 Geologic origin2 See also3 References4 Literature5 External linksGeologic originDistribution of Silica-glass in the Libyan Desert. 1934 map.The origin of desert glass is uncertain. Meteoritic origins have long been considered possible, and recent research links the glass to impact features, such as zircon-breakdown, vaporized quartz and meteoritic metals, and to an impact crater.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Some geologists[8] associate the glass with radiative melting from meteoric large aerial bursts, making it analogous to trinitite created from sand exposed to the thermal radiation of a nuclear explosion. Libyan Desert glass has been dated as having formed about 26 million years ago. Like obsidian, it was knapped[citation needed] and used to make tools during the Pleistocene.[9]ImpactiteFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchAn example of impactite on EarthImpactite (or impact glass) is rock created or modified by the impact of a meteorite.[1]
Contents1 Characteristics2 Known examples of impactite3 See also4 References5 External linksCharacteristicsImpactite includes shock-metamorphosed target rocks, melts (suevites) and mixtures of the two, as well as sedimentary rocks with significant impact-derived components (shocked mineral grains, tektites, anomalous geochemical signatures, etc.). In June 2015, NASA reported that impact glass has been detected on the planet Mars. Such material may contain preserved signs of ancient life—if life existed.[2]When a meteor strikes a planet's surface, the energy release from the impact can melt rock and soil into a liquid. If the liquid cools and hardens quickly into a solid, impact glass forms before the atoms have time to arrange into a crystal lattice. Impact glass is dark brown, almost black, and partly transparent.[3]
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I offer a shipping discount for customers who combine their payments for multiple purchases into one payment!The discount is regular shipping price for the first item and just 50 cents for each additional item!To be sure you get your shipping discount just make sure all the items you want to purchase are in your cart.Auctions you win are ad...ded to your cart automatically.For any "buy it now" items or second chance offers, be sure to click the "add to cart" button, NOT the "buy it now" button.Once all of your items are in your cart just pay for them from your cart and the combined shipping discount should be applied automatically.
I offer a money back guarantee on every item I sell.If you are not 100% happy with your purchase just send me a message to let me knowand I will buy back the item for your full purchase price.
This is a very nice, and highly translucent and high quality specimen of Libyan Desert Glass. If you don't know what that is, well then get ready to be amazed! Libyan Desert Glass is a type of impactite that was formed from an ancient meteorite impact in the middle of the Sahara Desert where Egypt and Libya exist today. The sand was immediately fused into this beautiful yellow glass by the heat of the explosion! It is highly collectible and more and more rare all the time. I hope it finds a good home out there. Don't let this one pass you by. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask me. Thanks so much for visiting my Ebay store and have a great day!If you purchase from me you should know that the authenticity of this meteorite is guaranteed! I am a member of the IMCA or the International Meteorite Collector's Association. This is an organization that is a check and balance of those who collect, trade and sell meteorites. You can only join this organization by having the utmost integrity. You must to have two references from existing members to get in and a good reputation. Members of this organization maintain a high standard by monitoring each others' activities for accuracy and honesty. It is every IMCA member's responsibility and pleasure to offer help and assistance to fellow members in order to ensure specimens are genuine. It is not wise to purchase meteorites on Ebay or other sources from those who are not IMCA members. This is a very tight-knit community made up of meteorite hunters, dealers, collectors, and scientists who look out for each other to make sure that the meteorites offered to the public are authentic and genuine. I encourage you to visit the IMCA website and get more information on what being a member means, and how your purchases from its members are guaranteed.IMCA Member #7446 Below is some information about Libyan Desert Glass and Impactites:
Libyan desert glassFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchLibyan desert glassLibyan Desert glass (LDG), or Great Sand Sea glass is an impactite found in areas in the eastern Sahara, in the deserts of eastern Libya and western Egypt. Fragments of desert glass can be found over areas of tens of square kilometers.
Contents1 Geologic origin2 See also3 References4 Literature5 External linksGeologic originDistribution of Silica-glass in the Libyan Desert. 1934 map.The origin of desert glass is uncertain. Meteoritic origins have long been considered possible, and recent research links the glass to impact features, such as zircon-breakdown, vaporized quartz and meteoritic metals, and to an impact crater.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Some geologists[8] associate the glass with radiative melting from meteoric large aerial bursts, making it analogous to trinitite created from sand exposed to the thermal radiation of a nuclear explosion. Libyan Desert glass has been dated as having formed about 26 million years ago. Like obsidian, it was knapped[citation needed] and used to make tools during the Pleistocene.[9]ImpactiteFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchAn example of impactite on EarthImpactite (or impact glass) is rock created or modified by the impact of a meteorite.[1]
Contents1 Characteristics2 Known examples of impactite3 See also4 References5 External linksCharacteristicsImpactite includes shock-metamorphosed target rocks, melts (suevites) and mixtures of the two, as well as sedimentary rocks with significant impact-derived components (shocked mineral grains, tektites, anomalous geochemical signatures, etc.). In June 2015, NASA reported that impact glass has been detected on the planet Mars. Such material may contain preserved signs of ancient life—if life existed.[2]When a meteor strikes a planet's surface, the energy release from the impact can melt rock and soil into a liquid. If the liquid cools and hardens quickly into a solid, impact glass forms before the atoms have time to arrange into a crystal lattice. Impact glass is dark brown, almost black, and partly transparent.[3]
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