Description
Item Code: LIB070 Metric Dimensions: 33 x 22 x 17 mm Imperial Dimensions: 1 ¼" x 1" x ⅝" Weight: 46 Carats (9.1 grams) A Libyan Desert Glass tektite ideal for crafting into a piece of custom jewelry, this specimen has inclusions of sand particles, & unusual high temperature minerals including cristobalite, a rare form of quartz, as well as grains of zirconia & Lechatelierite, the pure mineraloid form of silica which forms during high impact events. Libyan Desert Glass is still relatively unknown & hard to procure. As a gemstone, it has a hardness similar to quartz, in the range of 6.5 - 7 Mohs. Because it is 95% silica & has good translucency, it can be cut & polished. Beautiful swirling patterns of Lechatelierite & inclusions of zirconia & cristobilite define its unique appearance & tell-tale cosmic origins. Libyan Desert Glass Tektite
