Libyan Desert Glass - 6 Grams many smaller termination along the

many smaller termination along the main crystal faces

and curiosity

Often this name refers to amethyst with a crystal growth that radiates outward to give the appearance of "flowers"

Specimens like this one are not often seen in just any mineral gallery

Labradorite is a calcium-rich variety of feldspar

Libyan Desert Glass - 6 Grams many smaller termination along theLibyan 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