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Libyan Desert Glass (sometimes referred to as Egypt or Egyptian Desert Glass) is a rare and beautiful impact glass, found in only one remote location on Earth, near the Libyan/Egyptian border. It is associated with an ancient meteorite impact, which occurred somewhere in the North African deserts. Quality specimens are translucent, and also display pseudo regmaglypts, possibly caused by wind erosion, or by ablation when molten fragments were thrown into the air following impact. Perhaps the most enchanting of all meteorite-related collectibles, Libyan Desert Glass is now extremely difficult to obtain, as removing material from the site is prohibited by the Egyptian government. The ancient pectoral pictured at left belonged to Tutankhamun, and the yellow scarab is carved from Libyan Desert Glass, giving this striking meteoritic material a unique link to Egypt and to humanity's distant past. [Photo © BBC] |
These outstanding specimens came from a colleague who has close ties with Egypt. They were acquired years ago, before the ban on hunting was enacted by the Egyptian government. Please note the exceptional translucency and fine character of these pieces. High quality Libyan Desert Glass specimens are graded by their clarity, shape and color. These superb specimens have the best clarity of any I've ever offered for sale. If you want a good piece of desert glass, get it now. I doubt I will be able to acquire comparable specimens in the future. |
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LIBYAN
DESERT GLASS FINE SPECIMEN |
Super lovely piece with abstract colorful inclusions and a remarkable frosted textured surface. Too nice for words. 70 mm x 51 mm x 37 mm |
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LIBYAN
DESERT GLASS 101.5 Grams |
Pyramidal specimen with a glorious
highly polished top face laced with with long flowing regmaglypts and
an olivine tint. The reverse side has a remarkably deep spherical scoop.
66 mm x 55 mm x 29 mm |
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LIBYAN
DESERT GLASS 139.6 Grams |
Remarkable fluted and flowing
individual covered with deep pseudo regmaglypts and beautifully wind polished
faces. Extremely nice. |
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LIBYAN
DESERT GLASS 169.2 Grams |
Impressive elongated piece with
a honey yellow color, beautiful wind polished surfaces and abundant pseudo
regmaglypts. |
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LIBYAN
DESERT GLASS 197.5 Grams |
Fabulous highly (naturally) polished
specimen with an amazing abundance of overlapping and well defined pseudo
regmaglypts. One of the nicest naturally sculpted pieces we've ever had.
114 mm x 74 mm x 22 mm |
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LIBYAN
DESERT GLASS 350.5 Grams |
Large extremely attractive specimen with excellent shape, good color and unusual green bands. 112 mm x 77 mm x 37 mm |
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LIBYAN
DESERT GLASS LARGE SPECIMEN |
Very rare large specimen with excellent shape and highly wind polished surfaces. One of the largest example in our inventory. 145 mm x 97 mm x 63 mm |
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LIBYAN
DESERT GLASS MUSEUM PIECE One of the largest Libyan Desert Glass specimens we have ever offered for sale. Pieces of this size are extremely rare and hardly ever seen in the marketplace. One face is entirely covered by tiny pseudo regmaglypts. Excellent. Don't miss the large pictures >>> 1,543 grams 172 mm x 120 mm x 165 mm |
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LIBYAN
DESERT GLASS This massive and beautifully shaped Libyan Desert Glass specimen is the largest example of LDG we have ever offered for sale, and the second largest we have ever seen! It features intriguing banding and is speckled with holes and its texture is reminiscent of green sea glass. Mysterious and magical. Don't miss the large pictures >>> 3,038 grams 212
mm x 184 mm x 105 mm |
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Extremely rare green
LDG specimens with "streaks" Probably less than 1 in 1,000 Libyan Desert Glass specimens display a clear green tint. These lovely examples are among the most colorful and striking we've ever come across. Research work by noted impact specialist Dr. Alain Carion, and others, has determined that the grey streaks within these specimens contain traces of the original meteorite impactor—frozen forever in natural green glass. A rare and intriguing collectible. |
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LIBYAN
DESERT GLASS 47.0 Grams |
New Listing Charming
blade-shaped desert glass with a strong presence of bands striping across
through it. |
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LIBYAN
DESERT GLASS 237.9 Grams |
New Listing Large
green tinted desert glass with distinct textural contrast where the piece
was exposed to the elements. Dark banding dominates one promontory. |
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