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Libyan Desert Glass Egypt This specimen was formed approximately 29
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Libyan Desert Glass Egypt This specimen was formed approximately 29 million...

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Libyan Desert Glass
Egypt
This specimen was formed approximately 29 million years ago when the impact of a meteorite fused sand into lumps of glass. It is believed that the meteorite did not reach the ground but exploded some 10 kilometers high in the atmosphere, like the Tunguska event in 1908. Libyan...
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