Tucson 2014: Libyan Desert glass, Aerolite Meteorites

Posted by David Eicher
on Friday, February 14, 2014

By David J. Eicher

A 242.2-gram specimen of Libyan Desert glass, which consists of terrestrial sand fused at extremely high temperature as a meteorite collided with Earth.

Related blog: A gallery of Aerolite Meteorites

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