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Libyan desert glass

natural quartz glass, probably created by a meteorite impact
Class type of: impact glass, fused quartz Q1778748

Facts

4 properties
Country
Egypt[1]
Subclass of
impact glass, fused quartz[4][5]
Location of discovery
Great Sand Sea[3]
Made from material
lechatelierite[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en Libyan desert glass en Great Sand Sea glass ar زجاج الصحراء الليبية cs libyjské sklo da LDG da Edeowie glas da Ørkenglas de Libysches Wüstenglas de Wüstenglas es Vidrio líbico fr verre libyque he זכוכית מדבר לובית it vetro del deserto libico ja リビアガラス ja リビアグラス ja リビアングラス ko 리비언 글라스 ko 리비언 글래스 ko 리비언 데저트 글라스 ko 리비언 데저트 글래스
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Libyan Desert Glass.jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/04_1rg0
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2777074168
Mindat mineral ID
39796
PACTOLS thesaurus ID
pcrtwWYB6o5QwM

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Country 1
Egypt
Location of discovery 1
Great Sand Sea
Made from material 1
lechatelierite
Subclass of 1
fused quartz
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  1. [1] ↑ . mindat.org. mindat.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . mindat.org. mindat.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at URL → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Described at URL: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/libyjske-pustne-sklo/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User tal"
  2. 25w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at URL → —
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → impact glass, fused quartz
    Location of discovery → Great Sand Sea
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described at URL: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/libyjske-pustne-sklo/, Add Slovak descriptive resource (P973)"
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