Libyan Desert Glass

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Originally Posted by Selbor13

The theory for the creation of Tektites is that a meteorite/asteroid impacted the earth and the ejected debris/material was molten by the extreme heat from the impact and upon cooling the fused molten material turned into a form of glass which we now know as Tektites. A big misconception is that Tektites (including Moldavite) are space rocks or space glass, they are not, they are composed of terrestrial material.

Since no crater had been found to link it to Libyan Dessert Glass another theory was developed in which the meteorite/asteroid exploded in the air at a low altitude before it could impact the earth, creating a heated shock wave like that of an atomic bomb. The creation of LDG is compared to that of Trinitite, perhaps that's where you got the nuclear bombing idea. Trinitite was created in the New Mexico dessert when the USA military conducted a nuclear bomb test.

In the last few years a site was found which is believed to be a crater which is now being liked to LDG (Kebira Crater) which shoots down the 2nd theory.

This is really interesting

So Libyan Dessert Glass - LDG is a tektite of violent change, instant and powerful. I wonder what other experiences do people have with these ones and how do they compare with Moldavite