Wüstenglas / Desert Glass
Größe / Size: 31 x 20 x 14 mm
Reinheit / Clarity: transparent
Farbe / Color: Gelborange / yellow-orange
Schliff / Cut: keiner, Rohstein / none, rough
Herkunft / Origin: Großer Sandsee, Ägypten / Great Sand Sea, Egypt
Desert glass results from the impact of a meteorite in northern Africa around 30 Mio. years ago. The energy of the impact melted the sandstone in the impact area and pushed the material into the atmosphere. Then it cooled down and fell back to the ground as desert glass. In the early stone age humans used this material for sharp weapons and tools. In the pharaonean area desert glass was used for jewelry together with gemstones, in the tomb of Tutanchamun jewelry and insignia made with desert glass were found. This Desert Glass is from an old find. Rare collector specimen or for unique jewelry.
