Description: This listing is for the exact piece of Highest Grade Libyan Gold Tektite pictured. Weight: Approx. 13.32 grams Size: Approx. 30.9mm x 28.8mm x 15.2mm Properties: Libyan Gold Tektite is also referred to as Libyan Desert Glass. It is a yellow tektite or meteoric impact glass. It’s quite like moldavite, but rather than Coke-bottle green, it’s gold or yellow. High-quality specimens have mottled and sculptural surfaces and are more translucent. Mid-grade specimens are more like a cloudy quartz—there’s a whiteness inside them rather than a clear transparency. Highly valued specimens also have a deeper gold or yellow color, sometimes referred to as solar yellow or cosmic yellow. These highest quality or museum-grade specimens often include high amounts of zircon which can indicate a closer proximity to the heart of the meteoric impact. The textural surface feels smooth and matte finish in your fingers. The whole presence of the stone radiates an otherworldly and hyperdimensional aura. The major component of Libyan Gold Tektite is almost pure molten silica glass, Lechatelierite. The meteoric impact that shock-fused the sand and sandstone to form this new hybrid of extraterrestrial and terrestrial material took place 29 million years ago. We are obsessed with this gem as healers because it is “the hottest naturally occurring silica" and contains very high quantities of silica. Silica is the great record-keeper of this universe. It is the most programmable element in Nature. It is the greatest book in the cosmic library of heaven! Learn the full story in our course Temple of Stone where we study meteorites in depth. We hand-picked this highest-grade (and very small) collection from a Czeck dealer who only carries Moldavite and Libyan Gold Tektite. If meteorites light you up, this is your chance to shower yourself with cosmic frequencies through this rare and exquisite meteorite gem. From mindat.org (a council of accurate geologists and scientists): “Libyan Gold Tektite is an impact-melt-rock (impact glass) from a strewnfield in the Western Desert of Egypt. The impact origin is disputed, however, by some scientists. The impact site has not been located yet, although there is clear evidence an impact happened (e.g., Kleinmann et al., 2001). In 2013, Kramers et al. published analyses of a small black rock and proposed it to be the remnant of a cometary nucleus fragment that impacted after incorporating gases from the atmosphere.” From Meteoric and Planetary Science Journal: Microscopic analysis of sandstones from the southern Libyan Desert Glass strewn field reveals a sequence of progressive deformation features, which range from unaffected rock to extreme brecciation. The quartz grains show a wide range of deformation features: crushing and fracturing, undulatory extinction, mosaicism, oriented cleavage, partial isotropization and multiple sets of planar deformation features. This preliminary report provides the first description of these shock indicators, which are typical for hypervelocity impact. From Wikipedia: Recent research links the glass to meteoric impact features, such as zircon breakdown, vaporized quartz and meteoritic metals, and to an impact crater. Policies and Disclaimers: ALL of our stones and crystals are pure and natural!* They are free from synthetic treatments of all kinds including dyes, stabilizers, and synthetic heat treatments to enhance color. *We offer a very small handful of listings with synthetic alterations due to non-availability in pure form. In these few cases, it is stated in the description clearly. Stones may be photographed under magnification to show detail. Please see size/weight information and measurement photos for accurate size reference. International customers are responsible for any customs fees/import taxes. Please see our Lost Package Policy prior to placing your order. Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions. Please take me back to the entire Clarity Crystal Shop Collection
