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Desert Glass, Libyan Desert Glass (''LDG'') or Edeowie Glass is found in large (tens of Kilometer s) regions of sandy deserts in the Libyan Desert , Africa , and in South Australia . THE GEOLOGIC ORIGIN The origin of the glass is a controversial issue for the scientific community. Meteoric origins were long suspected, but then research linked the glass to evidence of impact mechanics (vaporized Quartz and meteoric metals) and to an Impact Crater . The topic is currently still evolving, and some geologists associate the glass not with impact melt ejecta, but with Radiative melting from meteoric Large Aerial Burst s, i.e., the glass would be analogous to Trinitite created from sand exposed to the thermal radiation of a Fireball . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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