Libyan Desert Glass Tektite - 27 g NME.0386.MT often accompanied by the shells

often accompanied by the shells of other Orthoceras

This skull was hand carved from a single piece of stone 3-4 times the size of the actual piece

Hand welded from 108 scrap metal parts and fused together with 232 welds

Length: 2"

Libyan Desert Glass Tektite - 27 g NME.0386.MT often accompanied by the shellsLibyan Desert Glass formed about 29 million years ago after what is believed to have been a meteor shower in the Saharan Desert between modern day Egypt and Libya. The meteors struck the desert sand with scorching hot temperates to transform the sand into Silica, the material that composes Libyan Desert Glass. Silica only forms in temperatures of over 2,900 degrees Fahrenheit. Libyan Desert Glass is also known as Libyan Gold Tektite. We work directly