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Libyan desert glass,tektites,meteorites Showcase with Libyan desert glass,tektites,meteorites in the Fersman Mineralogical Museum in Moscow. Example of Libyan desert glass (found in 1932) .Presumably, was formed as a result of the impact of a meteorite or comet on the sand.Discovered in the Libyan desert (hence the name).The same glass in ancient times became an ornament of Tutankhamun (scarab). The ancient masters are widely used these stones for spearheads, scrapers and knives. Tektites (Indochinites) .Examples was found in 1929 in Indochina. Parts of iron meteorite Chinga (Chinge).Found in Russia in 1912. Parts of stone meteorite Pervomaiskii Poselok.Fell to Earth on December 26,1933 in the Vladimir region of USSR.Total mass: 49 kg. Video copyright: Oleg Tarabanov youtube/watch?v=1S3N-x95nmA
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 08:42:15 +0000

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