Libyan Desert Glass - 12 Grams The word ruby comes from

The word ruby comes from the Latin word "ruber"

Around 200 million years ago

Average Weight: 3

The clarity and striation of this specimen are out of this world

you are able to see where this specimen grew alongside other crystals

Libyan Desert Glass - 12 Grams The word ruby comes fromLibyan Desert Glass (LDG), is a tektite found in the Sahara deserts of Western Egypt, near the Libyan border. No one is positive about how this tektite has formed. Some research suggests the impact of a meteorite may have caused it. The heat and pressure from this impact would have melted the silica through radiation, similar to the thermal radiation present in a nuclear explosion. Another theory is the bursting of an asteroid as it passes through