Libyan Desert Glass Pendants
Libyan Desert Glass is one of the most unusual natural glasses ever described or seen. It is almost entirely made up of silica and is dispersed over a large area of the Great Sand Sea in Egypt. Analysis of the chemical composition of several different Libyan Desert Glasses confirmed their close compositional relationship to the mature Sandstones of the Jurassic-Cretaceous era 71 - 195 million years ago. Testing results confirm that LDG's are impact-derived glasses (impactites), and have chemical features similar to tektites. Possible inclusions are bubbles, Cristobalite, and sometimes dark streaks, but Libyan Desert Glass can be milky from thousands of bubbles or gem quality with almost no impurities.
When the tomb of King Tutankhamen was opened a piece of jewelry was found with a Libyan Desert Glass scarab's body. At first it was thought to be chalcedony, but it is now considered to be Libyan Desert Glass. Libyan Desert Glass was treated like a precious stone and incorporated in jewellery in ancient Egypt. The find in Tutankhamen's tomb seems to confirm it.
Libyan Desert Glass Pendant #1018 in Sterling Silver.
Handmade by Richard Bolger with a top quality Desert Glass Impactite
“The Pendants and Earrings I make are crafted from Sterling Silver wire using natural stones, crystals, cut stones and carvings. It all started over 30 years ago when I made my first “wirewrapped” pendant with a Herkimer Diamond. I select each Herkimer Diamond, Moldavite, Fossil, Meteorite and Semi-precious Stone that is set into these handmade Jewels. Herkimer Diamonds are one of my favorites. I use them often in combination with other Crystals, Fossils, Moldavite and space rocks to create unique Jewels with an emphasis on Herkimer Diamond Crystals.”