Desert Glass

Desert Glass is a naturally formed glass composed of nearly pure silica. It was discovered in 1932 when Egyptian Desert Survey expedition led by P.A. Clayton was sent to study southwest unexplored regions from Cairo. The expedition discovered, scattered on the desert, transparent to translucent pieces of pale yellow-green vitreous substance. Since then it also came to be known as Libyan Desert glass.

It is great stone for spiritual work and for the group healing. It aligns the energy centers and removes blocks. The Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun used to have a scarab craved from Desert Glass on his breast plate.

Libyan Desert Glass is the most unusual natural glasses ever seen or described. It is completely made of silica and is dispersed over a large area of the Great Sand Sea in the Egypt.

Techinical Specification

Name	Moh's	Specific Gravity	Structure	Cleavage	Refractive Index	Double	Disp.	Pleochro	Fluorescence
Agate (Quartz)	6.5+	2.60-2.65	Hexagonal	None	1.54-1.55	up to 0.006	0.013	None	Variable