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The main mass is 550 Kilos
44 kilos were recovered
The weight of this piece is 20 grams
They felt that the meteorite should remain there with them
Libyan Desert Glass Impactite 40.69 Pallasite The main mass is 550What is Libyan Desert Glass? Libyan Desert glass, or Great Sand Sea glass is an impactite found in areas in the eastern Sahara, in the deserts of eastern Libya and western Egypt. Fragments of desert glass can be found over areas of tens of square kilometers. Studies show the Libyan desert glass formed about 29 million years ago. The glass is nearly pure silica, which requires temperatures above 1,600 to form, and that is hotter than any igneous rock