This unique glass is believed to have formed about 29 million years ago, during the late Eocene epoch, when a significant meteorite impact occurred in this region. Libyan Desert Glass is a rare and intriguing natural phenomenon with a history dating back thousands of years. It is a type of tektite, which is a form of natural glass that forms when a meteorite strikes the Earth’s surface, melting and vaporizing the surrounding rock, and then solidifying as glass. 

The ancient Egyptians used LDG to create jewelry, beads, and ornaments. They believed it had mystical and protective properties, referring to it as “the rock of god.”

Libyan Desert Glass is generally translucent, allowing some light to pass through. It is an amorphous glass with a disordered atomic arrangement, similar to other types of tektites. Some LDG specimens may contain small, spherical or elongated bubble inclusions, which are remnants of gas or vapor trapped during the glass’s formation. The silica content is responsible for its glassy nature and transparency.

• LDG in our pendant weighs 17 grams. 80 carats.
• Accents: An intricate white diamond, geometric (square) accent showing an ornate design around it that catches the eye at first glance, especially outside in the sunlight. Diamonds, round, 43 count, mined, white, untreated, 1.1-1.3 mm, color H, clarity I3, 0.20ct.
• Metal: 9K 375-European marked yellow gold, 1.04 grams.
• Total drop: 3 inches. Chain is not provided with this sale.

Condition: new. excellent. Ready to be gifted.
Luxury box is included free.

Note: No treatment means that the gemstone is completely free from all color, clarity and durability enhancements, such as heat-treatment, beryllium treatment, irradiation, fracture-filling, impregnation, stabilization or any other gemstone treatment. In other words, a non-treated gem has merely been mined and cut.