Mystery of Libyan desert glass solved at last. Famous since the time of King Tut the origin of the scattered glass fragments has long puzzled researchers. Aaron Cavosie from Australia???s Curtin University explains. https://cosmosmagazine.com/archaeology/mystery-of-libyan-desert-glass-solved-at-last
Planetary scientists unravel mystery of Egyptian desert glass by Curtin University, PyhsOrg https://phys.org/news/2019-05-planetary-scientists-unravel-mystery-egyptian.html https://www.sciencealert.com/exotic-glass-in-egypt-was-created-by-a-meteorite-impact-millions-of-years-ago 100-Year Mystery Solved, Yellow Glass In Egyptian Desert Caused By Meteorite Strike, Athena Chan, Tech Times https://www.techtimes.com/articles/243406/20190518/100-year-mystery-solved-yellow-glass-in-egyptian-desert-caused-by-meteorite-strike.htm The paper is: Cavosie, A.J. and Koeberl, C., 2019. Overestimation of threat from 100 Mt???class airbursts? High-pressure evidence from zircon in Libyan Desert Glass. Geology. DOI: 10.1130/G45974.1 https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article/570318/Overestimation-of-threat-from-100-Mtclass Another open access paper is: Koeberl, C. and Ferri??re, L., 2019. Libyan Desert Glass area in western Egypt: Shocked quartz in bedrock points to a possible deeply eroded impact structure in the region. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. open access https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/maps.13250 yours, Paul H.
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