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Libyan Desert Glass area (Libyan Desert Glass strewn field), New Valley Governorate, Egypti
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Libyan Desert Glass area (Libyan Desert Glass strewn field) | Strewn Field (Inferred) |
| New Valley Governorate | Governorate |
| Egypt | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 23' 59'' North , 25° 18' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Strewn Field (Inferred)
Köppen climate type:
The strewn field of the impact glass called Libyan Desert Glass covers 6,500 km² and lies between the Great Sand Sea near the Koufra Oasis in southwest Egypt and the N'Giffel-Khabir Plateau (Gilf Kebir) close to the Egypt-Libya border.
The Libyan Desert Glass area is approximately 2500–6000 km² (depending on the publication).
The Libyan Desert Glass area is approximately 2500–6000 km² (depending on the publication).
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Aluminium | 1.AA.05 | Al |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| ⓘ | Native Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| ⓘ | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
| ⓘ | Moissanite | 1.DA. | SiC |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Lechatelierite | 4.DA.30 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Baddeleyite | 4.DE.35 | ZrO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Reidite ? | 9.AD.45 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Iron oxide' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Diamond | C |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| C | ⓘ Moissanite | SiC |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baddeleyite | ZrO2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Lechatelierite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Reidite | Zr(SiO4) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Native Aluminium | Al |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Lechatelierite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Moissanite | SiC |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Reidite | Zr(SiO4) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron | Fe |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Baddeleyite | ZrO2 |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Zr | ⓘ Reidite | Zr(SiO4) |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libyan_desert_glass |
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Localities in this Region
- New Valley Governorate
- Libyan Desert Glass area (Libyan Desert Glass strewn field)
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
- Sahara DesertDesert
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Sahara Metacraton
- Al Kufrah CratonShield
- Upper Egypt basinBasin
Egypt
- Western DesertDesert
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References
Tosson, Salama; El-Mahdy, O. R.; Saad, Nadi A. (1974) Differential thermal and thermogravimetric analyses of the Bahariya iron ore deposits, Egypt. Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie, 97 (1). p.27-39. doi:10.3406/bulmi.1974.6912
Kramers, Jan D., Andreoli, Marco A.G., Atanasova, Maria, Belyanin, Georgy A., Block, David L., Franklyn, Chris, Harris, Chris, Lekgoathi, Mpho, Montross, Charles S., Ntsoane, Tshepo, Pischedda, Vittoria, Segonyane, Patience, Viljoen, K.S. (Fanus), Westraadt, Johan E. (2013) Unique chemistry of a diamond-bearing pebble from the Libyan Desert Glass strewnfield, SW Egypt: Evidence for a shocked comet fragment. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 382. 21-31 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2013.09.003
Libyan Desert Glass area, New Valley Governorate, Egypt