The Heat Is onEvidence of ImpactThe ''Smoking Gun''A Meteor ImpactThe new “smoking gun” for understanding the origin of the Libyan desert glass is evidence of an unusual mineral called reidite. Reidite only forms during a meteorite impact, when atoms in the mineral zircon are forced into a tighter arrangement. Such high-pressure minerals are a hallmark of a meteorite impact, and do not form during airbursts. Zirc...See more on realclearscience FossilEra
Libyan Desert Glass: The Saharan Treasure With
Scientists conjectured that Libyan Desert Glass was the result of an extremely large airblast, roughly 100 megatons. The sheer amount of
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