The glass of the Libyan desert is a natural glass found in the eastern parts of the Sahara desert, in
Previously, scientists considered two hypotheses of the emergence of this type of glass - as a result of the explosion of a meteorite in the air or hitting the Earth.
Now researchers have confirmed the second hypothesis: An analysis of the glass of the Libyan Desert showed that it contains traces of reidite, a mineral that is formed only at high pressure. The pressure necessary for this could only arise from a shock wave resulting from the fall of a meteorite to Earth.
Earlier, associate professor of the Siberian Federal University Gennady Shvedov discovered a new mineral with a high nickel content - ognitit.