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Al Kufrah

Great Sand Sea glass margin (Libya)

Gem locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Libyan desert glass (unreachable).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Western margin of the Libyan desert glass strewn field, the silica glass of Tutankhamun's scarab

The strewn field is well documented; almost all collecting has been on the Egyptian side.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

no rescueUnexploded ordnance, border patrols

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