Meteorites are not transparent
The photos below were sent to me by persons asking if the objects were meteorites.
![](https://sites.wustl.edu/meteoritesite/files/2021/07/transparent2.jpg)
Libyan desert glass is translucent, but it is not a meteorite. It is quartz sand melted and solidified to glass by a meteoroid impact.
The photos below were sent to me by persons asking if the objects were meteorites.
Libyan desert glass is translucent, but it is not a meteorite. It is quartz sand melted and solidified to glass by a meteoroid impact.