The present invention relates to a glass composition comprising 65 to 72 wt-% SiO 2 , at least 10.1 wt-% Li 2 O and at least 10.1 wt-% Al 2 O 3 based on the total weight of the composition, the proportion of Li 2 O to Al 2 O 3 being from 1:1 to 1.5:1, wherein the glass composition further comprises 0 to 2 wt-% K 2 O, 1 to 4 wt-% Na 2 O, 0 to 1.5 wt-% CaO, 0 to 1.0 wt-% MgO, 0 to 1.5 wt-% B 2 O 3 , 0 to 1.5 wt-% CeO 2 , 1 to 5 wt-% P 2 O 5 , 0 to 3 wt-% CaF 2 , 0 to 2.0 wt-% AlF 3 , 0 to 1.0 wt-% Ag, 0 to 5 wt-% ZrO 2 and 0 to 4 wt-% TiO 2 based on the total weight of the composition.