Petrified Lightning - 1.78" Saharan Fulgurite toothandclaw Above: The Front of the

Above: The Front of the Specimen Card

Over two metric tons of material from this meteorite have been found so far

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This relatively simple pattern was the standard in Europe for hundreds of years

Petrified Lightning - 1.78" Saharan Fulgurite toothandclaw Above: The Front of theAbove: Front of the Specimen Card. When lightning strikes dry sand, the intense heat melts and fuses the silica creating tubes of rough glass called fulgurites. The process happens quickly, often trapping molecules from the surrounding atmosphere inside the walls of the impact tube. These natural time capsules allow scientists to study the composition of ancient climates. This specimen is a 1. 78" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally