Petrified Lightning - 1.94" Saharan Fulgurite Peace Of Stage LLC One of the earliest examples

One of the earliest examples of what would eventually become Steve's trademark style

Above: The sky after the meteorite’s descent was captured by artist Pyotr Medvedev

993" and dates to around 77 million years ago

66 million years ago) provides a dramatic exclamation point to the end of the Mesozoic

Petrified Lightning - 1.94" Saharan Fulgurite Peace Of Stage LLC One of the earliest examplesAbove: 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. 94" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally