Petrified Lightning - 3.682" Saharan Fulgurite fordite This powerful beast could weigh

This powerful beast could weigh up to 1

marvel at the beautiful natural phenomenon of dendritic crystals

This necklace features a section of a polished ammonite fossil

79" fossil with plants from the genera Senftenbergia and Cyclopteris which was recovered from a coal bed in Poland

Petrified Lightning - 3.682" Saharan Fulgurite fordite This powerful beast could weighAbove: 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 3. 682" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally