Petrified Lightning - SOLD 3.63" Saharan Fulgurite sannine This necklace is a beaded

This necklace is a beaded choker crafted with dozens of colorful opal beads across its length

carbon-rich shales

tool-making hominin Homo erectus

ancient civilizations valued the beauty of opal

Petrified Lightning - SOLD 3.63" Saharan Fulgurite sannine This necklace is a beadedAbove: 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. 63" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally