Petrified Lightning - 1.751" Saharan Fulgurite campo Immediately below this is a

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These stones have been smoothed and shaped as palm stones

This specimen is a complete 122

it still struck a fearsome appearance with four elongated teeth that protruded from its mouth like fangs

Petrified Lightning - 1.751" Saharan Fulgurite campo Immediately below this is aAbove: 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. 751" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally