Petrified Lightning - SOLD 3.17" Saharan Fulgurite rockinaboxpetrifiedwood we had to begin by

we had to begin by separating forams from actual sand and tiny bits of debris

" ~ Oral myth of Toba cosmology as recorded by Alfred Métraux

this material builds up layer after layer creating a hard shell around the object

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Petrified Lightning - SOLD 3.17" Saharan Fulgurite rockinaboxpetrifiedwood we had to begin byAbove: 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. 17" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally