Petrified Lightning - SOLD 3.63" Saharan Fulgurite sannine ancient civilizations valued the beauty

ancient civilizations valued the beauty of opal

turning nickel-iron and stone into very small fragments

tool-making hominin Homo erectus

traveling approximately 126 million miles

This bundle includes the Cavern Club

Petrified Lightning - SOLD 3.63" Saharan Fulgurite sannine ancient civilizations valued the beautyAbove: 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