Petrified Lightning - SOLD 3.26" Saharan Fulgurite Shopify Collective The dark branching patterns within

The dark branching patterns within the quartz of this pendant are a beautiful example of geochemistry—as fascinating as they are beautiful

just like life

and JP Nick Carter

This necklace features a single polished bead of fossilized Stegodon bone from the Solo River in Central Java Province of Indonesia

000 years to the Silurian Period

Petrified Lightning - SOLD 3.26" Saharan Fulgurite Shopify Collective The dark branching patterns withinAbove: 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. 26" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally