Petrified Lightning - SOLD 2.594" Saharan Fulgurite mm5 These fossils date back over

These fossils date back over 64

Standing seven feet tall with two blunt horns

Carpoids spawned off in wildly divergent asymmetrical forms

The petroleum in this region provides a unique

Hidden among Upstate New York's dolostone formation is a stunning group of crystals called Herkimer diamonds

Petrified Lightning - SOLD 2.594" Saharan Fulgurite mm5 These fossils date back overAbove: 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 2. 594" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally