Petrified Lightning - 2.545" Saharan Fulgurite brazil Each specimen is hand cut

Each specimen is hand cut and measures roughly 4mm on each side

951" chunk of Libyan Desert Glass

fulfilling a decades-long dream of "Bridging the Gate

Known to geology as the Green River formation

the mesmerizing swirls and patterns of agate rock formations have been cherished by humans for millennia

Petrified Lightning - 2.545" Saharan Fulgurite brazil Each specimen is hand cutAbove: 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. 545" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally