Petrified Lightning - SOLD 2.491" Saharan Fulgurite ginkgo though they were often mistaken

though they were often mistaken for fish

The acrylic cube is housed inside a padded

00" piece of La Brea tar material which contains a variety of fossils including a Desert Cottontail rabbit

K-Pg BOUNDARY (Mass extinction event)

The Sikhote Alin meteorite is classified as an iron meteorite in the IIAB group

Petrified Lightning - SOLD 2.491" Saharan Fulgurite ginkgo though they were often mistakenAbove: 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. 491" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally