Petrified Lightning - 2.615" Saharan Fulgurite olympics " ~ René-Just Haüy

" ~ René-Just Haüy

Nearly 95% of all life perished

Each specimen is hand-cut by our technicians and is displayed in a cushioned acrylic jar

304" mission-flown nose landing gear tire fragment from the Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102)

377" mission-flown nose landing gear tire fragment from the Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102)

Petrified Lightning - 2.615" Saharan Fulgurite olympics " ~ René-Just HaüyAbove: 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. 615" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally