Petrified Lightning - SOLD 3.37" Saharan Fulgurite giftshistory Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin

Charles Tiffany of Tiffany & Co

We've used this material to make some of our bismuth crystals and it is a fun challenge

This location was home to many theropods

Petrified Lightning - SOLD 3.37" Saharan Fulgurite giftshistory Janis JoplinAbove: 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. 37" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally