Petrified Lightning - SOLD 3.63" Saharan Fulgurite rockinaboxsnail The specimen contains an artistic

The specimen contains an artistic glitter pattern to represent the formation of our solar system from dust and gas

Each tile was unique

as well as a handsome display box

left Havana in September of 1641 at the head of a 21-ship fleet and carrying 100 tons of silver and gold

44" in length along its longest side

Petrified Lightning - SOLD 3.63" Saharan Fulgurite rockinaboxsnail The specimen contains an artisticAbove: 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. 63" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally