Petrified Lightning - 2.545" Saharan Fulgurite chalcedony hastalis and C

hastalis and C

glass-topped bead composed of fine-grained dust extracted from the Allende meteorite

52" fossil pair from the Tethys Ocean

A custom Coin of Authenticity sits beneath the fragment as a finishing detail

The discovery of this global layer and the eventual hypothesis is credited to Nobel Laureate Dr

Petrified Lightning - 2.545" Saharan Fulgurite chalcedony hastalis and CAbove: 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