Petrified Lightning - 3.24" Saharan Fulgurite mysterybox Species: Velociraptor mongoliensis

Species: Velociraptor mongoliensis

741" in length

Planets have enough mass to cause significant melting and separation of geologic material

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Petrified Lightning - 3.24" Saharan Fulgurite mysterybox Species: Velociraptor mongoliensisAbove: 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. 24" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally