Petrified Lightning - 1.730" Saharan Fulgurite bracelets discovered in the year 1900

discovered in the year 1900

87" polished Cleoniceras fossil from Madagascar

ICHTHYOSAUR (VERTEBRA)

The completed specimen is easy to handle and provides a sharp background contrast to the light color of the original fiberglass

Petrified Lightning - 1.730" Saharan Fulgurite bracelets discovered in the year 1900Above: 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 1. 730" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally