Petrified Lightning - 2.40" Saharan Fulgurite amber this material builds up layer

this material builds up layer after layer creating a hard shell around the object

a miniaturized version of the original skull is created in wax

A sample of the card is provided at the bottom of this page

This private quarry is part of the Morrison Formation

The tooth measures 2

Petrified Lightning - 2.40" Saharan Fulgurite amber this material builds up layerAbove: 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. 40" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally