Petrified Lightning - 2.615" Saharan Fulgurite 1940s 084" Dendraster gibbsii from the

084" Dendraster gibbsii from the San Joaquin Valley deposit

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

999" wood fragment of the original 1923 sign salvaged during the reconstruction

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Petrified Lightning - 2.615" Saharan Fulgurite 1940s 084" Dendraster gibbsii from theAbove: 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. 615" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally