Petrified Lightning - 1.730" Saharan Fulgurite bracelets This specimen first appeared in

This specimen first appeared in the Fourth Edition of the Mini Museum

discovered in the year 1900

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

This specimen is a fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert

it did so in a minuscule form we would hardly recognize

Petrified Lightning - 1.730" Saharan Fulgurite bracelets This specimen first appeared inAbove: 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