Petrified Lightning - 2.007" Saharan Fulgurite mounteverest Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304

Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages

HRH William Windsor

overcoming the Atlantic Ocean seemed an impossible task

a system of large lakes covered hundreds of square miles across the modern-day intersection of Utah

Petrified Lightning - 2.007" Saharan Fulgurite mounteverest Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304Above: 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. 007" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally