Petrified Lightning - 3.682" Saharan Fulgurite shergottite As life returned

As life returned

326" mission-flown nose landing gear tire fragment from the Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102)

The specimen is housed in an acrylic jar that is encased within a glass-topped riker display box

This bundle includes the Amazing Ammonite

While his Chicago Outfit waged war in the city's streets

Petrified Lightning - 3.682" Saharan Fulgurite shergottite As life returnedAbove: 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 3. 682" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally