Petrified Lightning - 2.615" Saharan Fulgurite air-and-space These creatures belonged to the

These creatures belonged to the Eurypterid order

943" in length

rubies are imprints of past geological processes

04g Campo Del Cielo meteorite from Argentina

This acquisition was reviewed by a private dealer in Washington

Petrified Lightning - 2.615" Saharan Fulgurite air-and-space These creatures belonged to 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