Petrified Lightning - 2.12" Saharan Fulgurite tabascogeode 994" tektite is set into

994" tektite is set into a sterling silver hang bezel and contains a chain of the same material

A small information card is included

Limited Supply

The creature was part of the Dromaeosauridae family

66 million years ago) provides a dramatic exclamation point to the end of the Mesozoic

Petrified Lightning - 2.12" Saharan Fulgurite tabascogeode 994" tektite is set intoAbove: 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. 12" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally