Petrified Lightning - 3.259" Saharan Fulgurite tethys Skull Dimensions: 18mm x 30mm

Skull Dimensions: 18mm x 30mm x 25mm

" ~ Naturalist John Muir (1838-1914)

this specimen is a fragment of one of those bricks that first experienced the sound of the Beatles

by which time Pliosaur had established itself as a terrifying predator of the seas

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Petrified Lightning - 3.259" Saharan Fulgurite tethys Skull Dimensions: 18mm x 30mmAbove: 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. 259" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally