Petrified Lightning - 1.751" Saharan Fulgurite showcase2025sale30 The history of faience is

The history of faience is tightly linked to the importance of visual symbols in a world in which most people could neither read nor write

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An informational photo card that serves as a certificate of authenticity is also included

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80" polished Cleoniceras fossil from Madagascar

Petrified Lightning - 1.751" Saharan Fulgurite showcase2025sale30 The history of faience isAbove: 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 1. 751" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally