Petrified Lightning - 3.682" Saharan Fulgurite fordite 74" fossil pair from the

74" fossil pair from the Tethys Ocean

and magnesium are combined to form a malleable

This necklace features a section of a polished ammonite fossil

000 year old ammonite shell that has been split and polished to show its fascinating internal structure

79" fossil with plants from the genera Senftenbergia and Cyclopteris which was recovered from a coal bed in Poland

Petrified Lightning - 3.682" Saharan Fulgurite fordite 74" fossil pair from 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 3. 682" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally