Petrified Lightning - Saharan Fulgurite Riker Box Specimen Size:Small Riker Box Specimen ' and 'Strawberry Fields Forever

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92" handaxe/biface from North Africa and is dated to roughly 12

With scales or fluffy like a baby chick

Rhinoceros Giants: The Paleobiology of Indricotheres

Petrified Lightning - Saharan Fulgurite Riker Box Specimen Size:Small Riker Box Specimen ' and 'Strawberry Fields ForeverAbove: 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 fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally featured