Petrified Lightning - SOLD 2.780" Saharan Fulgurite rockinaboxsannine 06" polished Phylloceras fossil from

06" polished Phylloceras fossil from Madagascar

the citrine used in these beads likely originated in the Atlas Mountains

446" crinoid fossil plate that dates to about 323

Each pendant is handcrafted right here at Mini Museum and has a real fragment of brick from Cetatea Poenari encased in every locket

071" fossil Ginkgo cranei leaf from the Sentinel Butte Formation in North Dakota

Petrified Lightning - SOLD 2.780" Saharan Fulgurite rockinaboxsannine 06" polished Phylloceras fossil fromAbove: 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. 780" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally