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Fulgurite Specimen

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Fulgurite Specimen

Category

Science and Technology

Classification

CHENHALL - Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Geological T&E - Geospecimen

Object Origin
Purveyor:

Mineralogical Research Company

Date Found:

c. 2005

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Irregularly shaped piece of fulgurite. Gray sand and rocks that form branch-like shapes. There are two (2) thick limbs and two (2) thin limbs that branch off from the main section.

Materials:

Sand

rock

Measurements: Object:
    Height: 7.5 in, Length: 10 in, Width: 9.5 in
    Weight: 2.98 lbs

Credit

Museum Purchase, 2009.6

Display Status

On Exhibit

Fulgurite Specimen

About: Fulgurite Specimen

About: Fulgurite Specimen

This formation is a piece of fulgurite, a naturally occurring hollow tube of fused sand and glass formed when lightning of at least 3,270 F° (1,800 C°) strikes and instantaneously melts the silica in sandy ground. Although most fulgurites are only a few inches in length, this much larger one was found by prospectors in northwestern Arizona.

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