Petrified Lightning - 2.178" Saharan Fulgurite gembone The last Concorde flight occurred

The last Concorde flight occurred on October 24

This shirt has seven fossil facts so you can share your love of paleontology with everyone you meet

Also included is a folding Apollo 11 Information Card

The specimen comes affixed to an informational display card with the Mini Museum Seal of Authenticity

Petrified Lightning - 2.178" Saharan Fulgurite gembone The last Concorde flight occurredAbove: 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. 178" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally