35 Grams Fulgurites from Sahara Desert

This listing is for 35 grams of small pieces of Fulgurites as shown in the photos.

Your 35grams of small pieces of Fulgurites will be randomly selected from our current stock. Please see other photos in this listing to see an example of what 35 grams of Fulgurites look like.  These Fulgurites are about 3cm to 7cm in length on average.  These Fulgurites were found in the Sahara Desert by the Moroccan Nomads. 

What is a Fulgurite? 

Fulgurite is named after the Latin word for Lightning: fulgur.  Fulgurite is formed when lightning strikes sand.   Most sand melts around temperatures of 1800 °C so when lightning bolt strikes the sand the silica melts almost instantly and fuses together when it cools.

The so-called "lightning glass" is formed during these lightning strikes is made up of whatever sand was in the vicinity.