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  1. Fulgurite - Wikipedia

    • Fulgurites (from Latin fulgur 'lightning' and -ite), commonly called "fossilized lightning", are natural tubes, clumps, or masses of sintered, vitrified, or fused soil, sand, rock, organic debris and other sediments that sometimes form when lightning discharges into ground. When composed of silica, fulgurites are classified as a variety of the mineraloid lechatelie… See more

    Description

    Fulgurites are formed when lightning strikes the ground, fusing and vitrifying mineral grains. The primary SiO2 phase … See more

    Significance

    The presence of fulgurites in an area can be used to estimate the frequency of lightning over a period of time, which can help to understand past regional climates. Paleolightning is the study of various indicators o… See more

    History

    Fulgurite tubes have been mentioned already by Persian polymaths Avicenna and Al-Biruni in the 11th century, without knowing their true origination. Over the following centuries fulgurites have been described b… See more

    External links

    H. J. Melosh, "Impact geologists, beware!" (Archived 2020-08-06 at the Wayback Machine). Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 44, Issue 17, pp. 8873–8874, 2017
    Petrified Lightning by Peter E. Viemeister (PDF)… See more

     
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  1. Fulgurites are formed when lightning strikes the ground, fusing and vitrifying mineral grains. The primary SiO 2 phase in common tube fulgurites is lechatelierite, an amorphous silica glass. Many fulgurites show some evidence of crystallization: in addition to glasses, many are partially protocrystalline or microcrystalline.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulgurite
    The lightning has to strike rock or sand to make glass, and the resulting glass is called fulgurite. The reason lightning can make glass is because lightning has a LOT of energy. Because the lightning has so much energy, it can quickly melt the rock or sand to a liquid.
    scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=2119
    Glass created by lightning When lightning strikes quartz sand, such as in a beach or desert, fulgurites (specifically lechatelerite) are created. The high temperature at the exact place where the lightning strikes causes the sand to melt rapidly and form glass, often in a tubular shape.
    artsandculture.google.com/story/3wUR28J0GydS5w
    In fact, fulgurite gets its name from the Latin word “fulgur,” which translates to lightning in English. As a bolt of lightning passes through sand, the intense heat – which is as hot or hotter than the surface of the sun – fuses the sand particles together to form a tube of glass.
    weather.com/science/news/fulgurite-how-lightning-…
    A fulgurite or "petrified lightning" is a glass tube formed when electricity strikes sand. Usually, fulgurites are hollow, with a rough exterior and smooth interior. Lightning from thunderstorms makes most fulgurites, but they also form from atomic blasts, meteor strikes and from man-made high voltage devices falling onto the ground.
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  2. Lightning Glass! (Fulgurite) How It’s Formed And Where To Find It

     
  3. Fulgurite: What is Lightning Glass & How to Find It

    May 6, 2024 · Fulgurite — from the Latin fulgur, meaning “thunderbolt” — is a natural tube or crust of glass created when heat from a lightning strike or downed power line fuses silica (quartz) sand, rock or other mineral grains.

  4. Fulgurites : Formation, Properties, Uses, Locations - Geology …

  5. Fulgurites - Oxford University Museum of Natural History

    Jul 22, 2013 · These unusual natural formations get their name from ‘fulgur’, the Latin word for lightning. Damp sand conducts electricity, and when lightning strikes, the sand grains fuse to form a glass composed of nearly pure silicon …

  6. What are fulgurites and where can they be found?

    Jan 1, 2005 · Fulgurites are natural tubes or crusts of glass formed by the fusion of silica (quartz) sand or rock from a lightning strike. Their shape mimics the path of the lightning bolt as it disperses into the ground. All lightning strikes that hit …

  7. Fulgurites: When Lightning Strikes Sand, Magic Is …

    Jun 28, 2022 · The word—based on the Latin world for thunderbolt—refers to a hollow glass tube formed when lightning strikes soil, silica, sand or even rock.

  8. Fulgurites: The Power of Lightning - U.S. National …

    At 50,000 degrees F—hotter than the surface of the sun!—lightning blasts the sand, vaporizing the area where the bolt of electricity shoots through the sand and melting the surrounding sand into dark glass. “Fulgur” is the Latin word for …

  9. Fulgurites: Form When Lightning Strikes Sand

    Fulgurites are rare natural glass formations created when lightning strikes sand, soil, or rock. The intense heat from the lightning rapidly melts the struck material, which then cools and solidifies into a glassy substanc.

  10. What Is Fulgurite? Where to Find It and How to Make It

    Apr 19, 2021 · Fulgurite is a hollow, glassy tube formed when lightning strikes the ground. The tube has a rough exterior and either a rough or smooth interior. Fulgurites may be branched like a tree or Lichtenberg figure. They come in a …

  11. When Lightning Strikes Sand, It Creates Bizarre Glass …

    Aug 1, 2019 · Learn how lightning fuses sand into silica glass beneath the ground, creating rocky tubes called fulgurites. Find out how to dig up or spot these rare and amazing artifacts of nature.

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