Petrified Lightning - 1.783" Saharan Fulgurite gemsandminerals This new Kapton selection comes

This new Kapton selection comes from Buzz Aldrin's personal collection and as such it is extremely limited

163" in length

199" in length

Both specimen ships in their very own glass-topped riker display case and the bracelet ships in a gray gift box

As fossilization occurs over a very long timespan

Petrified Lightning - 1.783" Saharan Fulgurite gemsandminerals This new Kapton selection comesAbove: 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 1. 783" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally