Manhattan Project National Historical Park - Fulgurites are also known as fossilized lightning. In reality, a lightning strike melts the sand and then fuses it. This fulgarite is in the dune field
![Fulgurite formed when lightning hits sand or soil, and the heat from the strike (>27,000°C!) fuses the silica to gl… | Fulgurite, Sand sculptures, Lightning strikes Fulgurite formed when lightning hits sand or soil, and the heat from the strike (>27,000°C!) fuses the silica to gl… | Fulgurite, Sand sculptures, Lightning strikes](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f1/8e/bd/f18ebd087ef4781e6c1783d089d24f8a.jpg)
Fulgurite formed when lightning hits sand or soil, and the heat from the strike (>27,000°C!) fuses the silica to gl… | Fulgurite, Sand sculptures, Lightning strikes
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