Fulgurites, also known as fossilized lightning, don’t have a fixed composition: they are composed of whatever they’re composed of at the time of the lightning strike.

Fulgurite is created when lightning strikes the sand heating the ground up to 60,000 degrees. Mass protests planned for Trump ...

It’s called “fulgurite”, named after the Latin for lightning, and while examples of those fused silica crystals don’t appear as clear as manmade glass, they’re still fascinating in their ...

Some social media users are sharing a photo they claim shows a fulgurite – a glass structure that can be created when lightning strikes sand or rock. The photo shows an elaborate sand structure ...

The glass tubes typically form when the sand cools very quickly, and they can appear as clear, white-ish glass. These glass tubes are called fulgurites.

Thundering Fulgurite is a rare treasure that can be difficult to find. Learn how to farm Thundering Fulgurite in Monster Hunter Wilds.

Fulgurites, named after the Latin word for lightning: fulgur, are natural tubes or crusts of glass formed when lightning strikes sand, mostly composed of quartz.

In what sounds like a superhero’s origin story, scientists have discovered a new type of material created after lightning struck a tree. This particular form of crystalline phosphorus has never ...

Thundering Fulgurite and Fulgurite Shard in Monster Hunter Wilds are unique items that players can find in the vast expanse of the Forbidden Lands.

Dramatic discharge Fulgurites form when lightning hits sand, fusing together the grains in a gnarly, branching tube of glass. Bindi collected multiple fulgurites in his search for quasicrystals.

Fulgurite can be a treasure trove of interesting minerals, mostly in part because of how the extreme energy from the lightning interacts with the minerals already found in their target.

Parts of the fulgurites USF professor Matthew Pasek purchased after a New Port Richey lightning strike are pictured. From these fulgurites, Pasek was able to help discover a new naturally ...