Amazing Geologist - This is what happens when sand gets struck by lightning! Fulgurites are natural hollow glass tubes formed in quartzose sand, silica, or soil by lightning strikes (at 3,270 °F),
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☀Metalert Ireland☀ on X: "A "Fulgarite" the product of lightning hitting sand. Basically superheated sand turning into a form of glass. #jazus https://t.co/cYspa12T7n" / X
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