Fulgurites are glass formations created when lightning strikes sand or rock. The intense heat melts the earth in the shape of the bolt’s path. Sand fulgurites look like roots or tubes, and rock fulgurites, often found on mountaintops, look like glass crusts on the surface. (Photo: Stan Celestian)
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