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Fulgurite
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Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock, Senne plateau, Gütersloh, Eastern Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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A variety of Lechatelierite
Natural silica-rich glass formed by lightning striking and melting sands or bare rock (colour is therefore variable, depending on the chemical composition of these sands and rocks).
Lechatelierites/fulgurites form hollow tubes that are often irregular and branched.
Originally described from Senne plateau, Gütersloh, Eastern Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Natural silica-rich glass formed by lightning striking and melting sands or bare rock (colour is therefore variable, depending on the chemical composition of these sands and rocks).
Lechatelierites/fulgurites form hollow tubes that are often irregular and branched.
Originally described from Senne plateau, Gütersloh, Eastern Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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| Health Warning: | No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care. | |||||
References for Fulgurite | ||||||
| Reference List: - + | Pasek, M.A., Block, K. & Pasek, V. (2012): Fulgurite morphology: a classification scheme and clues to formation. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 164, 477-492. | |||||
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Locality Updated: Govezhda Mine (Govejda Mine), Georgi Damyanovo Obshtina, Montana Oblast, BulgariaFrom Marcus Voigt, 22nd May 2013 06:56:17