COLORADO BOB Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Has anyone, while nuggetshooting or hunting for meteorites, ever found any Fulgurites?Bob T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpion Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 I had a friend in college who's last name is Flugar! I guess if he had children they would be called Flugarites! does that count ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge Runner Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 I had to go look this up! An often tubular vitrified crust produced by the fusion of sand or rock by lightning.So says Mr. Webster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen in MT Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Can't say that I have found any Fulgurites, but I have found alot of Leverites and abunch of other stiff in the desert. What do they look like Bob???Allen in MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLORADO BOB Posted May 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Hey Scorpion,Thats good, I like it. Sounds like something that Flakmagnet would come up with. Ridge Runner, Thats fairly close, however there are several vairous kinds of them.There are some for sale over on E-bay, that will give you an idea.Allen,Give it a shot with Dogpile, that will take you to several sites with Fulgurites, also with pictures and some prices that they sell for.May want to try www.minresco.com/fulgurites/fulgurites Bob T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge Runner Posted May 14, 2006 Report Share Posted May 14, 2006 Well Bob its like you said its on ebay and its from Colorado. You got me looking in my rock and mineral book to find it. Another thing I can write in my book of something I learn today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobravo Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Will this count? I have one that was caused by 4500 volts of electricity that was ground out on a metal rod. Hole was about a foot deep. Nice piece of "glass". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetop Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 While working for a local construction company I was called to dig out a power pole that had been hit by lightining. Where the current went into the groung it had turned the soil and sand into bubbly green glass, and the pieces of sandstone were a white chalky stuff. as the current went deeper into the groung it forked of into several different branches. Just like the roots on a tree. It was pretty weird stuff. I should still have some of it around here some where. Later, Treetop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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