fulgurite

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Also found in the altar trench was a sample of fulgurite or petrified lightning.

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  1. noun A slender, usually tubular body of glassy rock produced by lightning striking and then fusing dry sandy soil.

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  • It was a fulgurite, Laura told him, sand fused the moment it was struck by lightning. —  The Tenth Circle
  • "The lab reported the explosive had been chemical - fulgurite-B, the name is." —  Time Patrolman
  • Also found in the altar trench was a sample of fulgurite or petrified lightning. —  EurekAlert! - Breaking News
  • It is not clear if the fulgurite was formed on the mountain-top or if it was brought to the site as a dedication to Zeus. —  EurekAlert! - Breaking News
 

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  1. Latin fulgur, lightning; see fulgurate + -ite1.

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/ (fo͝olˈgyə-rītˌ, -gə-, fŭlˈ-)/
ahd pronounces "fulgurite"
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