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Material properties (size, color, texture) of fulgurites vary widely, depending on the size of the lightning bolt and the composition and moisture content of the surface struck by lightning. Most natural fulgurites fall on a spectrum from white to black. Iron is a common impurity that can result in a deep brownish-green coloration.
A thunderstone is a prehistoric hand axe, stone tool, or fossil which was used as an amulet to protect a person or a building. [1] The name derives from the ancient belief that the object was found at a place where lightning had struck. [2]
The OED defines pyrope (from Greek Πυρωπός, lit. "fire-eyed")" as: "In early use applied vaguely to a red or fiery gem, as ruby or carbuncle; (mineralogy) the Bohemian garnet or fire-garnet"; and carbuncle or carbuncle-stone (from Latin "carbunculus", "small glowing ember") as: "A name variously applied to precious stones of a red or ...
Alatyr, a sacred stone, the "father to all stones", the navel of the earth, containing sacred letters and endowed with healing properties. (Slavic folklore) Edun Ara, stones struck by lightning, used by Shango. (Yoruba mythology)
A lightning strike can also create a large Lichtenberg figure in grass surrounding the point struck. These are sometimes found on golf courses or in grassy meadows. [ 12 ] Branching root-shaped " fulgurite " mineral deposits may also be created as sand and soil are fused into glassy tubes by the intense heat of the current.
[9] [10] The leading theory is that lodestones are magnetized by the strong magnetic fields surrounding lightning bolts. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] This is supported by the observation that they are mostly found near the surface of the Earth, rather than buried at great depth.
Barrington Town Beach, Barrington. This is our go-to beach for sea glass. It seems like the best places to find sea glass are the beaches in upper Narragansett Bay close to more urban areas and ...
Thunderstone or Thunder Stone may refer to: Thunderstone (folklore) , a worked stone object often associated with a thunder god Thunderstone (fossil) , the fossilised rostra of a belemnoid