<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/fde94fb7-6e03-4056-8edc-a865e5db880a/589B58BC-DAC8-47BD-935D-9E1F147E9FF1/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/" href="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/" style="font-size: 11px;">webecoist.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><P><IMG height="581" alt="Fulgurites_main" hspace="0" src="http://webecoist.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Fulgurites_main.jpg" width="468" vspace="0" /><BR />Few of <A href="http://webecoist.com/2008/10/27/52-elemental-land-water-fire-and-sky-phenomena/">nature’s elemental phenomena</A> are more powerful yet less permanent than lightning… well, not exactly. Fulgurites, or “petrified lightning”, are the glassy trails of lightning strikes left in sandy soil or exposed rocks. As fragile as they are beautiful, fulgurites are the next best thing to holding a lightning bolt in your hand!<BR /><SPAN id="more-10890"></SPAN></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><H4>Out Of The Blue, Into The Ground</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/A57D9D15-61C7-4AD6-86E6-37EB49AE7080" alt="Fulgurites_1" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/">The word <A href="http://geology.about.com/od/climate_change/a/fulgurites.htm">fulgurite</A> is derived from “fulgur”, which means “thunderbolt” in Latin. That’s just part of </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/CE10184E-654C-499D-B1B0-02D20E0E2BA1" alt="Fulgurites_1x" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><H4>Fossilized Lightning</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/642DB33D-9F91-4A66-AB4F-78FD36057A2F" alt="Fulgurites_2" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/0F97438F-BE0D-4633-8A7A-DC0F72C3FED8" alt="Fulgurites_2x" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><H4>Mother Nature’s Litter Box</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/0ECF5D4B-D18D-4DD3-ACEC-EF4237F82C27" alt="Fulgurites_3" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/FFF7EB2D-C92B-4603-B07B-0CE85BF6F540" alt="Fulgurites_3x" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><H4>Lechatelierite, or “Lightning Glass”</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/81A5ED8A-8C2F-444E-8C2F-80AB94CA1A71" alt="Fulgurites_4" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/4A12716E-38F0-4387-92BA-2FD6CF8D5F99" alt="Fulgurites_4x" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><H4>Man-Made Fulgurites, Part 1</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/F8B41239-4248-479A-A9C3-D894984A9B82" alt="Fulgurites_5" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/B77ADD86-C7F1-4287-9578-D22307BFCCD9" alt="Fulgurites_5x" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><H4>Man-Made Fulgurites, Part 2</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/1FEADE73-459D-447E-8B47-BDA0D47BFA5D" alt="Fulgurites_6" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/738E8FE0-E431-42B0-B721-9C18746546F3" alt="Fulgurites_6x" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><H4>Other Glass Acts</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/0128ABFF-D761-4181-BDCD-9C4F203375A8" alt="Fulgurites_7a" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/215F2CD5-BED6-4B1C-A4DC-E15DC410C667" alt="Fulgurites_7b" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><H4>One Strike, You’re Out</H4></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/A6CC06C0-5555-4B85-AEDB-70C3E973733D" alt="Fulgurites_8a" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/webecoist.com/img/024B1B40-CB7F-4BB2-9EB6-5FC918575602" alt="Fulgurites_8b" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/">Meteorites, atomic blasts… suddenly lightning bolts are looking a lot better, though you still don’t want to be too close when one arcs down from the sky.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://webecoist.com/2009/11/03/fulgurites-high-glass-digs-where-lightning-goes-to-die/">The somewhat sphincter-ish impact spot above shows where lightning struck the ground – beneath the center there’s likely a fulgurite. Taking </blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/589B58BC-DAC8-47BD-935D-9E1F147E9FF1/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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