ful·gu·rite (f l gy -r t , -g-, f l-)n. A slender, usually tubular body of glassy rock produced by lightning striking and then fusing dry sandy soil. [Latin fulgur, lightning; see fulgurate + -ite.] |
fulgurite [ˈfʌlgjʊˌraɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a tube of glassy mineral matter found in sand and rock, formed by the action of lightning
[from Latin fulgur lightning]
| fulgurite (flgy-rt, -g-) A slender, usually tubular body of glassy rock produced by lightning striking and then fusing dry sandy soil. |
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