Okay---so they're not tektites or impact glass, but they ARE one of planet earth's peculiar forms of natural glass. We've added them to our inventory by popular request. It seems some of you tektite freaks are actually natural glass freaks. No problem! We'll take care of you. There is another connection with tektites: one of the early suggestions was that tektites were some sort of fulgurite. Here's your chance to make the comparison, Fulgurites are lightning-fused sand. Their formation seems to be largely restricted to fairly pure sand, so they are found mostly in desert areas where wind erosion has exposed them. The examples from the Libyan Desert of Egypt below are most typical. The 2.7 and 4.4 gram specimens are half-shells, selected to better display the vitreous, glassy channel in the center of these irregularly tubular features. However, this year we scored some spectacular museum-quality specimens. These were recovered from a witnessed lightning strike between Quartzsite and Bouse, Arizona, USA. Careful excavation of the site resulted in the recovery of amazingly detailed and delicate specimens. We bought the very best, and here they are.

With most of our previous stock depleted, we have made a pointed effort to acquire more top-quality fulgurites. Following is an image and tabulation describing 94 new pieces, all individually selected from a field of thousands. Most of these have through-going central tubes. If in doubt, ask. We can provide more detailed images. All of the new stock is from the Sahara and Libyan Deserts.

1	74.1 gms	HUGE flat blade with central tube nearly closed off at one end. 17 cm, $150 Sold
2	35.6 gms	flat, open central tube, 13 cm, $125
3	20.9 gms	squarish, large open tube, $100
4	23.8 gms	squarish, ornate blades, open tube. $115
5	16.0 gms	squarish, big open tube $80
6	17.4 gms	squarish, big open tube $80
7	11.0 gms	squarish, big open tube $50
8	15.7 gms	flat, very ornate, open tube $85
9	10.5 gms	flat, open tube $45
10	11.4 gms	triangular, large open tube, $50
11	24.1 gms	five blades, open tube. Nice $100
12	20.1 gms	crudely cylindrical, 13 cm, constricted on both ends, $90
13	20.3 gms	3-4 rays, ornate side blade, tube flattened. $90
14	9.6 gms	crudely cylindrical, large open tube, $40
15	15.6 gms	crudely cylindrical, curved, ornate, tube mostly collapsed. $50
16	7.2 gms	4 rays, constricted tube, paler and less sand-crusted than most. $30
17	12.6 gms	crudely cylindrical, nice open tube, $55
18	8.8 gms	crudely cylindrical, reminiscent of coral. Tube partly collapsed. $45
19	7.6 gms	crudely cylindrical, mostly slender closed tube, beautifully ornamented. $40
20	12.4 gms	crudely cylindrical, nice open tube. $55
21	10.5 gms	crudely cylindrical, nice open tube. $50
22	5.8 gms	crudely cylindrical, nice open tube. $25Sold
23	8.4 gms	Glassy, less sand-crusted than most. Tube collapsed. $25
24	3.0 gms	Very nice thin walled tube with scattered little side holes. $50
25	3.5 gms	Exceptional long slender open tube! 11.5 cm Very nice. $60
26	5.8 gms	Like above but beautifully ornamented with side flanges $75Sold
27	7.1 gms	crudely cylindrical, nice open tube. $28
28	8.0 gms	crudely cylindrical, nice open tube; partly spiraling warty surface. $35
29	4.4 gms	Nicely ornamented open tube. $20Sold
30	4.4 gms	squarish , nice open tube. $20
31	5.6 gms	crudely cylindrical, nice open tube. $28
32	3.0 gms	Slender, open tube. $15Sold
33	6.0 gms	Slightly serpentine, good open tube. $30
34	5.8 gms	Nicely ornamented open tube. $25
35	4.3 gms	Exceptionally ornamented open tube. $25Sold
36	3.9 gms	Nicely ornamented open tube. $20
37	4.1 gms	Large diameter thin walled tube, less sand-crusted than most. $18
38	4.7 gms	Exceptionally ornamented partly fused tube. $25
39	4.1 gms	flattish, bladed open tube. $15
40	7.0 gms	Exceptionally ornamented partly fused tube. $25
41	3.8 gms	Pale irregular tube, little sand. $15
42	8.6 gms	very flat blade, thin open channel $35
43	2.5 gms	crudely cylindrical, nice open tube. $12
44	7.7 gms	Exceptionally ornamented mostly fused tube. $25
45	6.9 gms	Exceptionally ornamented partly fused tube. $25
46	11.6 gms	very flat blade, open central channel $40
47	8.5 gms	crudely cylindrical, fused tube. $25
48	8.7 gms	very flat blade, open central channel $20
49	6.1 gms	Exceptionally ornamented partly fused tube. $30
50	4.0 gms	Exceptionally ornamented partly fused tube. $12
51	2.7 gms	Nicely ornate fused tube. $10
52	2.3 gms	Nicely ornamented open tube. $10
53	1.0 gms	super slender open tube $7 Sold
54	1.6 gms	fused. $3 Sold
55	1.9 gms	super slender open tube $9 Sold
56	1.5 gms	fused. $3 Sold
57	0.8 gms	super slender open tube $5 Sold
58	1.2 gms	Nicely ornamented open tube. $6 Sold
59	0.9 gms	super slender open tube $5 Sold
60	0.8 gms	super slender open tube $5 Sold
61	1.5 gms	super slender open tube $7 Sold
62	0.9 gms	super slender open tube $5 Sold
63	1.8 gms	super slender ornate open tube $7 Sold
64	1.4 gms	slender open tube $5 Sold
65	1.0 gms	super slender open tube $5 Sold
66	1.0 gms	super slender fused tube $3 Sold
67	0.8 gms	very super slender open tube $5 Sold
68	0.9 gms	slender open tube $4 Sold
69	0.5 gms	super slender open tube $4 Sold
70	0.9 gms	Nicely ornate fused tube. $4 Sold
71	1.8 gms	Nicely ornate fused tube. $4 Sold
72	1.5 gms	super slender open tube $4 Sold
73	0.8 gms	fused tube. $2 Sold
74	1.0 gms	Nicely ornate fused tube. $4 Sold
75	1.4 gms	ornate open tube $5 Sold
76	1.5 gms	super slender open tube $4 Sold
77	0.5 gms	super slender thin-walled open tube $4 Sold
78	0.4 gms	Branched!, tubes fused $5 Sold
79	2.0 gms	Branched!, tubes fused $5
80	1.8 gms	Branched!, tubes fused $6
81	1.1 gms	Terminal nodule? $4
82	0.9 gms	Branched!, tubes partly fused $5
83	1.1 gms	fused tube. $2
84	0.6 gms	very super slender ornate open (barely) tube $5
85	0.4 gms	Nicely ornate fused tube. $4
86	0.9 gms	Nicely ornate fused tube. $4
87	0.8 gms	Nicely ornate fused tube. $3
88	1.7 gms	Nicely ornate fused tube. $4
89	1.3 gms	Branched!, tubes fused $5
90	0.7 gms	Nicely ornate fused tube. $3
91	0.7 gms	Exceptionally ornate fused tube. $7
92	2.1 gms	Exceptionally ornate fused tube. $10
93	1.2 gms	Nicely ornate open tube. $5
94	0.4 gms	Tiny open tube, little sand $3

Sold: as marked on photos.