Meaning Of The Word Fulgurite

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fulgurite in American English
a glassy substance, usually tube-shaped, formed by fusion when sand, rock, etc. are struck by lightning
noun: a tubelike formation in sand or rock, caused by lightning

fulgurite in British English
noun: a tube of glassy mineral matter found in sand and rock, formed by the action of lightning

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