lechatelierite
/ləˌʃætəˈlɪraɪt/
noun
- A natural glass formed when lightning strikes sand or rock, melting it into a solid, glassy substance.
- Scientists study lechatelierite to understand the extreme heat of lightning strikes.
- Lechatelierite is sometimes called 'fulgurite' when it forms a tube shape in sand.
- The hiker found a piece of lechatelierite where lightning had struck the desert floor.