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Decorated" wall panel, dated 2 June 1994, holding long fulgu…
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90
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Decorated" wall panel, dated 2 June 1994, holding long fulgu…
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Estimate
€300 - €1,800
Voluntary lot
Description
Decorated" wall panel, dated 2 June 1994, holding long fulgurites in order to
reconstruct the diffusion of the electrical discharge from the lightning strike on the surface of the rock. While the
If the length and the object are unusual, the condition is quite degraded. We can see a black fulgurite in a dozen pieces
found by Edmond Diemer in the great sand sea of the Libyan desert in Egypt.
Egypt. A second flattened white fulgurite was found in March 1953 in Begrat, Sahara, Algeria. Finally, on the
a fulgurite from the canton of Uri, Switzerland, at an altitude of 3000 m. However, it has since been
been shown to be the cast of a very high voltage line that fell to the ground during a storm.
storm. It is therefore a "pseudo-anthropogenic fulgurite". This is a geological object of great
heritage value that could even feature in a museum... It needs to be cleaned and restored and, above all
and above all ... not to be missed!
Dimensions: The largest piece measures 33 cm, and the tray is around 80 cm long.
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About the sale
Mineralogy, meteorites and Libyan glass: Collection of Edmond Diemer
Auction location
Auction time
06/04/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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