fulgurite


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fulgurite /ˈfʌlgjʊrʌɪt/
noun Geology vitreous material formed of sand or other sediment fused by lightning.
– origin C19: from L. fulgur ‘lightning’ + -ite1.
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