[Rockhounds] fulgurites

[J Bryan Kramer]

That's at Camp Blanding and run by the University of Florida EE dept I
think. They are actually studying lightning and I think fugerites are a
incidental byproduct. I think that is the group which discovered the burst
of gamma radiation emitted by lightning.

BK

On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 10:40, Gary Brown <gbrown at catspaw-minerals.com>wrote:

> Earl's pretty right on this....  NJ is kinda green "Garden State" and all
> that.
>
> There are a couple of places that I'd recommend, though.
>
> Pine Barrens
>
> There are some "mountains" (i.e.. "Mt. Misery") in the Barrens that poke up
> about the plane (as in around 10 to 20 feet!) and are good targets for
> lightning strikes.  There have been a lot of forest fires down there, so
> there are plenty of bare spots that might be good possibilities.
>
>
> Sandy Hook
>
> Sandy Hook has a number of high spots that should be good targets.
>
> GcB
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com
> > [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] On Behalf Of
> > Earl R. Verbeek
> > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 8:56 AM
> > To: 'Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem
> > collectors'
> > Subject: RE: [Rockhounds] fulgurites
> >
> > Good morning Bob,
> >
> > New Jersey isn't such a great place for fulgurites because
> > it's so heavily vegetated. ...
>
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J Bryan Krämer
North Florida, USA
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