natural history of the silica minerals*
natural history of the silica minerals* lechateliérite is the chief constituent of fulgurites which are formed by the fusion of quartzose sand by lightning. it also occurs in some volcanic inclusions. there is a unique occurrence at meteor crater, in arizona, which i shall describe later. plate i, fig. 4 is a photograph of a thin section of the lechateliérite from meteor crater. silica