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		joshlegs on June 17, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Asian countries take a stand against the rich worl... additionally, isnt glass a semi natural occurring substance? Im pretty sure ive heard of lightning strikes in deserts/sand that created glass.

athenot on June 17, 2019 | [–]

I never heard of that but TIL it's called Fulgurite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulgurite

thaumasiotes on June 18, 2019 | [–]

Glass is also created by volcanoes; we call that obsidian.

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