Quartz Lightning Stone, Prehistoric Stone Artifact
name: label: Discipline
content: Anthropology
label: Region
content: US Southwest (NM, AZ, UT, NV)
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Notes
content: A smooth, rounded piece of white quartz, likely river cobble. The stone measures 3.5 cm by 3.5 cm. Quartz has triboluminescent qualities, meaning it produces light when rubbed or broken. The glow can resemble lightning and this stone may have been used in ceremonies related to rain.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 14 Jan 2020
place: label: Collecting Locality
content: Southwestern United States, North America, United States
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO2675
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
physicalDescription: label: Material
content: Stone