Mount Kīlauea Tephra - Breath of the Fire Goddess rockinaboxplant This specimen is a fragment

This specimen is a fragment of a knight’s sword dating to the late 13th / early 14th century CE

Above: Back of the specimen card

This allows you to showcase the specimen inside the display case with any one of four different designs

and a small information card is included

The brick was acquired directly from the architectural firm performing the renovation

Mount Kīlauea Tephra - Breath of the Fire Goddess rockinaboxplant This specimen is a fragmentFrom one of the most violent processes on Earth comes one of the lightest natural minerals in existence The term tephra describes any fragment of rock ejected from a volcano during a violent eruption, from tiny particles of ash to dangerous lava bombs. In between these extremes, one finds the most ethereal forms of rock. Molten lava stretched as fine as strands of hair, tear like pools of jet black volcanic glass, and fragile latticeworks formed in an