Is it possible to have lightning create complicated fulgurite geometry above ground on a magnetically active world?

Hanorane (han-or-a-ney) is a moon with a dynamic surface covered in charged sand particles that drift in massive rivers suspended by electrostatic levitation. The only solid ground is the worn and ancient remains of black marble mountains that stick up above the sand. The magnetic fields here have been compressed down to surface level. Storms here typically feature changes in magnetic fields opening vast chasms, creating sand fountains, and other topographical changes. As I have it now, when the amount of sand in the atmosphere reaches a critical threshold a vast electrified sandstorm forms. What I imagine is powerful lightning bolts melting sand into huge fulgurites through the air, leaving behind something like a glassy brier that would decay in the coming weeks. However I am not sure that a sandstorm alone could accomplish this. Thoughts?

posted over 9 years ago

Josh Belmont‭

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