Permanent magnetization of Magnetite or other minerals is not possible by earth's weak magnetic field and very low residual magnetism of natural minerals. So, some rare permanent-magnetized mineral specimen has been attributed to lightning. But lightning branching and striking ground occurs in a random fashion , and temperature of lightning is above 10000 kelvin. So, how it can retain and generate a strong and stable (on the timescale of magnetization of mineral, lightning lasting period is several orders of magnitude lower than a second) magnetic field to magnetize the mineral?

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