by sysadmin | Jun 12, 2016 | Blog
Brecciated Petrified wood with Agate fortifications- Ogallala Formation, Kearny County, Kansas. Pliocene epoch 12 inches across. 16 pounds. Angle cut log. This piece was found by Iman C. Wiatt in 1920. … Found in a canyon, 3 miles East of Kendal, along the Santa...
by sysadmin | Jun 11, 2016 | Blog
Ichthyosaurus Vertebrae replaced by Pyrite- Volga RIver, Village of Gorodishche, Ulyanovsk, Russia. Mesozoic era. 250-90 mya 3″ across Ichthyosaurs are extinct marine reptiles of the Mesozoic era resembling a dolphin, with a long pointed head, four flippers, and...
by sysadmin | Jun 11, 2016 | Blog
Mousterian Neanderthal Handaxe- Putanges-Pont-Écrepin, Orne département, Northwest France. 10 cm x 6.5 cm Middle Paleolithic – 80,000- 40,000 years ago
by sysadmin | Jun 10, 2016 | Blog
Botryoidal Malachite- Ural Mountains, Russia. 16 cm x 12 cm Many of these Malachite specimens were mined back in the 1800’s. A much less common location than the material from Zaire.
by sysadmin | Jun 10, 2016 | Blog
Ichthyosaurus Vertebrae replaced by Pyrite- Volga RIver, Village of Gorodishche, Ulyanovsk, Russia. Mesozoic era. 250-90 mya 2″ across
by sysadmin | Jun 10, 2016 | Blog
Grand Canyon- South Rim- Northwestern Arizona. Grand Canyon National Park is the United States’ 15th oldest national park. Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.The park’s central feature is the Grand Canyon, a gorge of the Colorado River, which is...
by sysadmin | Jun 10, 2016 | Blog
Pliosauroidea Humerus bone cross section replaced by Pyrite- Volga RIver, Village of Gorodishche, Ulyanovsk, Russia. 3.5″ across Pliosauroidea is an extinct clade of marine reptiles. Pliosauroids, also commonly known as pliosaurs, are known from the Jurassic and...
by sysadmin | Jun 9, 2016 | Blog
Rhodochrosite Pseudomorphs after Fossil Shells with Selenite- Fundort, Kerch peninsula, Crimea peninsula, Crimea Oblast’, Ukraine. 4 cm across This specimen hosts two, prominent fossil shells that have been completely replaced by pink Rhodochrosite. The...
by sysadmin | Jun 9, 2016 | Blog
Petrified wood-Rhexoxylon- Zambezi river, near Gokwe Zimbabwe. Triassic Period: 251-199.6 Million Years Ago. 8.5″ x 7.5″ face. 13 inches long
by sysadmin | Jun 8, 2016 | Blog
Cuprite- Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry District, Mount Isa, Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia. 7 cm across
