by sysadmin | May 19, 2016 | Blog
Gem Dinosaur bone with agate fortifications- Colorado Plateau. Hanksville, Utah. 3.5″ across Stunning specimen of gembone with very large Agate cells. From good friend Bob Finnell.
by sysadmin | May 18, 2016 | Blog
Petrified wood with boring holes- “Teredo wood” Volga RIver, Village of Gorodishche, Ulyanovsk, Russia. Cretaceous period 110 mya. 15.25″x 9.25″ … A fantastic rip cut slab of “Teredo” bored wood with Pyrite filling all the...
by sysadmin | May 17, 2016 | Blog
Cerussite- Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia 8.2 x 5.6 x 4.6 cm. This specimen came out of Irv Brown’s noted Tsumeb collection. Cerussite is a lead carbonate mineral, usually found in the oxidized zone of lead ore deposits. Due...
by sysadmin | May 16, 2016 | Blog
Petrified wood- Araucarioxylon arizonicum-close up. Chinle Formation, Holbrook, Arizona. Triassic period. 225 mya
by sysadmin | May 15, 2016 | Blog
Petrified tree fern-Calamites- Shoal Creek Mine, Blue Creek Seam, 1500 foot depth, Adger, Alabama. Carboniferous period – 359.2 Mya – 299.0 Mya. 14″ x 8″ Calamites is a genus of extinct arborescent (tree-like) horsetails to which the modern...
by sysadmin | May 14, 2016 | Blog
GEM NEOLITHIC TANGED ARROW POINT- Sahara desert, Africa 9,000 to 4,000 years ago. 2.1 cm long.