North American Rift

  • North American Rift (RIFT6)

    Notes specific to this specimen:   A very dynamic piece. Beautiful snow-white quartz veins with a unique deep Smoky Quartz crystal vug in one of the complex fractures of jet-black Rove Formation.  Never seen anything like it.  Usually when the veins have crystals they are simply terminations of the predominant mineral filling the fracture.  But not in this case! This piece is 100% natural with no cuts or polishings.

     

    SIZE: 2″ x 3″ x 1.5″

     

    Minerals: White Quartz, Citrine, Fluorite
    Age: Mesoproterozoic Era – 1.1 billion years
    Unit: Rove Formation
    Site: Cerdito Prospect, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
    Collected: 2025
    By: Jon & Julie

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin.

  • North American Rift (RIFT2)

    Notes specific to this specimen: This is a very 3-D piece with front and bottom sawn and smooth, while the rest is natural rough.  Beautiful citrine and smoky quartz infilling the fractures of jet-black Rove Formation.  Some small crystal-lined cavities.  Cut front face has a smooth satin finish. This specimen is a “stand-up” with a cut flat bottom allowing it to sit upright to show off the display face.  Back is naturally rough.  

     

    SIZE: 3″x 3″x 2″

     

    Minerals: White Quartz, Citrine, Fluorite
    Age: Mesoproterozoic Era – 1.1 billion years
    Unit: Rove Formation
    Site: Cerdito Prospect, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
    Collected: 2022
    By: Jon & Julie

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin.

  • North American Rift (RIFT1)

    Notes specific to this specimen: Great jagged healed fractures!  Beautiful white quartz and citrine infilling mixed with a hint of green fluorite in the fractures of jet-black Rove Formation.  Cut front face has a nice smooth satin finish. This specimen is a “stand-up” with a cut flat bottom, allowing it to sit upright to show off the display face.  Back is naturally rough.

     

    SIZE: 3″x 3″x 2″

     

    Minerals: White Quartz, Citrine, Fluorite
    Age: Mesoproterozoic Era – 1.1 billion years
    Unit: Rove Formation
    Site: Cerdito Prospect, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
    Collected: 2025
    By: Jon & Julie

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin.

  • North American Rift (RIFT4)

    Notes specific to this specimen:  AWhite quartz infills the fractures of jet-black Rove Formation, framed in veins of purple fluorite. Cut front face is polished while the back is natural but just as impressive. This specimen is a “stand-up” with a cut flat bottom allowing it to sit upright to show off the display face. Back is naturally rough.

     

    SIZE: 2″x 2″x 4″

     

    Minerals: White Quartz, Citrine, Fluorite
    Age: Mesoproterozoic Era – 1.1 billion years
    Unit: Rove Formation
    Site: Cerdito Prospect, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
    Collected: 2022
    By: Jon & Julie

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin.

  • North American Rift (RIFT3)

    Notes specific to this specimen:  Abundance of healed fractures makes this piece a beautiful zebra-striped pattern.  Stark white quartz and a faint amethyst infills the fractures of jet-black Rove Formation.  Cut front face is polished while the back is natural but just as impressive.   This specimen is a “stand-up” with a cut flat bottom allowing it to sit upright to show off the display face.  Back is naturally rough.

     

    SIZE: 4″x 4″x 1.5″

     

    Minerals: White Quartz, Citrine, Fluorite
    Age: Mesoproterozoic Era – 1.1 billion years
    Unit: Rove Formation
    Site: Cerdito Prospect, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
    Collected: 2022
    By: Jon & Julie

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin.

  • North American Rift (RIFT7)

    Notes specific to this specimen:  Beautiful white quartz infills the fractures of jet-black Rove Formation, with an edge vein of purple fluorite. Cut front face is polished while the back is natural but just as impressive. This specimen is a “stand-up” with a cut flat bottom allowing it to sit upright to show off the display face. Back is naturally rough.

     

    SIZE: 5″ x 6″ x 2″

     

    Minerals: White Quartz, Citrine, Fluorite
    Age: Mesoproterozoic Era – 1.1 billion years
    Unit: Rove Formation
    Site: Cerdito Prospect, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
    Collected: 2025
    By: Jon & Julie

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin.

  • North American Rift (RIFT5)

    Notes specific to this specimen:  Incredible find!  You can just about feel the rock ripping apart – a very dynamic piece.  One of the best we’ve seen.  Beautiful citrine and smoky quartz infilling in these graphic fractures of jet-black Rove Formation.  Cut front face is polished. This specimen is a “stand-up” with a cut flat bottom allowing it to sit upright to show off the display face.  Back is naturally rough.

     

    SIZE: 5″x 6″x 2″

     

    Minerals: White Quartz, Citrine, Fluorite
    Age: Mesoproterozoic Era – 1.1 billion years
    Unit: Rove Formation
    Site: Cerdito Prospect, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
    Collected: 2025
    By: Jon & Julie

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin.

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