• Banded Iron Formation (BIF1)

    Notes specific to this specimen: A classic specimen from a classic locality.  Red jasper alternating with hematite silver banding. One side polished, the other sawn.

    SIZE: 3″x 5″x 5/8″

     

    MINERALS: Jasper & Hematite
    AGE: Paleoproterozoic – 2.1 billion years
    UNIT: Negaunee Iron Formation
    SITE: Ishpeming, Michigan
    COLLECTED: 2025
    BY: Julie & Jon

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.

  • Banded Iron Formation (BIF2)

    Notes specific to this specimen: A classic specimen from a classic locality. Red jasper alternating with hematite silver banding. End cut with face polished and natural rough back.

     

    SIZE: 4″x 2″x 2″

    MINERALS: Jasper & Hematite
    AGE: Paleoproterozoic – 2.1 billion years
    UNIT: Negaunee Iron Formation
    SITE: Ishpeming, Michigan
    COLLECTED: 2025
    BY: Julie & Jon

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.

  • Banded Iron Formation (BIF3)

    Notes specific to this specimen: A classic specimen from a classic locality. Red jasper alternating with hematite silver banding. One side polished, with some slight saw marks on narrow end with a lower price as a result Back is sawn face.

     

    SIZE: 2″x 5″x 3/8″

     

    MINERALS: Jasper & Hematite
    AGE: Paleoproterozoic – 2.1 billion years
    UNIT: Negaunee Iron Formation
    SITE: Ishpeming, Michigan
    COLLECTED: 2025
    BY: Julie & Jon

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.

  • Banded Iron Formation (BIF4)

    Notes specific to this specimen: A classic specimen from a classic locality. Red jasper alternating with hematite silver banding. One side polished, the other sawn. Curious red spot inside one of the silver bands.

    SIZE: 2″x 4″x 3/8″

     

    MINERALS: Jasper & Hematite
    AGE: Paleoproterozoic – 2.1 billion years
    UNIT: Negaunee Iron Formation
    SITE: Ishpeming, Michigan
    COLLECTED: 2025
    BY: Julie & Jon

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.

  • Banded Iron Formation (BIF5)

    Notes specific to this specimen: A classic specimen from a classic locality. Red jasper alternating with hematite silver banding. One side polished, the other sawn. Curious red spot inside one of the silver bands.

    SIZE: 2″x 4″x 3/8″

     

    MINERALS: Jasper & Hematite
    AGE: Paleoproterozoic – 2.1 billion years
    UNIT: Negaunee Iron Formation
    SITE: Ishpeming, Michigan
    COLLECTED: 2025
    BY: Julie & Jon

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.

  • Banded Iron Formation (BIF6)

    Notes specific to this specimen: A classic specimen from a classic locality.  Red jasper alternating with hematite silver banding. One side polished, the other sawn.

     

    SIZE: 2.5″x 5″x 3/8″

     

    MINERALS: Jasper & Hematite
    AGE: Paleoproterozoic – 2.1 billion years
    UNIT: Negaunee Iron Formation
    SITE: Ishpeming, Michigan
    COLLECTED: 2025
    BY: Julie & Jon

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.

  • Banded Iron Formation (BIF7)

    Notes specific to this specimen: A classic specimen from a classic locality.  Red jasper alternating with hematite silver banding. One side polished, the other sawn.

     

    SIZE: 2.5″x 4.5″x 3/8″

     

    MINERALS: Jasper & Hematite
    AGE: Paleoproterozoic – 2.1 billion years
    UNIT: Negaunee Iron Formation
    SITE: Ishpeming, Michigan
    COLLECTED: 2025
    BY: Julie & Jon

     

    Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.

  • Cerdito Prospect Rift Crystals (CP10)

    Notes specific to this specimen: Both smokey quartz and amethyst crowded on the front face. Beautiful fracture infills showing on both sides. Also has a nice amethyst-lined hollow on the back with amethyst veins all over. This piece has a flat bottom so it stands up and displays very nicely. Take a look at the cut bottom and you’ll see the very graphic splitting of the matrix and the subsequent infilling. Fantastic piece!

     

    SIZE: 5″ x 4″ x 6″

     

    Quartz – Amethyst, Smokey, Citrine, Clear
    AGE: Mesoproterozoic Era – 1.1 billion years
    UNIT: Rove Formation
    SITE: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
    DATE: 2022

     

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

  • Cerdito Prospect Rift Crystals (CP11)

    Notes specific to this specimen: White druzy quartz with just a hint of purple dominates top of this specimen with some clear crystals as well. Sides show multiple healed fractures. Take a look at the cut bottom and you’ll see the very graphic splitting of the matrix and the subsequent infilling.

     

    SIZE: 6″ x 3″ x 3″

     

    Quartz – Amethyst, Smokey, Citrine, Clear
    AGE: Mesoproterozoic Era – 1.1 billion years
    UNIT: Rove Formation
    SITE: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
    DATE: 2022

     

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

  • Cerdito Prospect Rift Crystals (CP12)

    Notes specific to this specimen: Nice light-purple amethyst vein running diagonally through this piece. Has great white quartz healed fracture veins on the side and another amethyst cavity in the back. There’s even a small one on the cut bottom! This piece has a flat bottom so it stands up and displays very nicely. Take a look at the bottom and you’ll see the very graphic splitting of the matrix and the subsequent infilling.

     

    SIZE: 4″ x 4″ x 5″

     

    Quartz – Amethyst, Smokey, Citrine, Clear
    AGE: Mesoproterozoic Era – 1.1 billion years
    UNIT: Rove Formation
    SITE: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
    DATE: 2022

     

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

  • Cerdito Prospect Rift Crystals (CP13)

    Notes specific to this specimen: Cool combination piece dominated by a cavity of nice light smokey quartz crystals encased in an amethyst vein. Note: One of the large crystals has a broken tip. But the rest is clean and gemmy. This piece has a cut-flat bottom so it stands up and displays very nicely. Take a look at the cut bottom and you’ll see the very graphic splitting of the matrix and the subsequent infilling with deeper smokey quartz.

     

    SIZE: 4″ x 4″ x 4″

     

    Quartz – Amethyst, Smokey, Citrine, Clear
    AGE: Mesoproterozoic Era – 1.1 billion years
    UNIT: Rove Formation
    SITE: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
    DATE: 2022

     

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

  • Cerdito Prospect Rift Crystals (CP14)

    Notes specific to this specimen: Cool combination of nice light smokey quartz crystals and deep amethyst crystals in the same vein. Nice healed fracturing evident on the edge. This piece has a cut-flat bottom so it stands up and displays very nicely. Take a look at the cut bottom and you’ll see the very graphic splitting of the matrix and the subsequent infilling with white quartz and citrine.

     

    SIZE: 6″ x 3″ x 4″

     

    Quartz – Amethyst, Smokey, Citrine, Clear
    AGE: Mesoproterozoic Era – 1.1 billion years
    UNIT: Rove Formation
    SITE: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
    DATE: 2022

     

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

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