-
Crystalized Clam (OK7)
Crystalized fossil clams like this are exceptionally rare. These clams lived in a shallow sea that covered most of Florida 2 million years ago. A sudden storm event buried the clams, trapping cavities inside. When the shells began to dissolve, it provided the material necessary to grow calcite crystals in the open spaces. These unusual fossils are known from only one site, an old quarry near Lake Okeechobee. The quarry played out and flooded in 2007. We excavated this in 2023. An attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.
Notes specific to this specimen: Great honey calcite crystals replacing one clam shell trapped in matrix. Some excellent radial calcite crystals are on this piece as well.
SIZE: 7″x 5″x 7″
NAME: Mercenaria permagna
AGE: Pleistocene 2 million years
UNIT: Nashua Formation
SITE: Okeechobee County, FloridaDocumentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.
$310.00Crystalized Clam (OK7)
$310.00 -
Crystalized Clam (OK8)
Crystalized fossil clams like this are exceptionally rare. These clams lived in a shallow sea that covered most of Florida 2 million years ago. A sudden storm event buried the clams, trapping cavities inside. When the shells began to dissolve, it provided the material necessary to grow calcite crystals in the open spaces. These unusual fossils are known from only one site, an old quarry near Lake Okeechobee. The quarry played out and flooded in 2007. We excavated this in 2023. An attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.
Notes specific to this specimen: Calcite replacing multiple clam shells trapped in matrix, some with clearly defined crystals. One of these is a full clam with crystal zones evident.
SIZE: 11″x 5″x 5″
NAME: Mercenaria permagna
AGE: Pleistocene 2 million years
UNIT: Nashua Formation
SITE: Okeechobee County, FloridaDocumentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin.
$280.00Crystalized Clam (OK8)
$280.00 -
Volcanic Bomb (EB4)
Notes specific to this specimen: Large classic plump fusiform bomb with great aerodynamic striations. It looks like it encountered another in flight but did not complete the merging with it. Natural breaks reveals chalcedony interior which fluoresces a vibrant green. A great specimen.
SIZE: 10″ x 5″ x 4″
NAME: Various forms
AGE: Pliocene Epoch- 5 million years
UNIT: Banbury Formation
SITE: Elko County, NevadaDATE: 2020
Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin.
$265.00Volcanic Bomb (EB4)
$265.00 -
Crystalized Clam (OK10)
Crystalized fossil clams like this are exceptionally rare. These clams lived in a shallow sea that covered most of Florida 2 million years ago. A sudden storm event buried the clams, trapping cavities inside. When the shells began to dissolve, it provided the material necessary to grow calcite crystals in the open spaces. These unusual fossils are known from only one site, an old quarry near Lake Okeechobee. The quarry played out and flooded in 2007. We excavated this in 2023. An attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.
Notes specific to this specimen: Two excellent full clams trapped in matrix. Both are recrystallized calcite replaced with clear zones evident. NOTE: These clams do not have any of the honey calcite crystals. But they sure are very cool!
SIZE: 10″x 5″x 4″
NAME: Mercenaria permagna
AGE: Pleistocene 2 million years
UNIT: Nashua Formation
SITE: Okeechobee County, FloridaDocumentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.
$265.00Crystalized Clam (OK10)
$265.00 -
Agatized Algae (AA4)
Notes specific to this specimen: A rare, complete nodule. This specimen is a round, deflated sphere with nice bubbly agate skin all over it. One side is concave, the other convex, indicating the orientation of the original colony in the sediments. Can you guess which way it was oriented? Answer – the convex side was up. As the sediments accumulated and the agal ball deteriorated, the top collapsed. The bottom, meanwhile, was supported by the sediments below allowing it to retain its original shape.
SIZE: 4″x 4″x 2″
NAME: Various species
AGE: Jurassic Period- 165 million years
UNIT: Curtis Formation
SITE: Emery County, Utah
DATE: 2010Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin.
$265.00Agatized Algae (AA4)
$265.00 -
Kona Dolomite (KONA9)
Notes specific to this specimen: This is an excellent sliced section showing multiple stromatolite colonies with distinct layers (laminae). The clear layering is unusual for this slightly metamorphosed material. It has a smooth back and a flat bottom so it stands up nicely.
SIZE: 3″ x 1″ x 1″
NAME: Collenia kona
AGE: Paleoproterozoic Era 2.3 billion years
UNIT: Kona Formation
SITE: Kona Hills, Michigan
DATE: 2023Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.
$245.00Kona Dolomite (KONA9)
$245.00 -
Agatized Algae (AA8)
Notes specific to this specimen: Strange shape with a variety of colors. This is one of the more unusual specimens we’ve seen – it contains relic cracks from the collapse of the original structure and a variety of textures and colors. Which end was up? We cannot tell on this one! Zoom in on the bubbly side – it’s awesome!
SIZE: 5″x 3″x 2″
NAME: Undescribed species
AGE: Jurassic Period- 165 million years
UNIT: Curtis Formation
SITE: Emery County, Utah
DATE: 2010Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin.
$220.00Agatized Algae (AA8)
$220.00 -
Agatized Coral (AC4)
These unique fossils are preserved corals that lived in large reef systems in Florida and Georgia about 34 million years ago. After the corals died, they were buried in deep sediments where the original corallite structures began to erode away. In some cases, this resulted in hollow cavities that were then coated in translucent agate, forming carnelian geodes. In others, the agate replaced the solids and retained images of the coral structures. We are the oldest and most experienced source for these unique fossils. Our teams have been SCUBA diving for these corals since the mid 1970s.
Notes specific to this specimen: A very nice multi-chambered piece with a cut and polished carnelian agate face. It also has a natural opening on the other end. This specimen is mounted on native Suwanee Limestone – which is the matrix material these specimens weather out of. You won’t see that anywhere else.
SIZE: 8″ x 5″ x 5″
NAME: Several species
AGE: Oligocene Epoch- 34 million years
UNIT: Suwanee Limestone
SITE: Lowndes County, Georgia
DATE: 2021Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.
$194.00Agatized Coral (AC4)
$194.00 -
Kona Dolomite (KONA10)
This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. In addition, an attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.
Notes specific to this specimen: This is an excellent sliced section showing multiple stromatolite colonies with distinct layers (laminae). The clear layering is unusual for this slightly metamorphosed material. It has a smooth back and a flat bottom so it stands up nicely.
SIZE: 6″ x 3″ x 1″
NAME: Collenia kona
AGE: Paleoproterozoic Era 2.3 billion years
UNIT: Kona Formation
SITE: Kona Hills, Michigan
DATE: 2023Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin.
$185.00Kona Dolomite (KONA10)
$185.00 -
Agatized Algae (AA7)
Notes specific to this specimen: Small but complete algal ball – a round specimen with great bubblegum agate skin on the upper (convex) side and a nice multicolored carnelian agate underside (convex).
SIZE: 4″x 3″x 2″
NAME: Undescribed species
AGE: Jurassic Period- 165 million years
UNIT: Curtis Formation
SITE: Emery County, Utah
DATE: 2010Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin.
$185.00Agatized Algae (AA7)
$185.00 -
Agatized Algae (AA3)
This is a piece of a much larger specimen. While it is not complete, the color and texture of this piece is incredible. Beautiful, multicolored bubblegum agate all over it!
Notes specific to this specimen: This is a piece of a much larger specimen. While it is not complete, the color and texture of this piece is incredible. Beautiful, multicolored bubblegum agate all over it!
SIZE: 4″x 2″x 2″
NAME: Undescribed species
AGE: Jurassic Period- 165 million years
UNIT: Curtis Formation
SITE: Emery County, Utah
DATE: 2010Documentation: This authentic fossil specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin.
$185.00Agatized Algae (AA3)
$185.00 -
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: 2022Documentation: This authentic mineral specimen comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and Origin.
$180.00