• Dinosaur Bones (D4)

    Notes specific to this specimen: This is a distal manus digit (“finger”) bone of Edmontosaurus. In vertebrates, the ends of the front appendages are called the “manus” (aka hand) while the back are called the “pes” (aka foot). The fine detail on the bone surface is remarkably well preserved. This piece has a small amount of reconstruction as shown in the dark paleoclay area.

     

    SIZE: 3″ x 1″ x 1″

     

    NAME: Edmontosaurus
    AGE: Cretaceous Period – 68 million years
    UNIT: Lance Creek Formation
    SITE: Lance Creek, Wyoming

    DATE: 1992

     

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

  • Iron Stromatolites (ME5)

    Notes specific to this specimen: Beautiful deep red agatization in these colonies attest to the classic origin of this specimen as being from the old Mary Ellen Mine in Biwabik, Minnesota, the type locality for the Biwabik Iron Formation. Notice the off-set angle of the growth pattern in this piece. This is attributed to constant water currents in the area where these colonies were growing.

     

    SIZE: 4″ x 8″ x .3″

     

    Name: Collenia undosa
    Unit: Biwabik Iron Formation
    Site: Biwabik Iron Range, Minnesota
    Date: Mid 1990s

     

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

  • Iron Stromatolites (ME3)

    Notes specific to this specimen: Rare white colonies with dark banded growth rings. Some have branchings. Specimen found in 1990s at the old Mary Ellen Mine in Biwabik, Minnesota, the type locality for the Biwabik Iron Formation. Notice the silvery spots of concentrated iron between the colonies.

     

    SIZE: 3″ x 5″ x .3″

     

    Name: Collenia undosa
    Unit: Biwabik Iron Formation
    Site: Biwabik Iron Range, Minnesota
    Date: Mid 1990s

     

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

  • Crystalized Welks (W3)

    Notes specific to this specimen: Fossil welks are much rarer than the clams found at Rucks Pit and most of them have no crystals. But, when you do find a nice crystal-line specimen, there’s nothing like it in the world! Here we have a nice matrix specimen with a natural opening on the side of the shell exposing gemmy dog-tooth calcite crystals. They don’t get much better than this!

    SIZE: 4″

    NAME: Mercenaria permagna
    AGE: Pleistocene 2 million years
    UNIT: Nashua Formation
    SITE: Okeechobee County, Florida

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

  • Sudbury Impactite (2)

    Notes specific to this specimen:
    You’ve never seen this before! Why? Because we are the only source for it. These striking Sudbury specimens are cut to reveal the lustrous nickel and copper ore crystals scattered across its dark magmatic matrix. The flashy metallic patches catch the light beautifully, highlighting this classic mega-impact site whose resulting nickel–copper ore made Sudbury world-famous. A rare and powerful authentic piece of Canadian geology from 1.8 billion years ago.

     

    We are offering only a very limited number of specimens of this material. Most will be in the form of obelisks because they show off the mineralization patterns very clearly. At present we are offering only two different size obelisks. This is the larger one. The photos here are typical of this size. But you may not get this exact piece! Please keep in mind there is variation from piece to piece and the one you get may differ slightly from what is seen here. However, these photos are a good representation of what you can expect. Of course, as always, we guarantee your satisfaction or your money back.

     

    SIZE: 4″ – 6″ tall

     

    NAME: Sudbury Impactite
    MINERALS: Pentlandite (nickel) & Chalcopyrite (copper)
    AGE: Paleoproterozoic Era – 1.85 billion years
    UNIT: Sudbury Impact Complex
    SITE: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

     

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

  • Agatized Algae (AA6)

    Notes specific to this specimen: A nearly complete round algal “egg” that retains some of its 3-D character. Very rare. This one has various sections to it which feature different textures and colors, including a nice blueish agate region which is unusual in these specimens.

     

    SIZE: 4″x 2″x 2″

     

    NAME: Undescribed species
    AGE: Jurassic Period- 165 million years
    UNIT: Curtis Formation
    SITE: Emery County, Utah
    DATE: 2010

     

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

  • Volcanic Bomb (EB6)

    Notes specific to this specimen: Complex plump fusiform bomb with smooth aerodynamic striations. Apparently ran into another bomb during flight and part of that bomb is still attached but is not complete. Natural breaks reveal chalcedony interior which fluoresces a vibrant green. Unusual.

    SIZE: 7″ x 4″ x 4″

     

    NAME: Various forms
    AGE: Pliocene Epoch- 5 million years
    UNIT: Banbury Formation
    SITE: Elko County, Nevada

    DATE: 2020

     

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

     

  • Crystalized Clam (OK7)

    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, Florida

     

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

  • Rainbow Stromatolite (RS1)

    Notes specific to this specimen:  This is one of the original discovery pieces, collected by us in August 2025.  It is characteristic of all the variety of colors found in this site.  We’ve never seen such a variety of colors of stromatolite from a single site.  It reminded us of all the colors of Arizona petrified wood – known as “Rainbow Wood” –  and this became the source for our naming this new discovery “Rainbow Stromatolite”.

     

    SIZE: 2″x 4″x 1.5″

     

    Name Collenia sp. (possible new species)
    Age Anamikean / Paleoproterozoic – 1.88 billion years
    Unit Gunflint Iron Formation
    Site Ontario, Canada
    Date 2025

     

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

  • Gypsum, Variety Selenite (AG7)

    Notes specific to this specimen: Very complex large modified rhomboid crystal pattern with mirror-clean faces. Nice clear crystal selenite with no inclusions. The very edges of some of the crystals show some wear but this only accents the beauty of the overall piece.

     

    Size: 6″ x 4″ X 1″

     

    NAME: Gypsum, variety Selenite
    AGE: Triassic Period, 240 million years
    UNIT: Moenkopi Formation
    SITE: Mohave County, Arizona
    DATE: 2019

     

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

  • Crystalized Clam (OK8)

    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, Florida

     

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

  • 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, Nevada

    DATE: 2020

     

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

     

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