• Specularite Standup (S2)

    Notes specific to this specimen: This piece has a flat sawn bottom so that it stands up nicely.  Multiple layers of specularite with interbedded red jasper, showing the classic layering characteristic of Banded Iron Formation (BIF).  Glittery surfaces on both sides.  Nice vertical relief with added thickness and layering a bottom  

     

    SIZE: 6″ x 2″ x 2″

     
    Minerals: Hematite and Magnetite
    Age: Paleoproterozoic – 2.2 billion years
    Unit: Negaunee Iron Formation
    Site: Marquette County, Michigan

     

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

  • Specularite Standup (S4)

    Notes specific to this specimen: This piece has a flat sawn bottom so that it stands up nicely.  Multiple layers of specularite with interbedded red jasper, showing the classic layering characteristic of Banded Iron Formation (BIF).  Glittery surfaces on both sides.  Thick piece with several bands shown in cross section on sawn edge 

     

    SIZE: 7″ x 3″ x 3″

     
    Minerals: Hematite and Magnetite
    Age: Paleoproterozoic – 2.2 billion years
    Unit: Negaunee Iron Formation
    Site: Marquette County, Michigan

     

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

  • Specularite Standup (S5)

    Notes specific to this specimen: This piece has a flat sawn bottom so that it stands up nicely.  Multiple layers of specularite with interbedded red jasper, showing the classic layering characteristic of Banded Iron Formation (BIF).  Glittery surfaces on both sides.  A very unique and interesting shape with multiple BIF layers. 

     

    SIZE: 6″ x 4″ x 2″

     
    Minerals: Hematite and Magnetite
    Age: Paleoproterozoic – 2.2 billion years
    Unit: Negaunee Iron Formation
    Site: Marquette County, Michigan

     

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

  • St Clair Flora – rare preservation (F10)

    NAME: Alethopteris
    AGE: Carboniferous Period – 305 million years
    UNIT: Llewellyn Formation
    SITE: Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

     

    Size: 11″ x 6″ x 1″

     

    Notes specific to this specimen: Two sided specimen. Front has equal amount of positive and negative fern fossils. Back side is colored yellow by iron intrusion making it a nice contrast to the classic white ferns on the front.

     

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

  • St Clair Flora – rare preservation (F5)

    Notes specific to this specimen: Large, two sided specimen with multiple layers evident. Front and back are equally compelling with a dense accumulation of ferns. Nice scattering of ferns on both sides, with both positive and negatives on each. Great specimen from this classic site.

     

    NAME: Alethopteris
    AGE: Carboniferous Period – 305 million years
    UNIT: Llewellyn Formation
    SITE: Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

     

    Size: 11″ x 11″ x 1″

     

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

  • St Clair Flora – rare preservation (F6)

    Notes specific to this specimen: Two sided specimen – front and back are equally compelling with a dense accumulation of ferns. An attractive and informative display card accompanies the specimen.

     

    NAME: Alethopteris
    AGE: Carboniferous Period – 305 million years
    UNIT: Llewellyn Formation
    SITE: Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

     

    Size: 18″ x 14″ x 1″

     

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

  • St Clair Flora – rare preservation (F9)

    Notes specific to this specimen: Two sided specimen – front and back are equally compelling with a dense accumulation of ferns. Back side is colored yellow by iron intrusion making it a nice contrast to the classic white ferns on the front. There are multiple layers showing around the edges.

     

    NAME: Alethopteris
    AGE: Carboniferous Period – 305 million years
    UNIT: Llewellyn Formation
    SITE: Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

     

    Size: 11″ x 6″ x 1″

     

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

  • Volcanic Bomb (EB1)

    Notes specific to this specimen: Large, excellent, classic fusiform bomb with superb aerodynamic striations. Natural split reveals chalcedony interior which fluoresces a vibrant green. This specimen is first class.

     

    SIZE: 12″ 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.

     

  • Volcanic Bomb (EB12)

    Notes specific to this specimen: Large, rare, combination fusiform bomb. This is the result of three individual magma projectiles running into each other in flight. In this case the merge of these three individuals was early in the ejection event but after the individual projectiles had started acquiring their own individual character. The combination of these three bombs resulted in one very large cigar-shaped bomb which acquired it’s own form which dominated the final shape before falling back to Earth.

    SIZE: 15″ x 6″ x 5″

     

    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.

     

  • Volcanic Bomb (EB14)

    Notes specific to this specimen: Rare double bomb. These unique specimens form when two magma projectiles run into each other in flight before they completely harden. In this case the merge was early in the ejection event, before the two projectiles had started to acquire their own individual character. Instead the combination of the two was almost obliterated by the overall form taking shape before they fell back to Earth.

     

    SIZE: 9″ x 6″ 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.

     

  • Volcanic Bomb (EB2)

    Notes specific to this specimen: Rare, beautifully-shaped double bomb. These unique specimens form when two magma projectiles run into each other in flight before they completely harden. Each had started to acquire it’s own individual character before they combined and fell to Earth.

     

    SIZE: 4″ x 6″ x 3″

     

    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.

     

  • 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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