Petrified Wood Slab

Petrified Wood SlabPerhaps the most well known fossil material in the world, petrified wood is not wood at all but rather the fossilized remnants of trees from millions of years ago. Tree trunks, limbs, and branches that died under conditions that favor fossilization gradually become replaced with minerals until what remains is a replica of the original piece of wood consisting entirely of mineral material. Like the trees they capture the form of, each is unique and

Cerussite contains lead

and blues as well as the more commonly encountered clear or pale white

such as agates

Amethyst is often found in spectacular geodes

The “Benz” part of the name comes from the tip of some calcite crystals which have a clearly defined three-pointed star of pyrite

These high quality and exceptional color Chiapan Amber originated in Mexico during the Oligocene

high shine mica and range in hue from nearly clear to classic sea green to deep blue

occurring in shades of blue

An abundant medium-growing crab species found in the shallow seabed of the middle Miocene Monterey Formation

its color formed from the oxidation of copper and it is typically found in spherical (botryoidal) or rounded formations

from the Cambrian age

A silicone-based mineral closely related to quartz and agate