Stalactite Formation (Calcite)

Stalactite Formation (Calcite)A trademark feature of cave systems the world over, stalactites are formed by the slow drip of mineral rich water from cavern ceilings over the span of hundreds or thousands of years. In the underground world they can form vast formations in awe inspiring shapes and colors. These unique large size show pieces consist of intricate amber colored calcite deposits collected from cave systems in Yunnan province, China. Each of these rarely harvested

Species - Scyphocrinites elegans

with particularly high shine or uniquely shaped pieces prized by collectors

petrified wood is not wood at all but rather the fossilized remnants of trees from millions of years ago

Flexycalymene Trilobite Geodes are approx

No two are alike

and powder blue

with box - 8

Discovered - 2013

and because of this they are one of the most frequently found vertebrate fossils on earth

Hyalite is usually clear but can have some color due to the presence of impurities

With a dazzling array of colors and crystal structures

Chalcedony has a number of forms that are also considered gems of their own