Rose Calcite

Rose Calcite

from the Upper Silurian age

It rarely occurs in crystal form but is often found in botryoidal or fibrous formations

While in its sticky gel state

449 million years old

roughly 20 million years ago

It is found in many sites across the world

This preglabellar ring (head shield) is covered in many sensory pits which may have held hairlike features when the trilobite was alive

Fluorite is one of the most variable of all crystalline minerals

silky and lustrous texture of these fibrous Malachite specimens combined with the incredibly rich color make them deservedly popular among collectors

A widespread and industrially important mineral

pyrite is an abundant sulfide mineral that despite some similarities can easily be distinguished from actual gold by its crystal form (typically cuboidal) and being much harder whereas gold is soft and malleable

red and many other colors corresponding to their physical makeup and conditions when the mineral was formed