Turtle - Fossil Specimen azurite cluster and a zest for life

and a zest for life

The black material along the base and between some crystals adds texture and suggests associated mineralization from the host environment

especially material prized by collectors for its color

the original shell material was replaced or infilled with calcite

5cm x 10cm x 1cm Approximate Weight of 1 piece: 70g

Turtle - Fossil Specimen azurite cluster and a zest for lifeMined from: White River Badlands, White River Group Formation, South Dakota, U. S. A. Era: Cenozoic Geological Age: 2334 mya Description: This one of a kind turtle fossil specimen from South Dakota preserves a broad section of fossilized turtle shell with visible scute divisions, natural cracking, and a pale tan to grey weathered surface. The raised dome shape and darker preserved edge sections give the piece a strong fossil shell appearance, with