Pyrite crystals found in the Waldron Shale of Clark County Indiana. It is from the Silurian Period.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Pyrite of the Waldron Shale
Labels:
minerals,
pyrite,
silurian,
waldron shale
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Calcite Filled Platystrophia Brachiopod
These images are of a broken open Platystrophia sp. brachiopod fossil. The picture reveals calcite crystals. This fossil was found in Bullitt County, Kentucky in Ordovician Period rock.
Labels:
brachiopod,
calcite,
minerals,
ordovician
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Cretaceous Turritella Fossil
Gastropod fossil called Turritella sp. from the Cretaceous Period (about 70 million years ago). It was found near Tupelo, Mississippi.
Labels:
Cretaceous,
gastropod,
mississippi
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