Crab - Trichopeltarion-Greggi - Fossil Specimen dundas ontario mineral Description: This variscite bead bracelet

Description: This variscite bead bracelet from Australia showcases one of the mineral world’s most soothing and underrated treasures

but few others rival its visual complexity

It is also valued by collectors and researchers for its unique physical and chemical properties

Chrysocolla is a copper-rich mineral often found in oxidized zones of copper deposits

Crab - Trichopeltarion-Greggi - Fossil Specimen dundas ontario mineral Description: This variscite bead braceletMined from: Greta Siltstone Formation, likely Motunau Beach area, North Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand Era: Cenozoic Geological Age: Pliocene Epoch, approximately 5. 33 to 2. 58 mya Description: This one of a kind Trichopeltarion greggi fossil is preserved as a two part concretion, with the crab held in one half and the matching negative impression in the other. The specimen has a strong natural display presence because both sides are included,