Fish Fossil - Knightia Eoceana Amber silky and lustrous texture of

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

showy specimens contain chunky calcite crystals of exceptional shape draped within a dazzling matrix of midnight blue to black fine sugar quartz

it is largely mined as an industrial ore across the globe

highly variable Chalcedony spheres or roses are almost geode-like in appearance and one can clearly see the process of geode or agate formation in progress in each specimen

Fish Fossil - Knightia Eoceana Amber silky and lustrous texture ofDuring the Eocene, 40 50 million years ago, vast shoals of freshwater fish inhabited a large shallow inland sea across the American West. The herring like fish of the genus Knightia were far and away the most abundant freshwater fish during this era, and because of this they are one of the most frequently found vertebrate fossils on earth. Originating from the famed Green River Formation in Wyoming, fossils of Knightia eocaena and their close