Description: Kates Collections Huge Ammonite Fossil Fire Red Iridescent Cretaceous 22 cm 1.9 kg 110 MYO Hand Crafted Steel Stand Huge whole fire red cleoniceras ammonite fossil. The beautiful flashes of reds are produced by the mineral aragonite , which has replaced the original shell. There are also flashes of purple when turned to catch the. The centre has an area of beautiful natural rainbow colours refracted by the light.Polished and smooth, with a spiral pattern which reflects the wonder of nature. Supplied on a locally hand crafted steel display stand painted black.display stand and small ID card. Date: Cretaceous 120 to 110 Million years Old Provenance: Jungles of Mahajanga, North East coast Madagascar Size: Size 19 cm x 15.5 cm Depth 4.5 cm 1.4 kg Condition: Natural flaws present.Please enlarge or message me for any further info.The reds can be best seen when tilted towards the light . It is hard to capture this so please look at all the pictures. code 100-361 What is a Fossil? Fossils give fascinating prehistorical evidence of past life on our planet. Usually, fossilization starts once the animal or plant has died. Most animals and plants are eaten or simply recycled back into the earth. The best fossils occur when this process happens rapidly, shortly after death has occurred. Conditions have to be exactly right for a fossil to be produced. Most commonly, this is below water. Decay and deterioration are slowed down because the specimen is covered or entombed in either sediment, muds, sands or volcanic ash or other material, layer upon layer, and over a period that is hard to imagine, usually thousands to millions of years. Preservation takes place very gradually, as it compacts, it slowly turns to rock. Over time, the plant or animal is replaced by minerals and with chemical changes, leaving an extraordinary replica of the original. In some cases, the pressure and temperature increase, caused by sedimentation, can result in the release of hydrogen and oxygen, leaving a carbon impression of the specimen in sedimentary rock. This process is called carbonization. Fossils can become preserved in various different ways. For example, wood can become petrified by a process of minerals seeping into the saturated wood, resulting in a gradual process of the wood becoming hard, and resembling stone, often with extraordinary colours. In perimineralization or petrification, after the soft structures have decayed, the hard parts, in particular bones, remain. In some cases, the other minerals completely replace the original specimen. Generally, most fossils represent the hard parts such as bones, shells, leaves, seeds or woody parts of plants. Fossils can be internal or external moulds of the original specimen. They can also be the some of the original matter, impregnated with chemicals such as silica or calcite. Fossils can also be indirect, such as in animal foot prints or burrows. These are known as trace fossils.
Price: 238.5 GBP
Location: Cirencester
End Time: 2025-01-09T14:37:46.000Z
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Sub-Type: Ammonites
Type: Fossils
Shape: Natural
Country/Region of Manufacture: Madagascar
Finish: Polished
Modified Item: No
