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FOSSILIZED CLAM SHELLS WITH GOLDEN CALCITE
Estimate:
$300 - $600
Passed
Live Auction
Home and Interiors Auction, 021320
Category
Description
An exceptional one-to-two million year old fossilized specimen containing nine golden calcite-filled Mercenaria Permagna clams.
Excavated in Florida and presented in a dark gray micritic limestone matrix. The clams contain transparent yellow trigonal calcite crystals. These specimens are Plio-Pleistocene (approximately 12 million years old).
Issued: Plio-Pleistocene Period
Dimensions: 17.25"L x 15.25"W x 7"H
Country of Origin: United States
Excavated in Florida and presented in a dark gray micritic limestone matrix. The clams contain transparent yellow trigonal calcite crystals. These specimens are Plio-Pleistocene (approximately 12 million years old).
Issued: Plio-Pleistocene Period
Dimensions: 17.25"L x 15.25"W x 7"H
Country of Origin: United States
Condition
Good