Fossil Clam Shell (Mercenaria permagna) with Honey Calcite Crystals | Okeechobee, FL
Original price
$195.00
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Original price
$195.00
Original price
$195.00
$195.00
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$195.00
Current price
$195.00
Fossil Clam Shell (Mercenaria permagna) with beautiful honey calcite crystals from Ruck's Pit in Fort Drum, Okeechobee County, Florida Nashua Formation
Early Pleistocene (2 myo)
Specimen measures approx: 3.25" x 2.25", with matrix 3.75" x 3" x 3.75"
The internal natural pocket area of the clam is replaced with stunning golden yellow calcite crystals that fluoresces and phosphorescence a bright yellow to a light green under short and long wave black (UV) light.
Ruck's Pit was a small cement quarry that produced famous crystal encrusted fossils.