Turtle - Fossil Specimen polished rhodochrosite and darker mineral areas

and darker mineral areas

Geological Age: 200 mya

Orpiment has a very striking appearance

It will take an hour or two to top off the battery after occasional use

Turtle - Fossil Specimen polished rhodochrosite and darker mineral areasMined from: White River Badlands, White River Group Formation, South Dakota, U. S. A. Era: Cenozoic Geological Age: 2334 mya Description: This one of a kind turtle fossil specimen from South Dakota preserves a large section of the turtle shell, showing the natural scute pattern and segmented plates across the carapace. The surface has a pale tan to cream colour with weathered texture, repaired fractures, and visible fossil matrix in the seams, giving