Fish Fossil - Knightia Eoceana Amber showy specimens contain chunky calcite

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

a ghost or phantom of the crystal during its formation still remaining in the interior

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

These fine specimens have rich yellow-gold fine crystals covering a thick white matrix

Fish Fossil - Knightia Eoceana Amber showy specimens contain chunky calciteDuring 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