Calcite (fluorescent) in fossil mollusc (Mercenaria Permagna)

Rucks pit, Fort Drum, Okeechobee Co., Florida
Small Cabinet, 9.2 x 7.4 x 5.2 cm
Start Time: 07/28/2019 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/01/2019 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A dramatically symmetrical, strikingly ribbed, bone-white completely fossilized mollusc (Mercenaria Permagna) from this well-known Florida locale. The opening on one side shows the chamber filled with small gemmy amber dogtooth calcite crystals. Ghostly white calcite fluorescence. A classic, exceptionally well-preserved shell without beach rock matrix from the locale. This is Pleistocene Epoch (1.8 MY - 10,000 years BP). Ex Dr. Barratt Phillips Collection.

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