Crystals inside a fossil

[dawnhvr]

Found in western PA
Not a great pic. But a cool fossil

 

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[old digger]

Nice! It is not uncommon to find crystals inside fossils. I find quite a number of Baculites and ammonites with crystals within.

 

[IAMZIM]

I can't tell from your pics, but old digger is right, I have an ammonite that has druze crystals and what I think is a calcite spray.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Neat find.

My favorite fossil - the two-foot diameter ammonite in the NY Museum of Natural History. The fossil is a iridescent gemstone called "ammolite". Pictures just don't do it justice.

 

[IAMZIM]

Neat find.

My favorite fossil - the two-foot diameter ammonite in the NY Museum of Natural History. The fossil is a iridescent gemstone called "ammolite". Pictures just don't do it justice.

Is that a Placenticeras meeki?

 

[hvacker]

Are you sure you want to hold that thing??

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Is that a Placenticeras meeki?

Placenticeras intercalare according to AMNH. Found in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

 

[dawnhvr]

Wow!!