Oolites | Grains in a Jar | Salt Lake | Utah, USA Iolite caused by the reflection of

caused by the reflection of light from within the inclusions

The specimen comes with two specimen cards and a stand

This specimen weighs in at 7

2 grams and measuring 79x66x11mm

Oolites | Grains in a Jar | Salt Lake | Utah, USA Iolite caused by the reflection ofOolites in the Great Salt Lake, Utah, are tiny, sand sized, spherical or ovoid grains (0. 151. 5 mm) formed by calcium carbonate precipitating in concentric layers around a nucleusoften brine shrimp fecal pellets or mineral fragmentsin shallow, wave agitated water. These light brown grains, commonly found on Antelope Island and Stansbury Island, are modern examples of carbonate sedimentation. This geological specimen found around Stansbury Island and