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Above: Smilodon Bone Classic Riker Box Specimen
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This specimen is a pyritized fossil piece of an iguanodon from the Weald Clay deposits on the Isle of Wight
Carbon dioxide and methane releases triggered by the Siberian Traps caused runaway global warming
Peruvian Pyrite Cluster - SOLD 1.93" rockinaboxdendrite Above: Smilodon Bone Classic RikerBetter known as Fool's Gold, pyrite is an iron sulfide compound with a gold like appearance, hence its nickname. Unlike gold however, pyrite often forms in cubic crystals, an expression of the mineral's cube shaped atomic structure. This specimen is a Peruvian Pyrite Cluster, measuring 1. 93". It might not be worth its weight in gold, but this mineral has been valued since prehistory when pyrite was used as a fire starter by Neanderthals and our other
