Fish Fossil - Knightia Eoceana Spessartine These remarkable yellow fluorite crystals

These remarkable yellow fluorite crystals originate from China and range in color from rich honey to pastel gold

from the middle Miocene around 12-16 million years ago

As a mineral specimen or gemstone Barite can be found in many colors including vibrant reds

These well preserved and larger-sized fossils originate from the Monterey Formation in California

Fish Fossil - Knightia Eoceana Spessartine These remarkable yellow fluorite crystalsDuring 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