Fish Fossil - Syngnathus sp. (Pipefish) Amber with color intensity usually deepest

with color intensity usually deepest at the termination or tip of each crystal

Fluorite is one of the most variable of all crystalline minerals

These pieces of cuboidal fluorite crystals in varying shades of dark green occur on a high contrast white-gray matrix

Aquamarine is a form of Beryl crystal long sought after as a gem and precious stone due to its beautiful blue-green hue and clarity

and is one of the more common gems although pieces of exceptional hue and clarity are considered fairly rare and can be extremely valuable

Fish Fossil - Syngnathus sp. (Pipefish) Amber with color intensity usually deepestPipefish are a widespread group of tropical marine and freshwater fish most closely related to the more well known seahorses. Their unique elongated and heavily armored bodies along with their tube like snouts make pipefish, both extinct and modern, almost unmistakable for any other species. These well preserved and larger sized fossils originate from the Monterey Formation in California, from the middle Miocene around 12 16 million years ago. Each