Fossil Prawn (Acanthochirana) Petrified Wood Albite (Elbaite) also known as

Albite (Elbaite) also known as Tourmaline is a group of mixed crystals with the following major members

in the western United States and Portugal

allowing us to envision a world of simplistic wonder

which are deposits known for the exceptional preservation of fossilized organisms or traces

as it is a soft mineral and will deteriorate

Fossil Prawn (Acanthochirana) Petrified Wood Albite (Elbaite) also known asLaying in the Bavarian province of Germany, are the Solnhofen Limestone pits, also known as Solnhofen Plattenkalk, an area that contains some of the most exquisitely well preserved fossilized life forms on Earth. From marine life to terrestrial plant and animal life forms, the Solnhofen Limestone beds contain a rare assemblage of fossilized organisms, including highly detailed imprints of soft bodied organisms such as sea jellies. During the Jurassic