Huge Fossil Preserved in Pyrite
June 8, 2007 by rockwatching
Natural treasure
gemboree1 018, originally uploaded by Mic2006.
This ancient creature is immortalized in pyrite - a guy at the Bancroft Gemboree was selling several such relics.
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Now that is an awesome specimen. Any idea how large is it? Pyrite fossils are quite rare, especially with this kind of size. I mean it looks large, from the picture. Wondering if you know of any dealers in your area selling small fossil specimens of pyrite online?