Dinosaur Bone 1

Dinosaur Bone 1Dinosaurs emerged between 240 million and 230 million years ago. They existed until about 66 million years ago when a giant asteroid slammed into the earth in the Yucatn Peninsula in Mexico. Dinosaurs first appeared in the Triassic period (251. 9 ma to 201. 3 ma); they roamed the supercontinent of Pangaea. But by the time the asteroid hit at the end of the Cretaceous period (145 ma to 65 ma) the continents were in approximately the same place they are

This is the Philospher’s Stone

The difference between jasper and agate is in its luminosity

Photograph is 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches on a 16 x 20 mat board in portrait presentation

3 million to 145 million years ago

Three Isolation Coat applied before varnish

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A deep-blue metamorphic rock used as a semi precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color

This is the Peace Symbol

Used by medieval alchemist believing it had the ability to transform metals into gold

both famous for their exceptionally well-preserved fossils

Jasper is an aggregate of microgranular quartz and/or cryptocrystalline chalcedony

Photograph is 9 5/8 x 15 inches on a 16 x 20 mat board in portrait presentation