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Pyrite pseudomorph after Ammonite (Pyritized Rhondiceras Ammonite) from Mikhaylov, Ryazanskaya Oblast', Russia

 
Pyrite pseudomorph after Ammonite (Pyritized Rhondiceras Ammonite) from Mikhaylov, Ryazanskaya Oblast', Russia

Pyrite pseudomorph after Ammonite (Pyritized Rhondiceras Ammonite) from Mikhaylov, Ryazanskaya Oblast', Russia

Pyrite pseudomorph after Ammonite (Pyritized Rhondiceras Ammonite) from Mikhaylov, Ryazanskaya Oblast', Russia

Pyrite pseudomorph after Ammonite (Pyritized Rhondiceras Ammonite) from Mikhaylov, Ryazanskaya Oblast', Russia

DESCRIPTION:No. 66330
Mineral:Pyrite pseudomorph after Ammonite (Pyritized Rhondiceras Ammonite)
Locality:Mikhaylov, Ryazanskaya Oblast', Russia
Description:Fossilized Rhondiceras ammonite that has been replaced molecule by molecule by metallic pyrite with the original mother-of-pearl remaining on the outer surface and the opposite side polished to show the internal chambers. Jurassic
Overall Size:7x6x2 cm
Crystals:micro
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