Fossilized Palm Root Ball Polished Cube from Sumatra, Indonesia apatite crystal a microcrystalline variety of quartz

a microcrystalline variety of quartz

The main crystal is accompanied by smaller tourmaline crystals

Fluorescent Honey Yellow Calcite on druzy quartz

Most of the crystals are double terminated and have fluorescent inclusions

Some minerals

Fossilized Palm Root Ball Polished Cube from Sumatra, Indonesia apatite crystal a microcrystalline variety of quartzAgate Fossil Palm Tree Root Ball from Indonesia 45 mm Polished Cube This is a 45 mm polished cube cut from an agatized fossil rootball of the palm tree Palmozylon austinicus. This palm tree was alive about 15 million years ago. When it died, groundwater with a high silica concentration percolated the root ball and slowly replaced the roots and other material with agate. The intricate detail of the complex rootball structures is preserved in this