- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1047 a-b
- Description
- Colonial coral fossil (Lithostrotian) in dark grey medium grained limestone matrix. Calcite crystals sparkle. Some definition of external coral structures has been lost through recrystallization. Original shape is maintained and contrast with dark matrix helps define shapes. Small crinoids, calciteā¦
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- Title
- Coral Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 10.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Colonial coral fossil (Lithostrotian) in dark grey medium grained limestone matrix. Calcite crystals sparkle. Some definition of external coral structures has been lost through recrystallization. Original shape is maintained and contrast with dark matrix helps define shapes. Small crinoids, calcite veins and a Cladopora coral present in specimen (b). These types of coral fossils are very common in Western Canada and could have been collected locally.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1047 a-b
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