- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1241
- Description
- Recrystallized calcite in coral colony and surrounding matrix. Ghost images of original structure have been maintained. Some of the coral structures have dissolved leaving cavities. Some of the cavities have been filled with calcite crystals resulting in white crystalline areas in the specimen. Thiā¦
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- Title
- Coral Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 6.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Recrystallized calcite in coral colony and surrounding matrix. Ghost images of original structure have been maintained. Some of the coral structures have dissolved leaving cavities. Some of the cavities have been filled with calcite crystals resulting in white crystalline areas in the specimen. This specimen has undergone tumbling in a creek, resulting in a rounded shape.
- Subject
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Jimmy Simpson
- geology
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1241
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