Petrified Wood Slab Opal a ghost or phantom of

a ghost or phantom of the crystal during its formation still remaining in the interior

a crystal occurring in a wide variety of colors and forms

Colored fluorite clusters atop candle quartz bases are some of the most distinctive mineral specimens to originate from the mines of Inner Mongolia

A silicone-based mineral closely related to quartz and agate

Pipefish are a widespread group of tropical marine and freshwater fish most closely related to the more well-known seahorses

Petrified Wood Slab Opal a ghost or phantom ofPerhaps the most well known fossil material in the world, petrified wood is not wood at all but rather the fossilized remnants of trees from millions of years ago. Tree trunks, limbs, and branches that died under conditions that favor fossilization gradually become replaced with minerals until what remains is a replica of the original piece of wood consisting entirely of mineral material. Like the trees they capture the form of, each is unique and