Dendrite Crystal Sandstone - SOLD 2.97" giftsforhim Jewelry Details

Jewelry Details

The material was removed while extracting the lower jaw of a Xiphactinus

0 (specific gravity) and can be recovered from alluvial materials derived from their original host rock

Above: Fossilized Araucaria

Dendrite Crystal Sandstone - SOLD 2.97" giftsforhim Jewelry DetailsThough they may look like fossil plants, dendrites are incredible and inorganic formations that occur solely due to interactions between physics and geochemistry. These branching patterns are made of manganese oxides and commonly form on the surface of sandstones. As the manganese cools, it crystalizes into thin, tree like shapes in the same process that creates snowflakes. This specimen is a 2. 97" sandstone showcase piece that has been imprinted