Septarian With Orange Calcite & Partial Ammonite - "The Raven"

This is a really cool display piece known as 'The Raven.' It was collected in Elk Creek, South Dakota, and features a partial Placenticeras fossil found inside a septarian nodule. It is covered in bright orange fluorescent calcite crystals. A section of the septarian nodule has been turned into a display base for the piece. The ammonite has been mounted so that it freely rotates. Be sure to check out the video—this piece is a stunner!

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About Elk Creek Calcite

Superb rhombohedral crystals of septarian calcite occur in cavities within large concretions from the 70-million-year-old Pierre Shale in Elk Creek, South Dakota. The calcite crystals can be yellow, orange, or gold in color and are sometimes associated with golden barite crystals and selenite. The calcite crystals fluoresce a bright yellow-white under shortwave UV light.

$8,500

SPECIES

Ammonite: Placenticeras With Calcite & Barite

LOCATION

Elk Creek, Meade County, South Dakota

FORMATION

Pierre Shale

SIZE

26" tall, 16" wide, 8" deep