Wholesale Bulk Fossil Lot: 14 St. Clair PA Fern Leaf/Paleozoic Plant Fossils


Shipping fee is a flat rate of $20.00
Sizes Vary from around 4-12 inches and will be similar quality to those pictured.

White fronds on black shale excavated from Llewellyn Formation, St.Clair, PA.
(The ruler pictured is a standard 12 incher)
Age: Pennsylvanian/Carboniferous

Believe it or not, the white colors are natural! It is this exceptional state of preservation that gives the St. Clair, Pennsylvania fossil ferns their great exquisiteness. It\'s hard to comprehend 100 years, let alone 3 million times that many, but these carboniferous ferns died around 300 million years ago!

These natural wonders fell into a bog where a low temperature, low pressure, oxygen depleted environment evolved the plant tissue into Pyrite. Pyrophyllite(Aluminum Silicate) replaced the Pyrite at an ensuing stage, creating the bold, white color. Any orange-ish color was caused naturally by the presence of iron ore. Dozens of plant species are found in these shales, so look closely. Common species include Alethopteris, Neuropteris, Pecopteris, and Sphenophyllum. Seed ferns went completely extinct around 73 million years ago, while the dinosaurs were still around!

This fossil would be perfect for anyone interested in geology, paleontology, paleozoic plants, mineral collecting, fossil collecting, PA anthracite coal mine country, coal mining, old ancient artifact collecting, petrified wood, arrowhead collecting,geodes,geode collecting, pyrite, quartz,crystals, crystal collecting, dino print hunting,earth science, prehistoric flora,palaeobotany, wicca, witchcraft, reiki, crystal healing, crystal digging, fossil collecting locality specimens, meteorite collecting, home decorating, home decor, decorative natural display specimens, calamites, educational teaching aides, teachers, science teachers, leaves, fossil plants, botany, paleobotany, palaeobotany, geologic activity, dinosaur buffs, did I forget anything?

Nothing was done to this fossil. It is in a completely natural state. We never spray, paint or touch them up. Nature and time are the artists.

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