ONCOLITIC LIMESTONE - 80 million years old - Utah, USA
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80 million years old
(Upper Cretaceous Period)
Birdseye Marble Quarry,
Birdseye Marble Quarry,
Thistle, Utah, USA
A small cut slice of limestone containing spherical nodules known as ‘oncolites’. It is unpolished but has a very smooth surface.
Oncolites are near spherical structures formed by the growth of cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae). They are very similar to stromatolites but instead of being dome-shaped, they form spherical nodules. They usually form around a nucleus such as a fragment of shell.
A small cut slice of limestone containing spherical nodules known as ‘oncolites’. It is unpolished but has a very smooth surface.
Oncolites are near spherical structures formed by the growth of cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae). They are very similar to stromatolites but instead of being dome-shaped, they form spherical nodules. They usually form around a nucleus such as a fragment of shell.
A free plastic stand is included.
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Size: approx. 8 x 7 x 0.6 centimetres
Weight: 66 grams
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