L233 French the result of trees having

the result of trees having completely transformed to stone through the process of permineralization

smoky quartz

were it not for Florida's repeated glaciations exhuming these semi-precious anomalies of water and time

A pair of 18th-century Italian candlestick tops with fossil agate coral and baroque pearls on an agate base

75" high x 5" round

L233 French the result of trees having18th century Italian station of the cross on calcite crystals in matrix with a natural forming baroque pearl. The rare calcite crystal formation comes from Elmwood Mine, Tennessee. It is an example of the world's finest crystallized calcite. With the unusual formation of sphalerite, it is unequaled by those from any other part of the world (referenced from the "American Mineral Treasure" book, pg. 337). Size: 5. 5" high x 3. 5" wide x 2" deep