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Iridescent Fossil Ammonite
7 December 2016, 10:00 PST
Los AngelesSold for US$4,750 inc. premium
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Iridescent Fossil Ammonite
Placenticeras meeki
Upper Cretaceous
Bearpaw Formation, Magrath, Alberta, Canada
Prepared free of matrix this small, yet highly decorative ammonite displays a brilliant red sheen, with some yellows and greens and rare purple, produced by light interference by the layers of fossilized nacre. Coveted by collectors the world over, the finest ammonites from the Bear Paw Formation display remarkably brilliant colors not seen in ammonites from other localities. Length 5 1/2in (13cm)
Upper Cretaceous
Bearpaw Formation, Magrath, Alberta, Canada
Prepared free of matrix this small, yet highly decorative ammonite displays a brilliant red sheen, with some yellows and greens and rare purple, produced by light interference by the layers of fossilized nacre. Coveted by collectors the world over, the finest ammonites from the Bear Paw Formation display remarkably brilliant colors not seen in ammonites from other localities. Length 5 1/2in (13cm)

