Pyrite & Quartz Face (From Our Private Collection) Fish Fossils Unlike more commonly structured (homomorphs)

Unlike more commonly structured (homomorphs) Ammonites

Sea levels were at their highest levels of the Paleozoic Era during the Ordovician Period and saw water temperatures of more than 110° F

owing to an elongate tapering body with a squid-like tail

Sulfur has been used for a variety of purposes since the ancient days of China

and hunting guidance from the inner spirit of each carved animal

Pyrite & Quartz Face (From Our Private Collection) Fish Fossils Unlike more commonly structured (homomorphs)A golden yellow to brown, widely occurring mineral sulfide, FeS2, Pyrite is used as an iron ore and to produce sulfur dioxide for sulfuric acid. It is also known as Fool's Gold because it resembles gold, even though it is harder (H. 5 6) and a paler yellow. Pyrite is often found in quartz veins, sometimes even with gold. Pyrite crystals are common; it may also occur as grains or in masses. It streaks a greenish black and when tarnished, may resemble