Mosasaurus fossil tooth (1.70") on Matrix - Cretaceous, Morocco

Mosasaurus fossil tooth (1.70") on Matrix - Cretaceous, MoroccoMosasaurus was one of the biggest predators that lived in the seas during the Cretaceous era. With a serpentine body, powerful flippers, and a set of formidable teeth, these apex predators ruled the oceans during the Late Cretaceous period. Mosasaurs were expert swimmers, using their streamlined forms to hunt a variety of prey, including fish and other marine creatures. Their adaptions for aquatic life, such as flippers instead of legs, made them well

India agate is a type of chalcedony

" referring to Morocco where it was discovered

Its high velocity production and quick cooling can result in complex surface patterns

Most commercially available "citrine" on the market is actually heat-treated amethyst or smoky quartz

dating back over 380 million years

Agate is a type of chalcedony

making them prized additions to mineral collections

all the quarries where they can still be found are on both Dutch and Belgian territory and no longer accessible to the public

Characterized by a wide triangular shape with a sharp cutting edge

making it ideal for meditation

which is a microcrystalline variety of quartz

with close relatives still growing today