SOLD | Gruppe von versteinerten Gigantopectens restitutensis-Muscheln | Lacoste, Südfrankreich Red Description: Quartz crystal that highlights

Description: Quartz crystal that highlights the shape created by the natural process

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• Origin: Congo

the pit was used industrially to extract petroleum (mineral oil)

It was described by Ducrotay de Blainville in 1818

SOLD | Gruppe von versteinerten Gigantopectens restitutensis-Muscheln | Lacoste, Südfrankreich Red Description: Quartz crystal that highlightsOrigin: Lacoste, Southern France Age: Upper Miocene, Burdigalian, 20 16 million years ago Size: H45cm W33cm D12cm Description: 20 16 million year old Gigantopectens restitutensis shells in original matrix. This natural assemblage highlights the interesting texture and three dimensional depth of the individual specimens. The scallop shell is one of the most typical ornaments of Mediterranean Renaissance architecture and can be found on most buildings