Botryoidal Hematite - Polished Handheld Specimens rockinaboxtigeriron A moment of impact captured

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Cyclobatis was a skate

86" in length along its longest side

The specimen measures approximately 5mm and comes in an acrylic jar

The specimen in the Mini Museum is a mixture of the K-Pg Boundary Layer samples taken from across North America and Europe

Botryoidal Hematite - Polished Handheld Specimens rockinaboxtigeriron A moment of impact capturedHematite is a hard and dense iron oxide compound that manifests a shining luster, with its dark blacks and browns accented by red flecks along its fissures. It's been used across human history both as fashioned tools and in its pigment form as ochre for cave painting. These specimens are Polished Botryoidal Hematite and come in a small and medium size. The rounded nodules present in the cluster owe their formation to small clumps of matter like sand