20850 - Lustrous Titanite (Sphene) Crystals - Imilchil Mine Morocco Paralejurus Furacopyge
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
Furacopyge
All the scales are associated and anatomically articulated in a natural way
They evolved during the Late Jurassic but were not very common until the Cretaceous period
This type of turtle remains are very rare
1969: "Révisions et découvertes paléontologiques (Brachiopodes
20850 - Lustrous Titanite (Sphene) Crystals - Imilchil Mine Morocco Paralejurus FuracopygeTitanite, or sphene, is a calcium titanium nesosilicate mineral, CaTiSiO5. Trace impurities of iron and aluminium are typically present. Also commonly present are rare earth metals including cerium and yttrium; calcium may be partly replaced by thorium.