L540 Interi 17th century Italian church vase

17th century Italian church vase with fossilized coral

18th century Italian fragments decorated with aragonite and pyrophyllite with a sculpted canvas

Petrified wood is a special type of fossilized wood

18th century Italian candlestick decorated with galena and pyrite deposits

The base has applied gesso de bologna and organic limestone to make up the plaster base

L540 Interi 17th century Italian church vaseFishtail selenite on a stand. Fishtail selenite is made up of twin crystals of optical selenite that have grown together in the shape of angel wings or "fishtails." This crystalline form of selenite gypsum is comprised of striations that look like optical light fibers. Unusual in size, these specimens have been mined by hand in Mexico. Size: 13. 5 high x 12 wide x 7 deep