Darwin Glass gemsandminerals ANKYLOSAURUS (ARMOR)

ANKYLOSAURUS (ARMOR)

71" gem of Maligano Jasper set into a sterling silver bezel

ICHTHYOSAUR (VERTEBRA)

Space Shuttle nose landing gear tire which was removed from service after the Space Shuttle Columbia's 13th mission

but their roots extend back far further into the late Miocene Epoch some 11

Darwin Glass gemsandminerals ANKYLOSAURUS (ARMOR)Over 800,000 years ago, an airburst meteorite over Tasmania lit up the sky. In its wake, a hole in the Earth formed now known as Darwin Crater. The intense force and heat of the explosion shot debris into the sky, where it melted and cooled during flight into a rough natural glass called a tektite. These tektites were launched over 150 square miles and were eventually collected and traded by early human societies. This specimen is a piece of Darwin