Fish Fossil - Knightia Eoceana Amethyst Named for the Greek word

Named for the Greek word for “heavy”

Rainbow or peacock pyrite is a much rarer form of pyrite named for the unmistakable and incredibly vibrant rainbow-colored iridescence it displays

almost unmistakable for any other species

a crystal occurring in a wide variety of colors and forms

Each contains at least one (most several) clearly visible insect

Fish Fossil - Knightia Eoceana Amethyst Named for the Greek wordDuring the Eocene, 40 50 million years ago, vast shoals of freshwater fish inhabited a large shallow inland sea across the American West. The herring like fish of the genus Knightia were far and away the most abundant freshwater fish during this era, and because of this they are one of the most frequently found vertebrate fossils on earth. Originating from the famed Green River Formation in Wyoming, fossils of Knightia eocaena and their close