Dendrite slab (Manganese and Iron Dendrites)
Item number: D1511IR
Price: EUR 72.00
Natural slab of dendritic Jurassic limestone (Lithographic shale) from Solnhofen, Germany - the place where the Archeopterix came out. Dendrites are frequently mistaken for fossilized plants but they are not. Dendrites are crystallized minerals (brown Iron oxides - Limonite and black manganese oxide - Wad) on the surface of lithographic shales.
Size | 36 x 26 x 3 cm |
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Weight | 5 kg |
Locality | Solnhofen, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany |