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Fossil In Diatomite

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Fossil In Diatomite

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Description
Locality: 
Murat, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 8 × 3.1 cm
Description

Leaf of Alnus sp fossilized in a diatomite rock from Murat (France), a deposit of Upper Miocene age (5.34 +- 0.3 Ma).

Ex René Virlet specimen.

 

More info in: Roiron, Paul (2003): Miocene macroflora of Murat (France). PANGAEA.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Diatomite

Variety Of: 

Opal

Formula: 
SiO2·nH2O
Strunz: 
4.DA.10
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Hardness: 
0.0

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