Fossil Shark Egg Case (Palaeoxyris prendeli) - Mazon Creek Labradorite Agates were first discovered along

Agates were first discovered along the river Achates

It is thought the warming of the last Ice Age combined with over hunting by humans were the main causes for Woolly Mammoth's extinction

In addition to its rarity

Each 14 inch strand of 4mm round Labradorite beads exhibits a high flash

Labradorite is in the feldspar family of minerals along with moonstone and sunstone

Fossil Shark Egg Case (Palaeoxyris prendeli) - Mazon Creek Labradorite Agates were first discovered alongPalaeoxyris sp. and other shark egg cases were discovered roughly 175 years ago and because of their association with plants material in Mazon Creek concretions they were initially classified as plants. Not all researchers agreed, and only years later was the relationship with modern forms of spiral shark egg capsules established. These long, narrow, spindle shaped fossils have surfaces marked by weak spiral lines in a helix. At least 9 species of