Tortoise - (Unworked) Fossil Specimen smoky crystal point and as a radiation shielding

and as a radiation shielding material

mineral diversity

Its green body colour shifts from darker mossy tones to brighter yellow-green areas depending on the angle and lighting

small pale organic-looking inclusions

Long revered in Asian cultures as a symbol of virtue and longevity

Tortoise - (Unworked) Fossil Specimen smoky crystal point and as a radiation shieldingMined from: White River Badlands, White River Group Formation, South Dakota, U. S. A. Era: Cenozoic Geological Age: 2334 mya Description: This one of a kind tortoise fossil specimen from the United States features a large, unworked fossilized shell section preserved in a pale tan to beige sedimentary matrix. The most visible portion shows a rounded, domed tortoise carapace with natural cracking, plate like scute impressions, and weathered shell