Fossil Ginkgo Leaf - 3.231" pod 5 cm) long and could

5 cm) long and could have been used as weapons or as climbing aids

which have grown within the crystal and are aligned parallel to the hexagonal faces at 60 degrees

This technique was used and perfected in the beginning of the 20th century by Japanese businessman Mikimoto Kōkichi (1858-1954)

Above: Copper Crystal specimen in hand

Fossil Ginkgo Leaf - 3.231" pod 5 cm) long and couldThe Ginkgo tree is a beautiful plant with fascinating fan like leaves that turn a rich gold in autumn. First appearing in the Jurassic Period, this magnificent gymnosperm has changed very little over the past several million years, making the modern tree a living fossil of its prehistoric ancestors. This specimen is a 3. 231" fossil Ginkgo cranei leaf from the Sentinel Butte Formation in North Dakota. This formation and the fossil are from the