Fossil pinecone
Fossil
Also called Fossil cone, Petrified pinecone, and Araucaria mirabilis
About it
Petrified conifer cones, often sliced and polished to show the seed scales in cross-section. Most sold are Jurassic Araucaria mirabilis from Patagonia, Argentina, which now restricts fossil export.
- Type
- Fossil (plant)
- Group
- Conifer (plant)
- Colours
- brown, black, red-brown, grey
- Transparency
- opaque
- Periods
- Jurassic, Cretaceous, Paleogene, Neogene
Typical values: real specimens vary. For more, see mindat.org.