Polished Corvettite - SOLD 0.812" Piece phylloceras Above: Big Dinosaurs = Big

Above: Big Dinosaurs = Big Bead

This relatively simple pattern was the standard in Europe for hundreds of years

The Khaplu Valley is nestled deep In the Karakorum mountains of northern Pakistan

an expression of the mineral's cube-shaped atomic structure

The Manhattan Project was the codename for the research and development effort which allowed the United States to rapidly develop a series of atomic breakthroughs during World War II

Polished Corvettite - SOLD 0.812" Piece phylloceras Above: Big Dinosaurs = BigDuring the post war Golden Age of Automobiles, factory workers from several different manufacturers discovered something curious. During the painting process, layers upon layers of automobile paint would accumulate into a layered and beautiful material. When heated and polished, this man made "motor agate" reveals the colors of the cars that once passed through these factories. This specimen is a piece of Motor Agate called Corvettite, as it was