Michigan Walnut Jewelry Keepsake Box 9 5/8" x 5 6/8" x 4 1/8" w/Petoskey Stone

Description: Northern Michigan Handcrafted by my brother in law. He selects the wood from his local woods and finds the Petoskey Stone from the shores of Lake Michigan and makes them both into the beautiful items they are today. This will make a great gift to hold keepsakes within. A nice removal tray within. WHAT IS A PETOSKEY STONE:The Petoskey Stone was adopted as Michigan's Official State Stone in 1965. A Petoskey Stone is a Tetracoral (Colony Coral): In that many animals lived together in a colony. “Hexagonaria” is it’s scientific name. In each hexagon chamber are the prehistoric remains of salt water marine life. The fossilized coral lived approximately 350 million years ago during the Devonian Age, in the sea which used to cover Michigan.More specifically the Petoskey Stone is a rock and a fossil, often pebble-shaped, that is composed of a fossilized rugose coral, Hexagonaria percarinata. The stones were formed as a result of glaciation, in which sheets of ice plucked stones from the bedrock, grinding off their rough edges and depositing them in the northwestern (and some in the northeastern) portion of Michigan’s lower peninsula. In those same areas of Michigan, complete fossilized coral colony heads can be found in the source rocks for the Petoskey stones.Petoskey stones are found in the Gravel Point Formation of the Traverse Group. They are fragments of a coral reef that was originally deposited during the Devonian period. When dry, the stone resembles ordinary limestone but when wet or polished using lapidary techniques, the distinctive mottled pattern of the six-sided coral fossils emerges. It is sometimes made into decorative objects. Other forms of fossilized coral are also found in the same location. #2

Price: 39 USD

Location: Casnovia, Michigan

End Time: 2024-12-07T19:31:27.000Z

Shipping Cost: 12 USD