Mecochirus Lobster - Solnhofen (w/ stand) Ruby At the early age of

At the early age of 15 Charles Johnson began his apprenticeship in lapidary and silversmith work

The many colors in which corundum occurs are due to the presence of other trace minerals

filling them with irregular internal layers

these opals are commonly called Mexican fire opals

Mecochirus Lobster - Solnhofen (w/ stand) Ruby At the early age ofLaying in the Bavarian province of Germany, are the Solnhofen Limestone pits, also known as Solnhofen Plattenkalk, an area that contains some of the most exquisitely well preserved fossilized life forms on Earth. From marine life to terrestrial plant and animal life forms, the Solnhofen Limestone beds contain a rare assemblage of fossilized organisms, including highly detailed imprints of soft bodied organisms such as sea jellies. During the Jurassic