Bicolor Tourmaline Fish Fossils Ranging from the Late Ordovician

Ranging from the Late Ordovician (roughly 450 million years ago) to the present

weighting 6 to 15 tons and measuring up to 45 feet in length

Marine / Estuarine Shrimp: Fossil shrimp were first reported from the Mazon Creek area around 1860

Some had lenses extending off of antenna like protrusions

Bicolor Tourmaline Fish Fossils Ranging from the Late OrdovicianAlbite (Elbaite) also known as Tourmaline is a group of mixed crystals with the following major members, Elbaite, Dravite, Schorl, Buergerite, Tsilaisite, and Uvite. The general color range of the mineral's family are colorless, pink, green, blue, yellow, brown, and black. What distinguishes tourmalines are the three sided cross sections that are different than any other mineral.