PAS-115a
Shortite
Green River Formation, Sweetwater Co., Wyoming (TYPE LOCALITY)
Small Cabinet, 7.5 x 6.5 x 3.0 cm
Ex. Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences
SOLD
And you thought the Green River sandstone beds only produced fish and palm fossils, eh? Well, I did. I personally never realized that the TYPE LOCALITY for this rare sodium/calcium carbonate was in Wyoming, before now. This specimen is exceptionally rich with gemmy shortite crystals embedded in the sandstone, to 1 cm in size. This is rather large for the species, and for specimens from this locality if what I see on MINDAT is any indication. This specimen is one of two, which fit together and are thus descended from the same sample. It comes with the original label.