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Pyritic Ammonite from the other week.

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Pyritic Ammonite from the other week.

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https://www.jurassiccoast.org/blog/read/2020/04/fools-gold-and-the-jurassic-coasts-missing-molluscs-b31

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I wanted to ask how you got it to fossilize in just a week, but then I opened the post and it’s so intricate! Really awesome find :)
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That is so cool!
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*pyritic. Fool’s gold is the nickname of iron pyrite.
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  Brain bork moment. X)

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