Dendrites - Solnhofen, Germany White This rock formed on the

This rock formed on the ancient sea floor roughly 2 to 2

which is similar to a dodecahedron with pyritohedral symmetry

This specimen also contains Schreibersite inclusions

approximately 50 million years ago

It features elongated crystal blades of striated Tourmaline in a white Albite matrix

Dendrites - Solnhofen, Germany White This rock formed on theThey may look like fossilized ferns or a beautiful moss formation, but this isn't a fossil at all, it's actually made of minerals! A fun geologic phenomenon known as a pseudofossil, this is actually a type of mineralization called Dendrites. Dendrites form from manganese and iron oxide mineralization along fractures and bedding planes within rock. In this case, dendrites formed along the bedding plane of the famous fine grained limestone in Solnhofen,