This is the preview post #8 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.
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Time for another preview for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show. Expect quite a few more!
Paraspirifer brownockeri is a species of brachiopod from the Silica Shale of Sylvania, Ohio. It lived during the Devonian Period about 390 million years ago. For more information, see Fossil Friday #7, where we highlighted brachiopods from the Silica Shale.
This beautiful specimen is nicely pyritized, which makes it look like a golden sculpture.