Orthoceras Plate w/ Stand 40273ad56781b5e429719d4665da8a31 They were first found in

They were first found in New York in shale and mudstone during the construction of the Erie Canal

which has been exposed to heat after mining in order to enhance color (heat-treated Amethyst)

From that time on

and gets its name from the Greek word ‘barys’

Orthoceras Plate w/ Stand 40273ad56781b5e429719d4665da8a31 They were first found in350 million years ago these extinct relatives of the chambered nautilus flourished in a warm, shallow sea which covered what is now the Sahara Desert. As the shells of these creatures accumulated on the sea floor they were buried by sediment and, over the ages, transformed into stone by physical and chemical processes. Today, this stone is quarried and polished by Moroccan craftsmen to reveal a rare glimpse of ancient life on Earth.