About the product:

🪨 Type/ Name: Phacops (genus of trilobite)

🌍 ⛏️ Origin: Morocco

📐 Dimensions: 76 millimeters x 55 wide x 42 thick

⚖️ Weight in grams : 161.5 grams

✨ Finish: natural raw

🔬 Treatment: None

🎁 Comes with a Gem and Zen certificate, ideal for giving as a gift or treating yourself!

✦ Uses:

Ornamentation : Decorations, collectibles.

Scientific / Educational : For study.

📋 Mineralogical sheet:

Appearance	Phacops trilobite

Category

Fossil (Marine arthropod)

Geological age

Devonian (~390 – 360 million years ago)

Chemical composition

Originally chitin and calcite → replaced by calcite, silica, pyrite or other minerals during fossilization

Crystal system

Amorphous / microcrystalline depending on mineralization

Hardness (Mohs)

3 – 6 (depending on mineral replacement)

Density

2.6 – 3.2

Color

Black, brown, gray, sometimes gold (pyritization)

Glow	Matte to satin

Transparency

Opaque

Special feature

A fossil arthropod with a segmented body and highly developed compound eyes; Phacops is one of the most iconic and sought-after trilobites.

Main deposits

Morocco (very famous), Germany, France, United States, Russia

Discovery / History

Known since the 19th century; Phacops is even the official fossil of the state of Pennsylvania (USA)

Use	Collection, museums, decorative objects, fossil lithotherapy

Virtues (lithotherapy)

Symbol of ancient wisdom, evolution and adaptation ; helps to overcome fears, integrate past experiences and strengthen emotional stability

Associated Chakras

Root (anchoring), Third Eye (ancient memory, intuition)

Astrological signs

Capricorn, Scorpio, Pisces

Purification

Gentle fumigation (sage, incense); avoid water (fragile fossil)

Recharging

Moonlight, quartz geode

Short story

Trilobites like Phacops represent the first large marine arthropods, witnesses to the explosion of life in the Paleozoic . An emblematic fossil, it embodies the evolution and deep memory of the Earth .