Hollywood Sign - 2.668" Wood Fragment seaurchin Crystal defects caused by inclusions

Crystal defects caused by inclusions of other elements can change the color of the mineral

the Small scutes are slim enough to fit into our glass-topped riker box display cases

Above: Vlad Tepes III

they comprise over 250 million years from the Ordovician to the Jurassic

Hollywood Sign - 2.668" Wood Fragment seaurchin Crystal defects caused by inclusionsFor decades, the Hollywood Sign has watched over Los Angeles from Mount Lee, a symbol of the filmmaking capital of the world. First built as the Hollywoodland Sign to advertise a housing development in 1923, the sign fell into disrepair and was entirely reconstructed in the 1970s to preserve it for generations to come. This specimen is a 2. 668" wood fragment of the original 1923 sign salvaged during the reconstruction. The material was acquired from