Ransburg Fossilized Palm Root
Description of Physical Characteristics:
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Ransburg Fossilized Palm Root has a gray chalcedony matrix with large
irregular eye-like structures and fibers present.
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Distribution Comments:
Ransburg Fossilized Palm Root primarily occurs around Ransburg,
Kern County, California.
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