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Star Galaxy Gold knife block with a fossilized fish

Star Galaxy Gold knife block with a fossilized fish

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Stopping places 7
Weight 15.04kg
Size Length 66 cm | Width 12 cm | Height 28 cm
Serial number TSSFO.010


Leptolepides sprattiformis (Latin: “sprat-like soft scaler”) was a species of fish in the European Jurassic Sea about 150 million years ago.

Leptolepides sprattiformis was only about four to six centimeters long and is similar in size and shape to today's sprats. It belongs to the true bony fish (Teleostei), so it had a firmly ossified spine. The small fish probably joined together in schools to have better protection from their enemies. Very well preserved schooling fish Leptolepides sprattiformis Age: approx. 144 million years Upper Jurassic, Location: Eichstätt Germany

Fossil: Leptolepides sprattiformis
Location: Eichstätt, Germany
Formation: Upper Jurassic
Age: approx. 144 million years


The Star Galaxy Gold from India exudes a sparkling and luxurious ambience. It is particularly impressive due to its gold and bronze-colored inclusions that sparkle on its deep black background. When polished, its full radiance comes into its own. The stone fits into any living environment that relies on strong contrasts. Simply elegant and timeless. The reflective minerals are bronzites embedded in a dark matrix. The Star Galaxy Gold is a gabbro and not granite. A gabbro is a fine-grained igneous rock that was formed deep in the earth's interior. It consists mainly of dark minerals such as pyroxene, hornblende and olives; quartz is absent or only occurs in trace amounts.

Description: Star Galaxy Gold

Type of rock: Gabbro

Age: Precambrian (covers the first 4 billion years of Earth’s history)

Rock group: Plutonic rock

Appearance: Deep black, brown, gold sparkling, medium grain

Location: Ongole/ Madras/ Andhra Pradesh, INDIA

Acid resistance: The stone is resistant to acid attacks within normal limits.

Technical data: Star Galaxy Gold

Bulk density: 2.83-2.95 t/m³

Compressive strength: 183.0-203.1 MPa

Bending strength: 19.1 MPa

Water absorption: 0.08-0.12 wt.%

Frost resistance: Frost resistant

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