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Priamus Break
"Priamus Break" stands out for its dominant blue stripes, which are reflected in many parts next to the sand-colored spots of the image.
- Dimensions: 47 x 76 cm
- Age: 540 Million years
- Alignment: Upright
- Colour shade: Black , Brown , Grey
- Grain: Curved
- Mirror image: -
- Size category: M
- Topics: Desert , Mountains , Waters
- Product number: L0010673
"Priamus Break" stands out for its dominant blue stripes, which are reflected in many parts next to the sand-colored spots of the image. The metamorphite processed in the STEINBILD "Priamus Break" was formed about 540 million years ago during the age of the supercontinent Pannotia.
History of origins
Each STEINBILD tells the probably oldest story in the world - our earth history
The supercontinent Rodinia reformed again to form the last, Neoproterozoic supercontinent Pannotia, also called Greater Gondwana.
Mineralogy
The plant world was uninhabited at this time. In the fauna, molluscs and trilobites (arthropods, worms, shell-bearing organisms) developed.
540 million years
Rock age
Metamorphite
Type of rock
Quartzite
Subgroup
Quartz, admixtures of colouring ores
Main constituent
