{"product_id":"oldest-earth-jack-hills-zircon-classic-riker-box-specimen","title":"Oldest Earth - Jack Hills Zircon - Classic Riker Box Specimen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThis specimen is a small piece of the Jack Hills formation north of Perth in Western Australia (\u003cem\u003epictured above\u003c\/em\u003e).  The rough, sedimentary layers of the Jack Hills formation are 3.3 billion years old, but they also contain much older zircon crystals across a range of time from 3.6 to nearly 4.4 billion years old.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe specimen measures 1x1 cm and is enclosed inside an acrylic specimen jar. The jar is enclosed inside a classic, glass-topped riker display case. A small information card is also enclosed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease Note: \u003c\/strong\u003eThese specimens were collected in accordance with Australia's cultural heritage and mining laws. That said, this site is now \u003cstrong\u003epermanently closed \u003c\/strong\u003eto new mining and no further exports are expected. As such, it is likely these specimens are the \u003cem\u003eonly\u003c\/em\u003e pieces we will \u003cem\u003eever\u003c\/em\u003e see outside of Australia or available to the general public.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mini Museum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51947128193309,"sku":"80-112-0008-201-36","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0059\/0158\/2449\/files\/jack-hills-hero.jpg?v=1783024960","url":"https:\/\/stemcell.eco\/products\/oldest-earth-jack-hills-zircon-classic-riker-box-specimen","provider":"Stemcell Science Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}