San Andreas Fault asteroid_belt Typically ~3" (75mm) in diameter

Typically ~3" (75mm) in diameter

as the Spanish searched for the source of iron being used in indigenous weapons and possible silver deposits

and hoof-like toes

Osteoderms are found in many different and unrelated species from reptiles and amphibians to mammals

~ Georges Cuvier

San Andreas Fault asteroid_belt Typically ~3" (75mm) in diameterThe San Andreas Fault is one of the most powerful tectonic boundaries in the world. It is here where the North American and Pacific plates collide against each other, grinding in opposite directions for 750 miles. Over 28 million years it has been the source of many earthquakes on the North American West Coast, which continue on into the modern day. This specimen is a selection of material from Tejon Pass in California, where the boundary is exposed