The Sunset Glory bannerstone, largest and finest ferruginous quartz butterfly form known, was found in 1874 on a Missouri farm. Named in the 1930s, it joined Earl Townsend Jr.’s famed collection before setting an auction record in 2011. 6000–1000 BCE [889×1095]

The Sunset Glory bannerstone, largest and finest ferruginous quartz butterfly form known, was found in 1874 on a Missouri farm. Named in the 1930s, it joined Earl Townsend Jr.’s famed collection before setting an auction record in 2011. 6000–1000 BCE [889×1095]

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