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A 65 million year old plant is forever preserved in time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a99cd56672c4f600e960f7c/59afa707-9250-4a54-9768-7519e54661ef/Callahan+Kelly+2026+micro+plant+fossil+65+mill+yr+old.jpg Photo Gallery Plant micro-fossil under brilliant light. Perfectly preserved from a time long, long ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a99cd56672c4f600e960f7c/b4fc8c8f-4477-4718-8aac-1f177d47b8f7/Callahan%2CKelly+2026+wood+boring+beetle+larvae+miracle+preservation+%281%29.jpg Photo Gallery Wood boring Beetle Larvae, preserved in Opal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a99cd56672c4f600e960f7c/3d721b8c-d7e8-4b7d-9950-875c45087b6d/IMG_20260712_171208287_MP+%281%29.jpg Photo Gallery A close-up of the Beetle Larvae. Authentication is underway to confirm the species of this Larvae and the others preserved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a99cd56672c4f600e960f7c/0704ce30-751d-4f24-ae71-56d5bc94c2f1/IMG_20251118_053807+%281%29.jpg Photo Gallery "THE UNIVERSE STONE" Cut by Master Lapidary Marshall Curran. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a99cd56672c4f600e960f7c/d13bcf29-2622-4584-9a27-884ff8fe5548/Callahan%2CKelly+2026+the+opals+that+contain+FIRE%21.jpg Photo Gallery A macro-photo of some of the precious metals held within the Opal matrix. They flash with fire in the light and dazzle your eyes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a99cd56672c4f600e960f7c/eb5f15c1-4923-4e78-b849-60ee2f1df30b/29f4118f-935f-4d89-a863-d8a3e7e6017c-1_all_3606+%281%29.jpg Photo Gallery GOLD! Precious metallic inclusions within the Opal matrix. 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There is no other like Her on the fossil record. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a99cd56672c4f600e960f7c/79c0d8d4-512c-4c02-898b-df8520da97f7/IMG_20260722_075736956_MP.jpg Photo Gallery The Becky Stone's supporting cast members. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a99cd56672c4f600e960f7c/951dd945-261b-4cc4-a143-bf19679f52b5/100086.jpg Photo Gallery A rare map of the Iowa Hill area during the gold rush days. The Becky Stone was found in a private gold mine in Iowa Hill. See "ABOUT" page for more details. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a99cd56672c4f600e960f7c/9e8f6c52-d273-4eab-a94e-4eba06cd377b/IMG_20260712_171548591_HDR%7E2.jpg Photo Gallery A closer inspection of the Opal around the Larvae reveals gold inclusions. 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