2517 ELY GREENSTONE ROUGH, APPROX 2.7 BILLION YEARS OLD. FROM ELY MN.

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ELY GREENSTONE IS ONE OF THE OLDEST ROCKS ON THE PLANET AT 2.7 BILLION YEARS OLD.  FOR A WHILE IT WAS CONSIDERED THE OLDEST ON THE PLANET.  IT COMES FROM THE ELY, MN AREA WHERE IT OCCUPIES A BAND ABOUT 40 MILES LONG AND 4 TO 8 MILES WIDE.  IT IS A METAMORPHIC ROCK FORMED WHEN BALSALTIC LAVA ENCOUNTERED SEA WATER, IT IS USUALLY A GRAY GREEN TO YELLOW GREEN.  IT COMMONLY CONTAINS VEINS OR “BUBBLES” OR WHITE, CLEAR OR PURPLE ROCK WHICH IS USUALLY CALCITE, QUARTZ OR RARELY, AMETHYST.
ELY GREENSTONE TAKES A GOOD POLISH, NOT AS GOOD AS SOME AGATES AND JASPERS BUT MORE LIKE CHINESE WRITING ROCK OR THE HARDER BANDED RHYOLITES OUT OF FALLON, NV.  USUALLY VERY SOLID BUT IT WILL OCCASIONALLY CONTAIN INVISIBLE FRACTURES SO FLEX YOUR SLAB PRIOR TO WORKING.  GREENSTONE FROM AROUND THE PLANET ARE CONSIDERED THE OLDEST EXPOSED ROCK.  THEY WERE FORMED WHEN BASALTIC LAVA CAME IN CONTACT WITH ANCIENT OCEANS AND WAS ALTERED OVER THE MILLENIUMS BY HEAT AND PRESSURE UNTIL THEY WERE EXPOSED LATER DUE TO GLACIERS OR OTHER GEOLOGICAL ACTIVITY.
A NICE PIECE WITH SOME INTERESTING PATTERNS.
APPROXIMATE MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS ARE 5.5" x 3.25" x 3".  WEIGHT IS 3.7 POUNDS.  PHOTO TAKEN IN SUNLIGHT, SEE RULER FOR SCALE.
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EBAYS SHOPPING CART DOESN’T WORK WITH THE US POST OFFICE SINCE IT DOESN’T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT FLAT WEIGHT BOXES OR WEIGHT LIMITS FOR FIRST CLASS.
IT HAS BEEN GIVING SOME PEOPLE ISSUES AND SENDING A MESSAGE SAYING "THIS SELLER DOESN'T OFFER SHIPPING DISCOUNTS" OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.  IF YOU GET THAT MESSAGE PLEASE LET EBAY KNOW.  SINCE THEY CHANGED THE SHOPPING CART IN 2014 TO ACCOMMODATE THE VERY LARGE SELLERS AND IT HAS BEEN A MESS FOR ANYONE USING USPS.
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IF SIGNIFICANT EXCESS SHIPPING WAS PAID WE WILL AUTOMATICALLY REFUND THE EXCESS TO THE BUYERS PAYPAL ACCOUNT.
EBAY CHARGES US 10.1% FINAL VALUE FEES ON THE ENTIRE INVOICE, INCLUDING SHIPPING, AND WILL NOT REFUND THE 10.1% ON SHIPPING REFUNDS SO PLEASE TRY TO WAIT FOR A COMBINED INVOICE IF POSSIBLE.
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INTERNATIONAL ORDERS ARE WELCOME BUT WE DO NOT INCLUDE VAT, CUSTOMS OR DUTY FEES ON INTERNATIONAL ORDERS IN THE SHIPPING COST; THESE FEES, IF ANY, ARE THE BUYERS RESPONSIBILITY WHEN THE PACKAGE ARRIVES.
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WE SHIP EVERYTHING WITH A DECLARED VALUE THAT IS THE SAME AS THE SALES PRICE.
WE ARE HAPPY TO SERVE OUR INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS IN OVER 70 COUNTRIES.
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