Solenastria cf bella (Conrad, 1841) Lower Pleistocene scleractinian coral from the James City Formation, Lee Creek Mine, Aurora NC - hand/display specimen Peat is formed by partial

Peat is formed by partial decomposition of plant material under acidic conditions

Publication was originally in separate fascicles

Green grains are olivine

The Navajo sand grains are well rounded and much smaller

peat forms lignite and eventually bituminous coal

Solenastria cf bella (Conrad, 1841) Lower Pleistocene scleractinian coral from the James City Formation, Lee Creek Mine, Aurora NC - hand/display specimen Peat is formed by partialSolenastria cf bella (Conrad, 1841) Lower Pleistocene James City Formation Taxonomy of the scleractinian (stony) corals is difficult, and an "eye" identification can only take you close. These appear to be close to Solanastria bella Conrad. Correct identification depends on structural ornament in the sub millimeter domain. These were collected from spoil piles at the Lee Creek Mine, on the Pamlico River near Aurora, Beaufort County, North Carolina.