St. Clair, Pennsylvania
Llewellyn Formation 300 Ma - Pennsylvanian Period The plants died and fell into a swampy environment, where in the low temperature, pressure, and oxygen rich climate, the plant tissue was slowly replaced by pyrite (from sulphides). Pyrophyllite (aluminum silicate, a white colored mineral) is believed to have replaced the pyrite at a later stage as the sediments piled up and the temperature and pressure became greater. The ferns most commonly found are Alethopteris, Neuropteris, Pecopteris, and Sphenophyllum.
