Finest Fossils

28/10/2026

Our Halloween sale continues this week.

There’s still time to pick up some gloriously spooky gemstone ghosts, pumpkins, spiders and more, with selected Halloween pieces reduced while stocks last.

We’re open all week too, and for any little trick-or-treaters who come in, we’ve even got some sweets waiting for you.

📍 Unit 16, Bradmoor Farm, Haddenham, HP17 8JX
www.finestfossils.co.uk

22/10/2026

A fresh restock has landed just in time for half term.

Our gemstone hearts are finally back in stock, we’ve topped up the shark section with plenty of new pieces including Megalodon teeth, and there’s a new selection of beautiful high grade, deep purple amethyst too.

Whether you’re looking for a first fossil, something for the collection, or simply something a little different, there’s plenty of new stock to discover in store.

📍 Unit 16, Bradmoor Farm, Haddenham, HP17 8JX
www.finestfossils.co.uk

21/10/2026

21/10/2026

Halloween reductions have started!

With Halloween just around the corner, we’re reducing our remaining seasonal collection with up to 50% off selected Halloween pieces.

Gemstone ghosts, spiders, pumpkins and more are still available, but these are seasonal lines and once they’re gone, they’re gone.

So if you’ve had your eye on something spooky, now’s the time.

📍 Unit 16, Bradmoor Farm, Haddenham, HP17 8JX
www.finestfossils.co.uk

15/10/2026

There’s still time to add a little something spooky to your collection.

Our Halloween range has been proving very popular, but we still have a selection of gemstone ghosts, pumpkins, mushrooms and spiders available in store.

They’re all limited seasonal lines though, so once a design or stone is gone, it’s gone for this year.

Perfect for a Halloween display, a slightly unusual gift, or just because your shelf clearly needs a gemstone ghost on it.

📍 Unit 16, Bradmoor Farm, Haddenham, HP17 8JX
www.finestfossils.co.uk

14/10/2026

Some old favourites are back, along with a few new arrivals.

Our replica collection has had a refresh, with dinosaur skulls, skeletons, hatchlings and more now back in store.

They may be replicas, but they’re a brilliant way to enjoy some of palaeontology’s most recognisable animals as affordable display pieces, whether you’re buying for a dinosaur fan, adding something different to a collection, or just want a T. rex skull on the shelf. Because really, who doesn’t?

Available now at Finest Fossils, with more designs to discover in store.

📍 Unit 16, Bradmoor Farm, Haddenham, HP17 8JX
🌐 www.finestfossils.co.uk

10/10/2026

We’re open this weekend!

If you fancy something a little different, come and have a browse through fossils, minerals, crystals and plenty of new additions to the displays.

Whether you’re a serious collector or simply curious, there’s always something interesting to discover.

Saturday: 10:00am–5:30pm
Sunday: 11:00am–4:00pm

📍 Unit 16, Bradmoor Farm, Haddenham, HP17 8JX
www.finestfossils.co.uk

09/10/2026

Are they really pieces of the Moon and Mars?

Yes, and there’s some fascinating science behind how we know.

Lunar and Martian meteorites begin when a huge impact strikes the surface of the Moon or Mars with enough force to blast rock into space. A tiny fraction of that material eventually crosses Earth’s path, survives the journey through our atmosphere and is later discovered on the ground.

Scientists then analyse the mineralogy, chemistry and isotopic composition of the material. Lunar meteorites can be compared with samples returned from the Moon, while Martian meteorites have their own distinctive chemical signatures, in some cases even preserving gases that match the Martian atmosphere.

And they are incredibly rare.

Only a tiny fraction of known meteorites have been confirmed as coming from the Moon or Mars, and many recognised specimens are actually fragments of the same original meteorite rather than completely separate falls.

That rarity is why genuine lunar and Martian material is usually sold in very small pieces. These specimens are tiny fragments taken from larger classified meteorites, but they are still exactly what they claim to be.

So, are they really from the Moon and Mars? Yes,they genuinely are.

And you can own your own tiny piece of another world too.

Available now in store and online at Finest Fossils.

📍 Unit 16, Bradmoor Farm, Haddenham, HP17 8JX
www.finestfossils.co.uk

09/10/2026

Calcite might be one of the most overlooked minerals.

It’s incredibly common, which perhaps makes it easy to dismiss, but specimens like this show just how interesting it can be.

Starting at the matrix, you can see strong reddish colouring before the calcite develops through darker olive greens and eventually into much paler green crystals towards the top.

Pure calcite is colourless, but natural crystals can take on an enormous range of colours depending on trace elements, mineral inclusions and the chemistry of the fluids present as they grow. As those conditions change during formation, the colour can change too, sometimes even within a single specimen.

That means one piece can effectively preserve a record of the changing environment in which its crystals formed.

Common mineral. Definitely not a boring one.

07/10/2026

So, what actually is a composite fossil?

The word composite sometimes gets used almost interchangeably with “fake”, but that isn’t really accurate.

In fossil collecting, a composite simply means that a specimen has been assembled using more than one element, rather than being preserved exactly as it was found. That might mean genuine fossils from different individuals have been brought together, missing sections have been reconstructed, or real fossils have been mounted into a new display.

These Mosasaur jaws are a perfect example. The teeth themselves are genuine Mosasaur fossils, but they weren’t discovered together in this jaw. Smaller genuine teeth have been set into a reconstructed jaw to create an interesting and affordable display.

It isn’t intended to suggest that this is a naturally preserved Mosasaur jaw, it’s simply a way of presenting real fossils in a form that people can easily appreciate.

And composites aren’t unusual. Many museum dinosaur mounts use bones from more than one individual, casts of missing bones, and reconstructed sections to create a complete skeleton where nature didn’t preserve one.

So a composite isn’t automatically a bad thing. The important part is transparency.

If something has been assembled, restored or reconstructed, it should be described as such. When that’s clear, composites can be a brilliant way to display genuine fossils that might otherwise be little more than loose fragments in a drawer.