This small piece, likely brown weathered quartz, is a Gobi Desert stone shaped by thousands of years of blowing winds laden with sand that slowly wore away the softer portions of the stone. This fish-shaped stone is 11 cm high, 21.5 wide, and 7.5 cm deep. It rests on a beautiful, hand-carved base representing waves in water. Coelacanth is a prized stone in the private collection of Manette Gerstle. Our thanks to Gerstle for permission to feature this outstanding stone. Photograph by Fernando Aguila.