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OPALIZED SOLID SNAIL SHELL OPAL 12 CT

OPALIZED SOLID SNAIL SHELL OPAL 12 CT
OPALIZED SOLID SNAIL SHELL OPAL 12 CT
Reference : ZOCO04
Fossilized and Opalized Snail dating 100 Millions years !!!

Solid opal 100% Natural from Coober Pedy Fields

Amazing and Rare Shell Opal specimen, Gastropod from Cretaceous time.



Weight : 12 Carats (2.4 grammes approx.)

Size : 17x12x12mm approx.

Colors : orange, yellow, blue, red, green



Spectacular addition to any specimen/fossil collection !!!

Collectors specimens like this are becoming increasingly rare due to the major fields being mostly worked out and declining mining activity.

Over 100 million years ago the middle of Australia was an inland sea thriving with marine life. As the Sea receded these sea creatures were left to die in the sea floor. Shells, bones or cartilages formed cavities in the sandstone or the sea floor. This cavity was then filled with silica and formed the beautiful opalized belemnite pipes, sea shells and prehistoric fossils that we all marvel at today.



- THE RULER IS IN MILLIMETERS -
(6mm = 1/4 inch or 1 inch = 25mm)
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