Fossil Shell Turritella Agate Earrings
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These unique fossil shell earrings feature turritella agate beads, tridacna white rounds, rhodium-on-pewter hoops, and sterling silver earring hooks. The turritella beads are agatized snail-shell fossils cut in the form of puffed ovals. Their mineralized remains represent creatures that lived over 40 million years ago, and each bead has its own individual pattern of shapes. The two focals of these earrings are therefore not identical, but they are perfect complements for each other.
To enhance these wonderful focals, I selected another treasure from the sea: tridacna shell beads. Processed from the shells of giant clams, tridacna is supposedly the whitest substance in the world and makes a nice match with the fossil beads, bringing out their lighter patterns. The hammered rhodium-on-pewter (by Tierracast, made in USA), suggest circlets of moving water, and I chose them to deepen the conceptual aspect and design of the earrings.
This earthy elegant pair measures 2.25 inches in length and also includes:
• Sterling silver rondelle spacer beads (made in Italy)
• Silver-plated pins with my handcrafted spirals
• Sterling silver jump rings in two sizes
• Sterling silver earring wires with bead accents
A unique and thought-provoking example of wearable history, these turritella fossil and tridacna earrings would make a fantastic gift for anyone who loves paleontology and geology or who simply finds fossils and the primeval world interesting and meaningful. They were designed and handmade beaded by me with great care, thought, and best wishes for their destined wearer. They come on a PrettyGonzo earrings card and gift-wrapped in a nice organza bag, all set for giving to someone special—perhaps yourself!
ABOUT TURRITELLA AGATE
This agate is a brown stone embedded with the white to tan fossilized shells of snails that lived over 40 million years ago. The name of this type of agate is a misnomer: Turritella was an ancient marine snail, but the fossils here are mineralized freshwater snails. A type of chalcedony, and thus a member of the quartz family, turritella agate is traditionally considered a stone of healing and wisdom. Some people see it as a talisman—a protective stone—and source of strength. Probably because it holds the vestiges of ancient life, Turritella also is considered a stone of survival. Today, most agate of this kind is mined in Wyoming.
ABOUT TRIDACNA BEADS
These beads are made from the shell of a giant marine clam in the tridacna family of mollusks. Tridacna is considered the whitest substance on Earth and is very strong. Beads of this type of shell were popular in the ancient kingdoms of China. They are sometimes used in Tibetan Buddhist mala beads. Some people believe that tridacna confers a calming effect on its wearer, helping to balance out instability between the mind and body.
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• Sterling silver rondelle spacer beads (made in Italy)
• Silver-plated pins with my handcrafted spirals
• Sterling silver jump rings in two sizes
• Sterling silver earring wires with bead accents
A unique and thought-provoking example of wearable history, these turritella fossil and tridacna earrings would make a fantastic gift for anyone who loves paleontology and geology or who simply finds fossils and the primeval world interesting and meaningful. They were designed and handmade beaded by me with great care, thought, and best wishes for their destined wearer. They come on a PrettyGonzo earrings card and gift-wrapped in a nice organza bag, all set for giving to someone special—perhaps yourself!
ABOUT TURRITELLA AGATE
This agate is a brown stone embedded with the white to tan fossilized shells of snails that lived over 40 million years ago. The name of this type of agate is a misnomer: Turritella was an ancient marine snail, but the fossils here are mineralized freshwater snails. A type of chalcedony, and thus a member of the quartz family, turritella agate is traditionally considered a stone of healing and wisdom. Some people see it as a talisman—a protective stone—and source of strength. Probably because it holds the vestiges of ancient life, Turritella also is considered a stone of survival. Today, most agate of this kind is mined in Wyoming.
ABOUT TRIDACNA BEADS
These beads are made from the shell of a giant marine clam in the tridacna family of mollusks. Tridacna is considered the whitest substance on Earth and is very strong. Beads of this type of shell were popular in the ancient kingdoms of China. They are sometimes used in Tibetan Buddhist mala beads. Some people believe that tridacna confers a calming effect on its wearer, helping to balance out instability between the mind and body.
To see more PrettyGonzo jewelry, please see my Etsy link below.
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These are spectacular earrings, Mary. Have a weakness for turritella. You did those beauties justice with the earring design.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun and unusual fossil shell earrings! Love them.
ReplyDeleteLove these unique stylish fossil shell dangle earrings!
ReplyDeleteThank you, everybody! :)
ReplyDeletebeautiful fossil shell earrings
ReplyDeleteMany thanks, Julie! Treats to Harry Hurricane!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous fossil shell earrings. I love the wire spiral.
ReplyDeleteMerci beaucoup, Cathy! :)
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