Fossile Gosau Schnecke - Kugel WIP round inclusions reminiscent of delicate

round inclusions reminiscent of delicate snowflakes

Turritella Achat

Hand-cut and polished piece made of andesite porphyry

Stone pendant made of a stalactite/calcareous sinter with a sterling silver eyelet and a dyed silk ribbon

Fossile Gosau Schnecke - Kugel WIP round inclusions reminiscent of delicateHand cut and polished sphere from a fossil snail of the genus Trochactaeon. This snail once lived on the bottom of a prehistoric sea about 80 million years ago. After the snail died, it sank into the mud of the seafloor and over time became this wonderful fossil. This fossil is called Gosau snail, named after the site of Gosau am Dachstein in Austria, because the place is known for its fossil finds on the so called snail wall. The Schneckenwand is a