Fossile Gosau Schnecke - Kugel WIP Hand-cut and polished piece made

Hand-cut and polished piece made of andesite porphyry

Whether pendant or earring

Das Wasser verdampft und der Kalk und andere Mineralien setzen sich ab und bilden im Laufe von Jahrtausenden die Tropfsteine

round inclusions reminiscent of delicate snowflakes

Handmade agate earrings with silver eyelet

Fossile Gosau Schnecke - Kugel WIP Hand-cut and polished piece madeHand 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