Turritella Agate Rough

Origin:  Wyoming, USA
Color: Gray, Black, White
Approximate Mohs Hardness: 6.5-7
Treatment: Natural, Untreated

R2-26-2#

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Description

This unique agate comes from Wyoming.  The black agate encases small fossilized snails which makes beautiful cabochons and lapidary slabs.

The fossilized snails found in Turritella Agate are actually Elimia tenera and not Turritella at all.