Natural freeform from Turritella agate / fossil snail stone – Discovery region Indonesia- 2211.33 g

This exceptional free-form shows an impressive density of fossil structures and reads like an frozen moment of prehistoric life. Across the entire surface, delicate, snail-shaped fossils and curved fragment lines run, creating a fascinating ornamental overall image. The fossils appear in light cream and beige tones and stand out clearly from the finely textured gray-green to sandy-colored bedrock.

Particularly appealing is the natural distribution of the fossils: some appear fully preserved, others are shown as cut spiral sections or as elongated fragments, producing a lively, almost graphic pattern. Through careful polishing, this detailed fossil structure is excellently showcased and gives the free-form a calm yet very exciting radiance.

Turritella Agate, or fossil snail stone, is one of the classic fossil jewelry and collector stones. Pieces with such a high fossil density and clear drawing are relatively rare and possess a special decorative as well as collecting appeal.

As a display piece, this free-form exerts a strong presence. Depending on the viewing angle, new details, small spirals, lines, and natural inclusions become apparent, revealing the ancient formation history of the stone. In gem therapy, fossil material has traditionally been attributed a grounding, stabilizing effect – a calm, nature-connected energy that harmonizes superbly with the archaic look of this piece.

Stone: Turitella Agate
Weight: 2211.33 g
Size: 140x120x65 mm
Treatment: None
Origin: USA

It is a fossil wood dating back 200 million years, all parts from a log or branches have been silicified, meaning that organic components were little by little replaced by silicon in the form of jasper, chalcedony and more rarely opal. Without the organic parts, all the living matter was replaced by stone: there are growth rings, cell separations, almost like worm cracks.
Its features are those of the mineral that would have pseudo-transformed the wood: the silicon.
And that’s what we call a "petrified wood" in the common language.

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