Shell in mother-of-pearl, top quality Collectible shell - Turbo Sarmaticus (Linnaeus, C., 1758) - Height: 101 mm - Width: 87 mm- 137 g
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Specimen: Turbo Sarmaticus (Linnaeus, C., 1758) from Madagascar; top-quality mother-of-pearl conch shell, weight 137 g, dimensions 101 × 87 × 82 mm.
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Description from the seller
Stunning shell with mother-of-pearl from the species Turbo Sarmaticum, originating from Madagascar.
This top-quality shell is huge for the species.
Its outer shell has been polished to highlight the fantastic colors of mother-of-pearl.
Alternation of orange and brown colors creates fantastic designs on mother-of-pearl, highlighting its rainbow-like iridescence.
Seller's Story
The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements.
Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past".
All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
Translated by Google TranslateStunning shell with mother-of-pearl from the species Turbo Sarmaticum, originating from Madagascar.
This top-quality shell is huge for the species.
Its outer shell has been polished to highlight the fantastic colors of mother-of-pearl.
Alternation of orange and brown colors creates fantastic designs on mother-of-pearl, highlighting its rainbow-like iridescence.
Seller's Story
The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements.
Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past".
All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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Main Mineral
Shell in mother-of-pearl, top quality
Mineral Form
Collectible shell - Turbo Sarmaticus (Linnaeus, C., 1758)
Weight
137 g
Country of Origin
Madagascar
Height
101 mm
Width
87 mm
Depth
82 mm
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