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MULTICOLOR RAINBOW IRIDESCENT DROP CABOCHON PAUA ABALONE SHELL PAIR
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Item # |
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208 0695
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Type of shell |
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Rainbow iridescent PAUA ABALONE shell cabochon ~ this is not ready to wear jewelry.
This pair of cabochons are cut perfectly for setting into your jewelry design.
Simply use hang-in hooks and your earrings are ready
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Amount |
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1 (one) pair = 2 (two) pieces
* All photos are taken from the actual item *
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Weight |
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approx. 1.58 gram
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Size |
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Length: approx. 15.80 mm = 0.62 inches
Width: approx. 14.55 mm
Thickness / height: approx. 1.88 mm
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Perforation |
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These shell cabochons are fully drilled front to back (on top) with an approx. 1.20 mm drill hole.
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Shape |
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Drop shape
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Color |
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Multicolor body with a stunning highly lustrous metallic rainbow iridescent over-glow.
The color of this shell is 100% natural. It is not dyed and there are no other enhancements.
This Abalone shell cabochon is backed with bronze Mother-of-Pearl.
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Luster |
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Excellent
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Quality |
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A-Grade / AA+ to AAA
The nacre of these colorful shells is thick and durable.
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Origin |
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We buy all our Paua Abalone shell material directly from New Zealand.
These shell carvings are handcrafted in Bali (Indonesia) by our in-house Balinese shell carvers.
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Paua Abalone shell |
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Paua shell is produced by the New Zealand Abalone (Haliotis iris), the most colorful shell.
The name Paua is the name the Maori call the shell we know as Abalone from the deep waters of the South Island of New Zealand.
These waters are a lot colder being so close to the Antarctic Basin. This is why the colors of Paua Abalone are more vibrant and deeper in color than any other Abalone found in the world.
The lustrous iridescence is a rainbow blue, green and various shades of red.
This Paua Abalone shell is an inspiration from nature’s spectrum of rainbow colors.
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Bronze Mother-of-Pearl shell |
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Bronze Mother-of-Pearl – Pteria Penguin ~ Penguin Winged Oyster
Pteria is a genus of winged oyster closely related to Pinctata that also produces commercial quantities of pearls. Winged oysters are edible but unpalatable and seldom produce precious pearls.
It is a tropical species, with pearly interiors and long, wing-like projections of the hinge, and has fragile shells.
Winged oysters are found naturally on rocks and coral near channels and capes where the current runs fast and they attach themselves to the ocean bottom and to wharf pilings. Pteria Penguin is a major source of Mabe Pearl production.
The Black Winged Oyster, Pteria Penguin that grows up to 20-30 cm in diameter is also called “the penguin wing oyster” from its shape like a wing. They commonly display a silver color under the oyster muscle with a rich mauve, gold banding towards the black/brown outer lip.
The Black Winged Oyster produces brilliant nacre with a rainbow-like spectrum of hues and possesses a uniquely penetrating brilliance, with hues ranging from light pink through deep "rainbow".
Sometimes the pearls have gold or other hues of high rarity. This rich variety of lustrous hues combines with nacreous layers of a rarely seen fineness of texture to give this pearl. The Black Winged Pearl Oyster can be found in the east to the western tropical Pacific and from the southern islands of Japan in the north to the southern waters of Australia and Indonesia.
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Our Seashell Products |
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All our seashell products a sourced ethically.
Our mission
Organic, biodegradable materials should be treated with care and respect.
Our carvings are hand-crafted by traditional people of natural materials which were harvested in an environmentally responsible way. All our organic products are crafted, one piece at a time. We strive to provide quality, unique, handmade earth-friendly products to satisfy the soul and beyond …
By purchasing our organic products, you are supporting traditional crafts and culture, while improving the quality of lives in local communities. We provide jobs where there may otherwise be none. We work directly with the craftspeople to create our original designs.
We stand behind the quality of our product and the aesthetic of its design.
By choosing our organic products you are not contributing to the environmental hazards and degradation of natural land.
No materials are wasted in our production process. All are biodegradable.
Any scraps are composted in the gardens.
Our organic raw materials are responsibly harvested
Our Carvings
Our carvings are handcrafted in Bali (Indonesia) by our in-house Balinese shell carvers.
They are not machine mass produced products.
All pieces are hand carved one by one which makes each piece a one-of-a-kind piece of art.
We know you will enjoy using and wearing our carvings as much as we enjoy making them.
As these carvings are hand-carved one by one out of natural material, the color, luster, size, weight, pattern and expression vary slightly from piece to piece.
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