{"product_id":"turritella-pendant","title":"Turritella Pendant","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"278\"\u003eTurritella Pendant in 925 Sterling Silver:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"278\"\u003eTurritella refers to a group of ancient marine snails (gastropods) with long, tightly spiraled shells. These creatures lived in shallow seas millions of years ago, and their shells are now commonly found fossilized in stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"325\"\u003eThe important (and often confusing) part:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"326\" data-end=\"470\"\u003eWhat’s sold in the jewelry world as “Turritella Agate” is not actually agate, and the fossils inside are not technically Turritella.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"495\"\u003eWhat it \u003cem data-start=\"484\" data-end=\"492\"\u003ereally\u003c\/em\u003e is\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"718\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"565\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"565\"\u003eFossilized freshwater snail shells (most often \u003cem data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"564\"\u003eElimia tenera\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"612\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"612\"\u003ePreserved in a chalcedony \/ chert matrix\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"613\" data-end=\"669\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"669\"\u003ePrimarily found in Wyoming (Green River Formation)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"718\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"672\" data-end=\"718\"\u003eAround 50 million years old (Eocene Epoch)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"826\"\u003eThe stone kept the name “Turritella” because early geologists misidentified the shells, and the name stuck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"828\" data-end=\"848\"\u003eWhy it’s special\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"1092\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"927\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"927\"\u003eThose visible spirals are real fossil shells, not carvings or patterns\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"928\" data-end=\"986\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"930\" data-end=\"986\"\u003eEach piece is a literal snapshot of an ancient ecosystem\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"1092\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"989\" data-end=\"1092\"\u003eThe contrast between the dark brown\/black stone and pale fossil spirals makes it instantly recognizable\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1121\"\u003eGeological significance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1163\"\u003eTurritella fossil stone tells a story of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1248\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1183\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1183\"\u003eAncient lake beds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1203\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1186\" data-end=\"1203\"\u003eShifting climates\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1204\" data-end=\"1248\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1206\" data-end=\"1248\"\u003eLife thriving long before humans existed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1250\" data-end=\"1344\"\u003eIt’s one of the few stones where you can clearly \u003cem data-start=\"1299\" data-end=\"1304\"\u003esee\u003c\/em\u003e individual organisms preserved in time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1389\"\u003eSymbolism \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1390\" data-end=\"1516\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1390\" data-end=\"1428\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1392\" data-end=\"1428\"\u003eConnection to Earth’s deep history\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1464\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1431\" data-end=\"1464\"\u003eContinuity, endurance, and time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1516\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1467\" data-end=\"1516\"\u003eA reminder that life adapts and leaves its mark\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BenDavisDesigns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51105905213728,"sku":null,"price":117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0508\/3981\/4339\/files\/DSCN0295__13529.jpg?v=1767835921","url":"https:\/\/bendavisdesign.com\/products\/turritella-pendant","provider":"BenDavisDesigns","version":"1.0","type":"link"}