Description
A custom fossiliferous lapidary study hand-shaped and polished by artisan Ben V during our active archival workshop collections. This freeform cabochon beautifully showcases a highly defined, high-contrast structural matrix, highlighting a beautifully preserved prehistoric snapshot of agatized Turritella gastropod shells locked inside a dense, dark limestone host rock sourced directly from native Texas strata.
The design philosophy isolates these detailed organic spirals to emphasize the extreme silification and marine deposit fluid pressures that originally preserved these ancient creatures over deep-time geological eras.
METADATA SPECIFICATIONS:
– Classification: Custom Hand-Polished Cabochon
– Mineralogy: Agatized Fossiliferous Limestone (Cretaceous Gastropod Matrix)
– Geographic Locality: Choice Texas Stratum Reference
– Dimensional Scale: 47mm x 22mm x 8mm (Tapered profile to 2mm)
– Geometrical Form: Freeform Sculpted Cabinet Cab
– Production Matrix: C3 Archival Workshop Loop
– Lineage Curation: Handcrafted by Ben V
This rare heritage specimen has been safely assigned to our permanent archival reserves and is currently out of stock for public acquisition. To explore active, available mineral collections or review upcoming trade show showroom schedules, please navigate back to our central exhibit halls.
