spiny oyester shell

untreated

BRIGHT COLOUR HIGH GLOSSY POLISH

TREATMENT -NONE

Spiny oyster shell is harvested from the Gulf of California. Otherwise known as the Sea of Cortez, this area of water exists between the Baja California Peninsula and Mexico’s mainland. Its diversity of life is thought to be one of the largest known within the world.

The material called, “Spiny Oyster,” used by Native American artists to make inlays in fine jewelry, comes from the shell of the bivalve mollusk, Spondylus varius. ... Aside from its scientific name, it’s also known asThorny Oyster, Spiny Oyster, Spondylus, and Spondylid