Queen Conch Shell Beads Available

Queen Conch Shell (heart, left)

$9.99

Sold per: 1 piece

Colors in the main photo: Pink Read from the main photo’s appearance; not a material identification.

Sold loose, priced per piece. Sizes and pictures follow the bracelet designer. Plan a bracelet with it in the designer

About this stone: Queen Conch Shell

Queen conch shell is an organic gem material, not a mineral: the shell of the queen conch (Aliger gigas, formerly Strombus gigas or Lobatus gigas), a large Caribbean sea snail. Its pink, cream and white shell is made of aragonite with a porcelain-like, non-nacreous luster and a silky "flame" structure; it is not mother-of-pearl. The species is listed in CITES Appendix II, so international trade in it, including its shell, is regulated under CITES.

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