About the product:

🪨 Type/Name: Fossilized oyster shell, Family Ostreidae – e.g. Gryphaea, Exogyra, Ostrea

🌍 ⛏️ Origin: France

📐 Dimensions: 111 millimeters long x 68 wide x 34 high

⚖️ Weight in grams : 167.3 grams

✨ Finish: natural raw

🔬 Treatment: None

🎁 Comes with a Gem and Zen certificate, ideal for giving as a gift or treating yourself!

✦ Uses:

Ornamentation : Decorations, collectibles.

Scientific / Educational : For study.

📋 Mineralogical sheet:

Appearance	Fossilized Oyster Shell (Ostreidae)

Category

Fossil / Bivalve Mollusk

Geological age

From the Jurassic to the Cenozoic (~200 – 2 million years ago), depending on species

Chemical composition

Mainly calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), sometimes replaced by calcite or silica during fossilization

Crystal system

Rhombohedral (calcite)

Hardness (Mohs)

3 – 4

Density

2.6 – 2.9

Color

Beige, gray, brown, sometimes black or colored mineral patina

Glow	Matte to slightly satiny

Transparency

Opaque

Special feature

Fossil in the form of a flattened or domed bivalve shell, often striated, evidence of ancient marine environments

Main deposits

Europe (France, Belgium, Germany), North America, North Africa

Discovery / History

Long used as a decorative object and paleontological study; allows the reconstruction of ancient marine ecosystems

Use	Collection, decoration, lithotherapy, scientific teaching

Virtues (lithotherapy)

Grounding, protection, inner harmony; promotes emotional stability and connection with ancient marine energies

Associated Chakras

Root (anchoring), Solar Plexus (stability)

Astrological signs

Cancer, Pisces, Capricorn

Purification

Distilled water, gentle fumigation (sage, incense)

Recharging

Moonlight, quartz geode

Short story

The fossil oyster shell is a symbol of stability, protection and connection to ancient marine memory , recalling life in prehistoric oceans.