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Turitella
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GEO 4466
Turitella is mined in Wyoming about 7,000 feet above sea level.
Despite its name, "Turritella agate" is not made of fossil snails of the genus Turritella. This has been realized by professionals and many amateurs for a long time, but the name (and the confusion it promotes) have persisted. Turritella is a genus of medium-sized sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turritellidae. They have tightly coiled shells, whose overall shape is basically that of an elongated cone. The name Turritella comes from the Latin word turritus meaning “turreted” or “towered” and the diminutive suffix -ella. These fossilized snails are actually properly referred to as Elimia tenera, in the family Pleuroceridae. The rock in which they are so abundant varies from a soft sandstone to a dense chalcedony. It is this dense silicified rock that is popular with gem and mineral hobbyists. Elimia agate comes from the Green River Formation in southwestern Wyoming, northeastern Utah, and northwestern Colorado, from layers deposited in a series of ancient lakes that geologists call Lake Gosiute and Lake Uinta, in the early and middle parts of the Eocene Epoch, between around 53 and 42 million years ago. These rocks, in other words, formed in fresh water. The real Turritella is a group of snails that live only in the ocean. The shells of Elimia are distinguishable from real Turritella by being generally shorter and wider, but especially in having axial as well as spiral sculpture on the shell.
The Healing Properties:
This fossil is a material of personal connection with one's past - ancestry, homeland, and the country from which those ancestors came. Also agate promotes inner stability, composure, and maturity. It’s warm, protective properties encourage security and self-confidence.
This is what we do...
Making use of stone that we personally collect, cut and polish to a mirror finish, coupled with high powered lenses, we transport the viewer into a microscopic world, far beyond what the naked eye perceives. The diversity, originality and beauty of what is revealed defy description. Those images are then transferred onto a variety of mediums. Consider textiles that are transformed into decor including decorative pillows, bedding, table linens, for both home and commercial use. And fabrics for the fashion world. GEO originals has opened the door to a realm of beauty crossing all genres with endless applications.
Choose your favorite(s) images, choose your fabric and let us know how many yards! We have a number of different fabrics available for selection - each is priced per yard. We will also provide additional custom order fabrics upon request (please contact GEO originals).
Samples are available.
With environmental consciousness in mind, our fabrics are all printed using completely water-based inks. This means no chemicals or solvents are used. Our heat fixing procedure fixes the colors and prints, avoiding the downsides of steaming, such as excess or contaminated water returning into the waste system. The textile industry is rife with sustainability problems: from the use of toxic inks and wasteful practices for materials and water, to a race to utilize the cheapest materials such as vinyl—no matter the environmental impact. Our print-on-demand process is designed to minimize fabric and ink waste. Reducing the use of materials, energy and water by choosing a pigment printing process instead of reactive dye.
This image is for illustrative purposes only. The colors shown are accurate within the constraints of lighting, photography and the color accuracy of your screen.
Despite its name, "Turritella agate" is not made of fossil snails of the genus Turritella. This has been realized by professionals and many amateurs for a long time, but the name (and the confusion it promotes) have persisted. Turritella is a genus of medium-sized sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turritellidae. They have tightly coiled shells, whose overall shape is basically that of an elongated cone. The name Turritella comes from the Latin word turritus meaning “turreted” or “towered” and the diminutive suffix -ella. These fossilized snails are actually properly referred to as Elimia tenera, in the family Pleuroceridae. The rock in which they are so abundant varies from a soft sandstone to a dense chalcedony. It is this dense silicified rock that is popular with gem and mineral hobbyists. Elimia agate comes from the Green River Formation in southwestern Wyoming, northeastern Utah, and northwestern Colorado, from layers deposited in a series of ancient lakes that geologists call Lake Gosiute and Lake Uinta, in the early and middle parts of the Eocene Epoch, between around 53 and 42 million years ago. These rocks, in other words, formed in fresh water. The real Turritella is a group of snails that live only in the ocean. The shells of Elimia are distinguishable from real Turritella by being generally shorter and wider, but especially in having axial as well as spiral sculpture on the shell.
The Healing Properties:
This fossil is a material of personal connection with one's past - ancestry, homeland, and the country from which those ancestors came. Also agate promotes inner stability, composure, and maturity. It’s warm, protective properties encourage security and self-confidence.
This is what we do...
Making use of stone that we personally collect, cut and polish to a mirror finish, coupled with high powered lenses, we transport the viewer into a microscopic world, far beyond what the naked eye perceives. The diversity, originality and beauty of what is revealed defy description. Those images are then transferred onto a variety of mediums. Consider textiles that are transformed into decor including decorative pillows, bedding, table linens, for both home and commercial use. And fabrics for the fashion world. GEO originals has opened the door to a realm of beauty crossing all genres with endless applications.
Choose your favorite(s) images, choose your fabric and let us know how many yards! We have a number of different fabrics available for selection - each is priced per yard. We will also provide additional custom order fabrics upon request (please contact GEO originals).
Samples are available.
With environmental consciousness in mind, our fabrics are all printed using completely water-based inks. This means no chemicals or solvents are used. Our heat fixing procedure fixes the colors and prints, avoiding the downsides of steaming, such as excess or contaminated water returning into the waste system. The textile industry is rife with sustainability problems: from the use of toxic inks and wasteful practices for materials and water, to a race to utilize the cheapest materials such as vinyl—no matter the environmental impact. Our print-on-demand process is designed to minimize fabric and ink waste. Reducing the use of materials, energy and water by choosing a pigment printing process instead of reactive dye.
This image is for illustrative purposes only. The colors shown are accurate within the constraints of lighting, photography and the color accuracy of your screen.