Once I sought the castaways, Shells dismissed by knowing hands. Evolving to the perfect prize, Coveted by many hands. Now I return, a humbled heart, To bits and fragments I return, For in their flaws, a beauty lies, Essential to READ MORE
Aquamarine is a blue-green stone that’s often associated with the sea and is sometimes called the “Sea Water Stone”. The name aquamarine comes from the Latin phrase for “Water of the Sea” and describes the stone’s color and soft, watery READ MORE
Family Cassidae Semicassis granulata (Born, 1778) Scotch Bonnet Shell size to 90 mm; shell ovate, with five whorls. Shell sculpture of fine spiral grooves. Anterior canal bent dorsally. Parietal area with numerous, small tubercles. Outer lip thickened, with internal READ MORE
