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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 395922, member: 5833"]Shell, probably from a member of the <i>Cassis</i> (helmet) family, which is the principal shell used for shell cameos. For a tutorial in distinguishing angel skin coral from the cameo material it is most often confused with, <i>Lobatus gigas</i> (formerly known as <i>Strombus gigas</i>), the queen conch, see:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/materials-guide?showall=&start=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/materials-guide?showall=&start=1" rel="nofollow">https://cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/materials-guide?showall=&start=1</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Beads like yours are taken up around the middle of the page. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":writer:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie92" alt=":turtle:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 395922, member: 5833"]Shell, probably from a member of the [I]Cassis[/I] (helmet) family, which is the principal shell used for shell cameos. For a tutorial in distinguishing angel skin coral from the cameo material it is most often confused with, [I]Lobatus gigas[/I] (formerly known as [I]Strombus gigas[/I]), the queen conch, see: [URL]https://cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/materials-guide?showall=&start=1[/URL] Beads like yours are taken up around the middle of the page. :writer::turtle::happy:[/QUOTE]
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