Fossile Gosau Schnecke - Anschliff highlight war er zudem der primäre

war er zudem der primäre Werkstoff der Steinzeit für Pfeilspitzen

Obsidian (volcanic glass)

Highland Marble has been used to create jewellery for centuries and is supposed to bring good luck

Die Überreste der Schnecken wurden mit der Zeit im Schlamm vergraben und über die Jahrtausende versteinert so bildete sich der heutige Turritella Achat

saw blades and drills to shape and grind the hard stones and to achieve the special shine of the stones through polishing

Fossile Gosau Schnecke - Anschliff highlight war er zudem der primäreHand polished half of a fossil snail of the genus Trochactaeon. This snail once lived on the bottom of a prehistoric sea about 80 million years ago. After the snail died, it sank into the mud of the seafloor and over time became this wonderful fossil. This fossil is called Gosau snail, named after the site of Gosau am Dachstein in Austria, because the place is known for its fossil finds on the so called snail wall. The Schneckenwand is a piece of the