Indonesian Stone Fossilized Shell

Meet a creamy spiral coils inward like a snail shell turned to chalk.

This fossilized shell from Sulawesi is from Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is stone. A fossil forms when the remains of a living thing are gradually replaced by minerals, a process that can preserve its shape in fine detail. Generally, a tightly wound spiral with a smooth, rounded outer whorl is the focus, tinted pale cream and grey. One side is broken away to reveal a darker, rough interior and the center ends in a small hole. It is 5 inches wide, 5 deep and 6 high.

Wound up tight and still going round in circles.