Indonesian Stone Fossilized Shell

Tilted on its side, this pale spiral looks like a snail pausing to think.

This fossilized shell from Sulawesi is from Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is stone. Fossil shells are typically made of calcite or silica that has taken the place of the original shell, which makes them hard and stone-like. Visibly, a rounded, dome-shaped coil with a distinct groove between each whorl and a small knot at the center. The surface is a soft grey-cream with fine pitting and rubbed, slightly dirty edges. It is 6 inches wide, 6 deep and 7 high.

Slow and steady, and not remotely in a hurry.