PAUA ABALONE (Haliotis iris),
New Zealand and neighboring islands: indisputably the most colorful nacreous shell in the world, typically deep blue or green, but even the pink material turns bluish when viewed at an angle!
A smallish shell with lots of other life forms eating holes in it, but since the fishery has been tightly managed for many years, good quality shell is available.
If you see Paua jewelry for sale, it has probably been dyed to intensify the color and may even be dyed Green ab.
(none of our shell is dyed or “enhanced” in any way).
Size : 240 x 140 x 0.15 mm