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Stunning Sandy brown Shell rock dated by Local Geologists

22 million years old in the Waimate region.

(Please note this is the Top Toki of the group Pic)

One of only two East Coast stones we collect and carve this Waimate Shell rock lets you hold a piece of New Zealand history in your hand.

Features:

• -  Hand-braided, adjustable waxed polyester cord

Size:

• - 8.5 x 3cm 

• About /history

  Waimate district has fossils in miocene, greensand, and limestone deposits. A good site in the Haka Valley is near the limeworks, where many coral and shell fossils are lying around. Waihao Downs rocks were laid down 16 to 22 million years ago; and the Hakataramea is older, at 23 to 25 million years.