Stunning Sandy brown Shell rock created (dated by Local Geologists)
22 million years old in the Waimate region.
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:
Size:
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- 5.5 x 2cm ( slightly tapers)
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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.
