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⛓️ Metal type: 2 options, 925 silver or silver-plated brass attachment
🌍⛏️ Origin: India
📐 Pendant dimensions: 42 millimeters total height.
📐 💎 Stone/gem dimensions: 32 millimeters high x 20 millimeters wide x 7 thick.
⚖️ Weight: 7 grams.
🎁 Comes with a black waxed textile cord with 2 discreet sliding knots for an elegant, adjustable fit, adaptable to all body shapes, ideal for giving as a gift or treating yourself!
It is actually the operculum of a shell called Turbo Rugosa ( Bolma rugosa ), a small marine mollusk. The operculum is a sort of small calcareous "lid" that the animal uses to close its shell.
Flat face : white with an orange spiral — this is the face we call the “eye.”
Domed face : often rough, with natural colors (brown, green, beige).
Category
Information
Name
Saint Lucia shell (often called Cypraea or Cowrie )
Origin / Culture
Caribbean, notably the island of Saint Lucia
Kind
Organic (calcium carbonate)
Color / Appearance
Pearly, white or cream, sometimes with natural spots or streaks
Associated Chakra
Sacred 🧡 and Heart 💚
Main virtues
- Stone/object of protection and luck 🍀 - Symbol of fertility and abundance - Brings calm, serenity and connection to marine energies - Used as an amulet or talisman
Purification
- Quick rinse with clean water - Gentle fumigation (sage, incense)
Recharging
- Sunlight ☀️ or moonlight 🌙 - On quartz druse or Flower of Life
Little story / peculiarity
Highly prized in Caribbean and African cultures , the Saint Lucia shell was used as a protective amulet , a symbol of fertility and prosperity , and sometimes as currency or sacred jewelry. Its connection to Saint Lucia also gives it a spiritual dimension of clarity and vigilance .
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