<![CDATA[An abalone shell— their pearly pink/blue/green tones are lovely and used for jewelry.]]>An abalone shell— their pearly pink/blue/green tones are lovely and used for jewelry. In the past, used for trading between Native American tribes.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/41ee6af0-b1ad-4b9f-a17e-df8105484ce7/an-abalone-shell-their-pearly-pink-blue-green-tones-are-lovely-and-used-for-jewelry.RSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 21:28:59 GMTThu, 21 May 2026 22:13:38 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to An abalone shell— their pearly pink/blue/green tones are lovely and used for jewelry. on Sat, 23 May 2026 03:55:35 GMT]]>@955_36 Good to know!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RobinApple/statuses/116621871368726004https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RobinApple/statuses/116621871368726004Sat, 23 May 2026 03:55:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An abalone shell— their pearly pink/blue/green tones are lovely and used for jewelry. on Sat, 23 May 2026 01:07:25 GMT]]>@RobinApple More importantly, they're used for making guitars prettier.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/955_36/statuses/116621210151011577https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/955_36/statuses/116621210151011577Sat, 23 May 2026 01:07:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An abalone shell— their pearly pink/blue/green tones are lovely and used for jewelry. on Fri, 22 May 2026 00:09:27 GMT]]>@GPJohnston That’s a big piece, and with good smoothed edges. Nice!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RobinApple/statuses/116615319887140323https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RobinApple/statuses/116615319887140323Fri, 22 May 2026 00:09:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An abalone shell— their pearly pink/blue/green tones are lovely and used for jewelry. on Thu, 21 May 2026 23:06:23 GMT]]>@RobinApple here’s the one I found, I keep it in my rec room with a couple pecten (big scallop) fossils, and a bunch of other shells.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GPJohnston/statuses/116615071891331453https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GPJohnston/statuses/116615071891331453Thu, 21 May 2026 23:06:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An abalone shell— their pearly pink/blue/green tones are lovely and used for jewelry. on Thu, 21 May 2026 22:33:54 GMT]]>@GPJohnston Lucky you! Yes, even the smaller parts of the shells can be lovely. I know a guy on the coast who found a piece about 2”x3” with a natural hole and he wears it like a talisman. 😀

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RobinApple/statuses/116614944133564604https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RobinApple/statuses/116614944133564604Thu, 21 May 2026 22:33:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An abalone shell— their pearly pink/blue/green tones are lovely and used for jewelry. on Thu, 21 May 2026 22:27:35 GMT]]>@RobinApple Found part of one on the Lost Coast Trail, it had been worn down by the ocean, but still big and beautiful.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GPJohnston/statuses/116614919319373748https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GPJohnston/statuses/116614919319373748Thu, 21 May 2026 22:27:35 GMT