Wampum Shell 4mm Rondelle - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Mixed Stone Orthoceras was an ancient mollusk

Orthoceras was an ancient mollusk that lived over 370 million years ago

It is a very soft stone typically found near copper deposits

and it is also known as Toog

and can even be used to cut Beadalon Jewelry Cable up to

Fancy Jasper

Wampum Shell 4mm Rondelle - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Mixed Stone Orthoceras was an ancient molluskWampum is made from one of the hardest and most beautiful shells in the world: the Northern Quahog, a clam found along the New England coast. The white and purple layers of the shell create beautiful patterns. Only a small percentage of Wampum shells have deep layers of purple and are thick enough to make beads.