Gold Choker - Troca Shell Amulet
Natural troca shell slice on a 24k gold zamak choker. Zamak is hypoallergenic, exceptionally solid, firm, non-tarnishing, long lasting metal. This choker is 5.6 inches in diameter when clasped and opens to fit most necks.
Growing naturally on isolated atoll reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific oceans, this sea snail has a triangular or conical, spiraling shape and a camouflaging exterior which ensures it blends into the bright coral it grows alongside. The commercial trochus snail prefers the warm waters found in these equatorial regions. The spiraling nacre which protects the sea snail is thick and strong. Collected from the bottom of the atoll reefs by local families free diving, there is a legal minimum size of 8 centimeters in diameter.