Turritella Agate are ancient snail fossils that has been agatized by mineral replacement. 

It is found only in southwestern Wyoming. 

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Originally scientists thought the fossils belonged to saltwater snails, whose family name is Turritella. 

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These fossils are Eocene in age or approximately 45-50 million years old.

We now know they’re the freshwater snail, Elimia Tenera, which flourished in Wyoming’s lakes 50 million years ago. 

 

Turritella Agate is a wonderful stone for teaching patience and reminds us to have good personal boundaries.  Most snails are hermaphrodites and snail energy can help us be more comfortable with sexuality in all its variety, and to embrace both our masculine and feminine sides.

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