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Shell Stone

November 18, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Texas Shell Rock

I’ve been fascinated by rocks and stones for years.  I’ve moved and set my collection of cobblestones several times, and would love to order a couple pallets of stone for dry walls.  Hmmm… 

Meanwhile, I saw this fossil-filled rock last Friday outside the new entrance to the Virginia State Capitol building in Richmond, Virginia. According to a Texas stone source, this stone typically comes from the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic era, 70 million years ago - a time when the sea covered parts of the State of Texas.  The texture and ancient shell imprints of the limestone capture my imagination – what was happening at the time these creatures lived?

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