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POLISHED BLUE NAUTILUS MINI decorating with sea shell - small very cute polished Nautilus shells, showing a bright pale blue heavily curved iridescent MOP. Great to add to your decorating with sea shell display or presenting lovely material to work with for jewelers, instrument makers, mosaicists, etc. These shells are approx. 4cm (1.5") in size, curled in the natural shape of the original shell. Supplies are limited.
GEM - Shells are without any discernible blemish or flaw. The specimen will be fully adult and of typical size.
F++ / GEM - Shells that have a very minor flaw or blemish which is hard to perceive, shows up only under close scrutiny and in no way detracts from the look of the decorating with sea shell.

decorating with sea shell:
F++ - Shells have a noticeable flaw or blemish which does not detract from the look of the shell.
F+ / F++ - Shells have more than one noticeable flaw, growth line or blemish consistent with the species, but the overall presentation is very good. These shells are generally excellent value and highly suitable for aesthetically pleasing collections, being considerably less expensive than GEM specimens.
F+ - Shells with small chips, noticeable growth lines, nacre lifts, blemishes or other obvious flaws, where the overall appearance and presentation of the shell is obviously not perfect. NOTE: Several large sized species are only available in F+ condition.
F / F+ - Shells with major chips, growth lines, nacre lifts, blemishes or other obvious flaws. Very fresh dead collected but otherwise good specimens are also often classed as F/F+.
NOTE: Some decorating with sea shell species are only available as F/F+ specimens.