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These are a group of abalone shells for making natural jewelry. If you do buy these wear a mask or drill them outside, Abalone is toxic when breathing the dust. I would also recommend wearing gloves. if you are just wrapping them with wire , it isn't a problem.

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TY for that info.! w

Sep 13th, 2013 at 10:12:53 AM PDT by

yes, of course, Buster Houdini, I had a friend in college she took a semester off went to California to do Abalone jewelry, but no body told here to wear a mask she very nearly died.And I almost lost my closest friend!! I never would have guessed it either, but often the most beautiful things can also be deadly. Just use proper ventilation and masks , you'll be fine. Also there are safety guidelines about jewelry making and art. I'm an artist and so many things, even natural are dangerous, like marble contains silicia, which it like glass threads , when you inhale it , it sticks to your lungs for good. I carved marble , I 've done marble mosaics, and cut tile, I'm still alive, but it's a slow thing, unlike abalone the dust is far more dangerous when drilling.It's 100% safe to wear, but only the dust is deadly.

Sep 13th, 2013 at 4:27:59 PM PDT by

I just now caught all your info Listerena and TY! for posting all this! now that I know that I will NEVER part with my abalone shell that I use to burn my Sage in! and I will research Abalone etc.--I am in Calif but haven't eaten Abalone in yrs. now--did have an Abalone taco in Mexico once waaaay back--this is very sad news...arrrgh! --could this be happening because of Global warming too? poachers get caught here in No Ca. (hopefully!)

Sep 16th, 2013 at 1:16:52 PM PDT by

Yes, I like your profile pic, too! Lol! I think possibly poachers, but a lot of it it Global warming which make the algae bloom that kills the Abalone
very sad really!

Sep 16th, 2013 at 6:39:29 PM PDT by

Also read Wiki's page on Abalone! It's fascinating! The worst part is they predict Abalone will be extinct within 200 yrs because of Dioxins, but worst of all some other sea creature is also killing off as much as 90% in some places(some types of sealife such as algae and nasty jellyfish are rapidly thriving with the warmer climate, and don't mind pollutants! Unfortunately they aren't the good things! Abalone has been used for sashimi for thousands of yrs. The biggest abalone was 12" !!! Imagine that!! (I wish it was mine!I also wish I had bought one I saw years ago, that was about 10" !!) So, my point is more and more are no longer available to catch. In Calif you can only take 24 a year, and only the Red Abalone, none of the others. So understand these shells will be no more as time goes on. They are going extinct. Which is a shame.

Sep 13th, 2013 at 4:41:41 PM PDT by

fanned U 2!

Sep 16th, 2013 at 1:17:59 PM PDT by

TY I'll fan you back!

Sep 16th, 2013 at 6:36:46 PM PDT by

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