I love spiny oyster…especially purple. But here is a nice piece by Albert & Jeanette Cleveland that I recently picked up.
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You know, spiny oyster is really very versatile. So many shades of colors and it makes beautiful jewelry. I think you have a very nice piece here!
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That is really pretty! So great that Spiney Oyster can be so many colors. Most of mine is darker orange, but I’m starting to like the purple!
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I agree! I don’t own any spiny oyster pieces (yet) but I’d love to someday… the texture and colours are so rich 
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So pretty 
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I love the peachy color.
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Thank you all! It is very pretty and a keeper. Appreciate your comments.
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More spiny acquired today. Deep orange/red spiny earrings by Dan brown. but I didn’t pay close to what somebody wants for the Tyler Brown earrings on EBay. seriously…who would pay $600 for spiny earrings when you can buy a beautiful turquoise tufa cast cuff by Reggie?
FUN FACT…… Orange spiny oysters are found at mid to low ocean depths. Hence, it is easily accessed by divers and snorkelers. On the other hand, purple spiny oysters are more difficult to find and harvest due to the ocean depth where they are found. This is the reason why purple spiny oysters are rarer and harder to harvest.
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Those are beautiful! But alas, they would be too heavy for my ears. Sigh.
I didn’t know that about the difference in where the spinys are, but makes sense since we see so much more of the orange.
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I’ve seen Orange fairly often, and purple a little less often. Someone told me that the pure red and pure yellow are the hardest to get to.
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