I’ve been told shells get pulverized like that when there’s a dredging/beach replenishment effort in an area. I can’t say whether that’s the case in Virginia Beach or not, but I do know there were lots of rocks/stones and pulverized shells along the beach.
That’s okay, because even small things can be interesting, whether they are whole or not.
I though the wear pattern on this piece of shell was really cool. You’re looking at the inside of what was once a much-thicker shell. The other side just looks like the outside of any other unremarkable shell.
The pic is grainy because it’s an extreme close-up, taken with my phone while I was sitting on the beach. That piece is actually pretty little. I’d guesstimate bigger than a dime, but smaller than a nickel.
Let’s see…
I did find one shell that looked to be pretty perfect.
But it was hard to tell without my close-up-vision glasses.
Did you think that perfect shell would be so small? 🙂