Trocas
Shell buttons from the Trocas snailRaw Material
Housing of marine snails
"Allrounder"
Classic, traditional and high quality raw material. Because of its good qualities it is very often used
Colour
White hue with yellowish accent, effective mother of pearl shimmer
Shapes
Strong material from which many shapes can be made
Sizes
Standard sizes 14″-40″
Colouring
Very good suitable for dyeing
Engraving
Very suitable for engraving logos and lettering
This popular mother of pearl comes mainly from the Indian Ocean. The majority of these snails, which have been used as buttons for decades, come from Indonesian waters. But also off the west coast of Australia and in the Pacific Ocean around Micronesia is the abundance of mussels.