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Here is your chance to buy that special turtle person in your life something special. These beautiful tortoises and turtles are hand carved in Pakistan and now available for shipping in time for Christmas. Select from four available sizes and styles: Small, medium and large tortoises, and a double basking turtle. Exquisitely carved from onyx (travertine), each sculpture is unique and highly distinctive in pattern and color.
Donated to the TSA by Roy Young and Rosa Venezia of Nature's Own, proceeds from the sale of these sculptures will go to support our global turtle conservation programs.
These items are also available in bulk to retail outlets and zoo gift shops, and can be shipped free of charge with the understanding that the store will agree to track sales and turn over proceeds to the TSA. If you know of "Nature Stores" that may be interested and willing to enter into a partnership with TSA and Nature's Own, please contact Rick Hudson via EMAIL.
About the Material, Onyx:
Onyx, also called travertine or flow stone is formed by hydro-thermal alteration of limestone. Hot underground water dissolves calcium carbonate in the limestone, and it is precipitated as onyx. The banding results from continuous sequential deposition of the carbonate minerals. Different colors are caused by trace amounts of impurities.
This beautiful stone is from the Balochistan Province in western Pakistan. Skilled artisans turn solid stone blocks on lathes to create beautiful bowls, vases and plates.
Onyx is soft with a hardness of 3. Use care to protect the polished surface. Acidic food and wine will dull the surface of the stone items. No dishwasher or microwave, please.
Click on the images below to see the carvings in finer detail.
Order a carving online for yourself - or as a gift. Each sculpture is carefully packaged and is shipped via US Priority Mail.
Sculptures are also available at TSA supporter:
Cleveland Zoological Society 
About Nature's Own:
100% Donation for the Environment
Nature's Own is a Colorado based company founded in 1973 that maintains a national presence as a wholesale manufacturer and distributor for natural stone gift items. Click Here to see NaturesOwn.com. These materials are produced in Brazil, Madagascar and at two factories in Pakistan. The retail division operates four stores with a "science and nature" theme located in the Front Range and mountains of Northern Colorado. Profits from Nature's Own support a variety of environmental philanthropy with a focus on capacity building grants to international grassroots NGO's through the Global Greengrants Fund.
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