Yerilla chrysoprase comes from Western Australia. These are some pieces we will be listing here on our website and in our Etsy Shop at www.etsy.com/shop/sparklequest in the next few days.
Tag Archive: Chrysoprase
Yerilla Chrysoprase Cabochons in the Store
We love Chrysoprase. The world’s best chrysoprase comes from the Marlborough area of Queensland in Australia. We always have a stock of Marlborough cabs in the web store. But Western Australia has some very nice chrysoprase as well, and at a much lower price. It is from the Yerilla chrysoprase mines in Yerilla. We…
Inspiration
We take our inspiration and sources of wonder where we find them. Sometimes it’s inside a stone… Sometimes it’s the arcane musings of the human mind… “Of all scientific subjects, geology, geologists, and gemologists, are probably the least narrow and prosily materialistic. In the pursuit of geological studies, gemology, par excellence, there comes into play…
Pink Opal Drops?
We got some pink opal in recently. I’m thinking of doing some lozenge shaped drops like these chrysoprase. What do you think?
Australian Marra Mamba
This is a chunk of Marra Mamba I bought in Australia. This is some of the old stock. It’s much nicer and more expensive than the stuff they’re mining now. I really had a hard time getting myself to pay the top dollar they wanted for this piece. Now of course, I’m glad I did….
Check Out These Beautiful Chrysoprase Earrings
Amanda, whose Etsy Store is Annealed Heart, made these cabochon earrings from a pair of chrysoprase cabs she bought from us. We love them. They are available at www.etsy.com/people/AnnealedHeart#.
Trade offs!
We had a customer asking about the differences in quality of Chrysoprase. One common distinction is that the more translucent stones have lighter color, while the more vividly colored stones are usually less translucent. What’s your preference? Mine is for the richer color.
Australian Chrysoprase Carving Glenn Lerher Original
The worlds finest chrysoprase comes from the Marlborough district of Australia. For decades virtually all of this prized green chalcedony went to Asia, primarily China. Now with the recent opening of the Candala mine the material is again available in North America, and we are proud to be carrying this wonderful gemstone. We have gorgeous…
Chrysoprase Drops
These are some earrings Ev put together to show how these drops look hanging. They are part of a collection of chrysoprase we just had made. We also have long, elegant, narrow drops, but Ev prefers these Rubenesque (No, not fat), voluptuous, opulent, lavish, extravagant, lush… shapes. Chrysoprase is an ancient stone, prized by the…
Chrysoprase carvings
Are these amazing or what? Done for us by award winning gemstone carver Glenn Lehrer.