Tag Archive: Holley Blue chalcedony

More Holley Blue!

This is a beautiful pair of Holley Blue cabochons.   Holley comes from our home state of Oregon and has become very rare.  Why it’s called blue no one knows, because it is pinkish lavender to light purple.  Lovely!

Holley Blue Chalcedony, Oregon’s Premier Agate

This material is only found in Oregon and is quite rare. It is also difficult to photograph. It looks more blue in the photos than it really is. In person it is a lovely pinkish-lavender to purple. The name is something of a misnomer. There may have been some blue material found originally, but most…

Holy Cow, Holley Blue!

These lovely pairs came out of an unlikely looking piece of Holley Blue chalcedony from a bucket in our shop.  You never know what’s inside a rock or in this case an agate.