Rhodonite is considered a stone of love, but an outer directed love. It helps us discover and develop our hidden talents and use them for the benefit of community. Rhodonite is a stone of learning and development, encouraging us to expand or perfect our skills so that we can help others. It is a stone…
Tag Archive: natural stone
Chrysocolla
This chrysocolla came from Arizona. I found it while rooting around in our rough materials. Forgot we had it, but now we’ll turn it into gemstones. We’ll keep you posted!
More About Oregon Sunstone
Oregon sunstone is sometimes strongly dichroic. It shows different colors when viewed from different directions. Here is a bead that is green in one direction and red in the other. Pretty cool.
k2
K2 is azurite in granite from Northern Pakistan. It is found at the base of a mountain called K2. K2 is the second highest mountain on earth and has the second highest fatality rate for those who climb it. For every four people who have reached the summit, one has died trying. It’s amazing the…
Laguna Lace Agate Cabochons
These are new cabs of an old favorite. Laguna lace agate is one of the most popular agates on the market. It comes from the state of Chihuahua in northern Mexico. Agate is a variety of chalcedony which has a hardness of about 7 and good toughness (resistance to chipping or breaking), which make this…
Prudent Man Cabochons
I have no idea why it’s called Prudent Man. If you know, send us an e-mail. I loved the stuff the first time I saw the it and couldn’t help but buy some even though it was expensive. I’ve since learned that it comes from the Alder Creek Mining district near Mackay, Idaho and the…
Carnelian Drops?
I’m going to have some drops made out of this carnelian. We’ll make the 10mm long drops that we carry in a variety of materials, but I can make bigger ones. The question is how big? 12mm long? 15mm? 25mm? What do you think?
New Montana Agate
Here are some newly finished pieces. We’re continuing to work with this material because our customers like it. We like the colors, patterns, and durability. We’ll be listing these on our website and in our Etsy shop in the next few days.
Druzies!
Most of these are druzy quartz. Some are druzy pyrite. Some are drilled, some are cabochons. Some are listed here on our website, some are in our Etsy Shop, SparkleQuest. All are completely natural.