Tag Archive: shattuckite

Shattuckite Drops

These shattuckite drilled pieces are new for us. We’re thinking of doing other materials like these. What do you think? Send us an e-mail and weigh in at info@roguegems.com

Shattuckite!

Another find from an estate.  We’re not sure where it came from, but it probably came from Arizona which is where Shattuckite was first found. It was discovered in 1915 in the copper mines of Bisbee, Arizona.  It was named after the Shattuck Mine where it was first found.  Those deposits are all mined out. …

Shattuckite Rough

These two dudes are ready to go into the saw.  We got them in Tucson from our supplier from the Congo.  We think he made the right decision to roughly polish the outsides.  We just couldn’t resist.

Shattuckite Going Going Almost Gone

The stones we cut from the very rare Shattuckite from the Congo are amongst our most popular products.  A few short weeks ago we had a nice tray full of pendant bead and cabs of this material.  Today I just listed the last two pendant beads we have right now. No these aren’t the “dregs”…