Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Mookaite jasper earrings

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Mookaite jasper (from Australia) bezel set in sterling silver. Post earrings measure 1 1/4 inches long by 5/8 inches wide
$90
one of a kind

I was amazed at the colors and pattern of this matched pair. The mauve color is quite rare, as mookaite generally has more of a red color.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Tube onyx pendant

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Tube onyx bezel set in sterling silver. Pendant measures 1 1/2 inches wide by 1 inch long
$200
one of a kind

Tube onyx has so many great patterns, but this is my most favorite. This piece has managed to capture everything I love about tube onyx.

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Sodalite earrings

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Sodalite bezel set in sterling silver hinged on patterned sterling silver post earrings. Measure 1 3/8 inches long by 1/2 inch wide
$100
one of a kind

The pattern in these is just fascinating and even more spectacular in a matched set.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Crazy lace agate pendant

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Crazy lace agate (from Mexico) bezel set in sterling silver with a rough satin finish
$200
one of a kind

Crazy lace agate comes in many colors, but I have never seen a piece so pink before.

Monday, May 12, 2008

Bird's eye rhyolite and mabe pearl pin/pendant

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Bird's eye rhyolite bezel set in sterling silver with a bezel set mabe pearl. Pin is hinged in the center and has a 14K gold fill arrow. May also be worn as a pendant. Measures 2 1/4 inches long by 1 1/2 inches wide
$200
one of a kind

I have several pieces of the rhyolite, but this one "accidentally" got put next to the pearl one day. Instantly, the piece was born.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Confetti jasper earrings

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Confetti jasper (from Mexico) bezel set in sterling silver with a pink and green tourmaline accent. French wire earrings are hinged in the center
$175
one of a kind

I have several pieces of the confetti jasper, but I loved how this pair came together with the tourmalines.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Blue pietersite pendant

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Blue pietersite (from Africa) bezel set in sterling silver. Pendant measures 2 inches long by 1 inch wide
$150
one of a kind

Pietersite comes in several colors. Blue is the rarest and to find a blue piece this large is highly unusual.

Friday, May 09, 2008

Ruby and zoisite pin

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Ruby in zoisite matrix bezel set on an abstract formation background. Pin measures 2 inches long by 1 1/4 inches wide
$160
one of a kind

Usually the zoisite matrix is greener, but the black in this one really caught my attention.

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Denim lapis earrings

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Denim lapis (from Afghanistan) bezel set in sterling silver with rough patterned sterling silver with nu-gold accents on french wires. Measure 1 7/8 inches long by 1/2 inch wide
$115
one of a kind

The blue in these pieces of lapis is some of the most intense I have ever seen. The pictures really don't do them justice.

Sunday, May 04, 2008

Rocky butte picture jasper

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Rocky butte picture jasper (from the Owyhee Mountains in SE Oregon near the Idaho border) prong set in sterling silver with a matte finish. Pendant measures 2 1/2 inches long by 1 3/4 inches wide
$200
one of a kind

I have collected many stones over the years and have never seen one that "tells a story" like this one.

Saturday, May 03, 2008

Peanut wood earrings

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Peanut wood (from Australia) bezel set in sterling silver; top is bezel set citrines. Post earrings are hinged in the center. Measure 1 1/2 inches long by 3/4 inches wide
$165
one of a kind

The peanut wood came from 3 brothers from Texas who travel around the world to mine the raw product themselves. I see them a few times a year and they always have great rocks and stories from their most recent adventure.

Friday, May 02, 2008

Tiffany stone pendant

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Tiffany stone (also known as opalite) bezel set in sterling silver; shown here on a 16 inch sterling silver neck wire; measures 3 inches long by 1 1/4 inches wide
as shown $360
pendant only $300
one of a kind

I purchased this piece of tiffany stone from a man in Utah that cuts very unique stones and only has a small clientele. This was one of his favorite pieces he had ever cut. He made me promise to "do it justice."

Thursday, May 01, 2008

Tsavorite garnet pin

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Tsavorite garnet with chrome ore inclusions bezel set in sterling silver with a black onyx. Pin measures 2 1/4 inches long by 3/4 inches wide
$150
one of a kind

Tsavorite garnet (green garnet) is rare enough in of itself. To find with the chrome ore inclusions was just too much to pass up.
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