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A malachite and sterling silver formal necklace. Two strands of beads and silver spacers suspending a square emerald-cut Congolese malachite cabochon.
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A triangular malachite and silver pendant. The stone is cut from the same piece as the Nefertiti pendant, above, but has a rounded dome, rather than facets.
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Angel Tears
Variscite looks a lot like turquoise, but it's more green. And it's become somewhat rare, as the two best mines (in Utah) are largely played out. These "angel tears" are definitely "limited edition."
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Remember the pink-coated licorce candy? Australian rhodonite looks like that. Here are a few free-form polished nuggets.
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The stone for this large cabochon comes from Siberia, near Lake Baikal. The dark green alternates with iridescent silvery-white mica.
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This 2.5" ammonite comes from Morocco. It's 165 million years old, and polished to a high shine.
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This fan-shaped pendant is made of the highest quality lapis lazuli from Afghanistan. "We had to run from the airplane to the car, ducking to avoid sniper fire..." (Oops! Wrong situation!)
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When I was in Australia in February, I obtained some large pieces of raw malachite and rhodonite.
In the months ahead, I'll be custom-cutting and polishing these pieces. If you have preferences for sizes or shapes of pendants or pins, now would be a good time to let me know. Watch for new items next month...
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