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Showing posts with label boulder opal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label boulder opal. Show all posts

Saturday, September 12, 2009

New Stones

green tourmalineCalifornia green tourmaline, 5mm

square green tourmalineCalifornia green tourmaline, 5mm

nevada turquoise jewelryNevada turquoise -
Top left: 15mm x 24mm (6.5mm dome)
Top right: 15mm x 20mm (4mm dome)
Bottom left: 19mm x 23mm (8mm dome)
Bottom right: 15mm x 23mm (6mm dome)

poppy jasperCalifornia poppy jasper -
Top: 19.5mm x 34mm (6.5mm dome)
Bottom left: 20mm x 26.5mm (5.5mm dome)
Bottom right: 17mm x 26.5mm (5mm dome)

yellow opalCalifornia lemon opal (very rare) -
Left: 11.5mm x 16mm (4.5 mm dome)
Right: 11.5mm x 14.5mm (5.5 mm dome)

binghamiteMinnesota binghamite (aka American Tiger Eye; also quite rare) -
14.5mm x 31mm (5mm dome)

gem chrysocolla
Saving my favorite for last...
Arizona gem chrysocolla with sagenite crystals (again, very rare) -
Top left: 17mm x 20mm (3.5mm dome)
Top right: 16mm x 22mm (5mm dome)
Bottom: 18.5mm x 23mm (8mm dome)

As usual, if you see something you love, shoot me an email and we can chat about a custom order. :-)

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

New Work

blue labradorite ringFaceted labradorite, 22k gold, 14k gold, & sterling silver ring, size 6
(all recycled metals)
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

labradorite ring gold(another view to show the flash colors a little better)

boulder opal pendantAustralian boulder opal, 22k gold, & sterling silver pendant
(all recycled metals)
{ to be listed soon in my Etsy shop }

opal pendant goldI wish I could capture the true nature of this stone better in photos; it's so much prettier in real life - it actually seems to glow... by far the prettiest opal I've ever seen.