Lilac Mookaite Round

Lilac Mookaite RoundAnother Outback gemstone mined by Glenn Archer. Mostly recognized for it's cardinal red and gold, this newer material has our jaws on the floor! Mookaite is named after the Mookaite region in Australia where it is found. While it is categorized as a Jasper, interestingly enough this material is technically a sedementary radiolarite. Radiolarians are microfossils with a siliceous shell that are part of the zooplankton and live in the first 200 meters

Glacial Blue Turquoise from Hubei

Currently this is one of the most active Turquoise producing areas globally

These stones have a refractive index almost as high as a sapphire which makes for a beautiful play of light that bounces inside of the gemstones

High grade spiderweb Carmel Mountain Variscite

This stunning Mtorolite cabochon showcases the rare beauty of chrome chalcedony from Zimbabwe

Sourced from Mexico’s Sonoran region

this is a citron magnesite deriving it's cool color from nickeloan minerals saturating the area

From light greens to blues

often accented with intricate brecciated patterns

There are also larger single grains in the rock matrix

While it is categorized as a Jasper

The famous mines that produce this beautiful turquoise/ pyrite material have been to known to be worked as far back 6000 B