Tibetan Turquoise

Tibetan turquoise rarely comes in a pure blue colour as most pieces contain matrix, veins which may be brown (limonite), dark-grey (sandstone), or black (jasper); the spider-web matrix of the Tibetan material has a design unequaled by turquoise from any other part of the world.

To call a turquoise a stone will offend a Tibetan who will exclaim, "this is a turquoise and not a stone," looking upon it as a thing distinct in itself.

Turquoise is an aluminium phosphate coloured by copper (blue) and iron (green), and until very recently was considered amorphous (not having any internal arrangement of atoms).

A source of inspiration to all Tibetans, there are no two turquoise gems alike, and when observed sub-atomically it is found that it can no longer be regarded as an inert mass of matter. Each gem is a vibrating essence of atoms, a phenomenon distinct in itself!



The turquoise cabochons often have very obscure shapes, making them great to set in our design. We can have it off-set and askew, making the design even more stunning!

Kambaba Jasper

Kambaba Jasper is also known as galaxy jasper. The name green stromatolite jasper is also occasionally used.

Stromatolites are colonial structures created by cyanobacteria which are more commonly green-blue algae.

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are among the oldest fossils on earth and are found in rocks which are more than three billion years old. Once the dominant life form on this planet, they are now almost completely extinct. Stromatolites are found in only a few places worldwide one of which is Madagascar. It is believed that cyanobacteria were responsible for the creation of the earth’s oxygen atmosphere.

Kambaba Jasper is a rare fossilized jasper which is found exclusively in Madagascar. Jasper is a micro crystalline variety of the mineral quartz, a silicon dioxide mineral.

Jaspers can include up to 20% foreign materials which account for their wide variety of colours and patterns.

So kambaba jasper is basically a stromatolite jasper meaning it is composed of fossilized algae.

Kambaba jasper is both beautiful and rare and it has the richest of green colour sporadically broken up with black spherical orb like markings.

Coprolite

Coprolite is the scientific name for fossilized dinosaur droppings.
You wouldn't think that dinosaur droppings are important but they're rare and scientifically valuable.

They are also valuable to us! The coloration varies, but the shit we carry is rich in color and constrast. It looks great worn as a necklace, or bracelet, and a great conversation piece.

Can you believe something like this;



could be so beautiful worn as jewellery!

We don't have a large quantity of this, but it does move quickly, as people are drawn to it, and once knowledgeable of what it is, they have to have it!

It doesn't smell.

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Dendritic Opal

We love this stone! The pure white matrix looks wonderful while worn, and the landscapes or touches of dendrites are very fascinating and inspiring.

Dendritic Opal seems to be a generic term for opal from locations throughout the world which has dendritic inclusions, generally black fern-like or moss-like inclusions in a base of common opal (opal without play of color). The base opal can be anywhere from transparent to white, yellow, tan or green; and peruvian pink and blue opal is also sometimes referred to as "Dendritic Opal" when these inclusions are present.

The patterns occur naturally due to the presence of iron and manganese oxide Dendrites.

There are dendrites found in many stones we carry....we heart dendrites.

Dendritic Opal

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