Faceted Rutilated Quart NecklaceA small but very catchy necklace which features a faceted rutilated quartz. It is adorned by a oak leaf in each side. The stone is set with open back, so that light can shine through it and enhance the beautiful inclusions the stone holds. Rutilated quartz is a quartz that has needle-like inclusions. Rutile is a titanium dioxide mineral, and could contain large quantities of iron oxide. If the iron is high, the rutile will have a gold and red color, while if the iron content is low, it may have a darker, black color.
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Lace Agate Maple Leaf NecklaceThis piece features a beautiful piece of natural 'crazy lace agate' over a textured maple leaf. Crazy Lace Agate is a variety of banded Chalcedony (Quartz family). It's usually white, with layers of creamy browns, blacks and grays. Some may include layers of yellow ochre, gold, scarlet and red. Crazy Lace Agate is quite young compared to other minerals that can be found on Earth. It is believed to have been created some 65 to 90 million years ago. This piece was oxidized for contrast purposes to enhance the texture of the leaf.
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Pumpkin Spiced Geode NecklaceGeodes are a rock that contains a cavity full of crystals. Each geode is different and can have different colors depending on the minerals in the water that created it millions of years ago. They first start out as a hollow bubble inside of a layer of rock and can come from volcanic rocks or chemical precipitation. This stone has a beautiful rich orange color, which reminds me of autumn and pumpkins; it looks in fact, like a pumpkin cut in half. Inside it hold thousands of teeny shiny crystals.
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Desert Bloom Variscite Poison Mushroom NecklaceThis cute mushroom features a piece of Desert Bloom Variscite, from the legendary Candelaria mining district in central Nevada (USA), Desert Bloom is among the rarest and most coveted varieties of variscite and this cab, cut and polished by a skilled lapidary artist also holds one of the least common colors. The dotted pattern of this stone inspired the creations of this poisonous mushroom.
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Hematite Quartz Leaf NecklaceA stunning piece, one of a kind and unique for its stone. This necklace features an amazing cluster of Hematite Quartz with a striking bright dark orange color and the sparkly reflections the little crystals do. But it's not all, there's a little opening in the back of the piece where you can admire the inside of a 'hidden cavern of crystals', see the pictures and drool!
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Red Moss Agate - Dog Rose Twig NecklaceThe stone is a red moss agate, the moss and all its details can be seen perfectly without the use of any magnifying glass. Moss Agate contains mineral inclusions that imitate the looks of trees, plants, and landscapes. The color is usually neutral and transparent, but rarely it can be found with red and brown patterns due to the corrosion of the iron within the chlorite and hornblende. The piece is adorned this dog rose twigs, typical of the autumnal season. In fact, when the flower dies, the plant is left with the center of the rose, which has a deep red to orange rose hips. It is a common type of wild rose. The dog rose does have a rich history to share, as its medical uses date back to the time of Hippocrates.
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Hematite Quartz Point NecklaceThis necklace is a very simple, clean design, but holds a unique and stunning Hematite Quartz Point with lots of little points on, almost looking like spirit quartz for the formations it holds. Made with solid sterling silver is comes with three twisted jumping rings.
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Grape Agate NecklaceGrape Agate is a relatively new find. Although the common known name is Grape Agate, these are actually Botryoidal Purple Chalcedony. This interesting new material that was introduced to the market in the second half of 2016 was actually discovered a few years prior in Indonesia's coastal areas. Unfortunately, since its discovery the Indonesian government did not allow it to be collected or exported, until 2016 when they decided to start selling it. As the name suggests, this piece is a grape, one of autumns symbolic fruits.
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Tube Onyx Oak Leaf NecklaceThis material can be found only in Utah (USA). It is a kind of ‘flowstone’, which has the main characteristic of being ‘banded’. Flowstones are in fact composed of sheet like deposits of calcite formed where mineral rich water flows down the walls or along the floors of a cave. This stone has a fantastic pattern and the color is quite beautiful. The ‘’stripes’’ of the stone reminds us of the veins of oak leaves.
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Agate Geode Leaf NecklaceThis beautiful texturized leaf holds a beautiful orange agate geode with a stunning crystal cave. Geodes are in fact a type of rock that contains a cavity full of crystals. Each geode is different and can have different colors depending on the minerals in the water that created it millions of years ago. They first start out as a hollow bubble inside of a layer of rock and can come from volcanic rocks or chemical precipitation
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Clear Quartz With Hematite Inclusions NecklaceThis stunning piece of of polished clear quartz has the beautiful property of having hematite inclusions that look like red and orange fractures in the quartz. They are not in fact actual fractures, but only optical illusions of the hematite inclusions. Hematite was one of the earliest red pigment. Its name comes from the Greek 'haimatites', meaning “blood-like,” alluding to the red color of its earthy forms.The piece is made out of solid sterling silver, adorned by leaves, textured for extra contrast. The chain bail is a little leaf.
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High Grade Vanadinite Cluster NecklaceThis beautiful piece holds an high grade vanadinite cluster. Vanadinite is an uncommon mineral, only occurring as the result of chemical alterations to a pre-existing material. It is therefore known as a secondary mineral. Vanadinite is usually bright-red or orange-red in color, although sometimes brown, red-brown, grey, yellow, or colorless. Vanadinite is very brittle and particularly heavy for a translucent mineral.
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Desert Bloom Variscite Chestnut Leaf Cuff - Size MThis cuff features a piece of Desert Bloom Variscite, from the famous Candelaria mining district in central Nevada (USA), Desert Bloom is among the rarest and most coveted varieties of variscite and this cab, cut and polished by me also holds one of the least common colors, a very cute yellow on black matrix, for extra contrast. Set over a chestnut leaf. The cuff band is in solid sterling square wire.
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Tiffany Stone Deer Cuff - Size MMy signature deer design finally made it to silver! This piece is made in solid sterling silver and features a stunning piece of Tiffany Stone. This stone comes only from Utah in the USA. In the past it was almost unobtainable, as it was produced only as a by-product of the mining of Bertrandite at a particular mine. Tiffany Stone is composed primarily of Opalized Fluorite which produces its signature blend of rich purples, lavenders, and creams, It is in fact a mixture of stones, consisting of purple fluorite, clear quartz, opal, bertrandite, ice cream opal, purple opal, and opalized fluorite.
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Grape Agate Dot Ring - Size 6 1/2 USGrape Agate is a relatively new find. Although the common known name is Grape Agate, these are actually Botryoidal Purple Chalcedony. This interesting new material that was introduced to the market in the second half of 2016 was actually discovered a few years prior in Indonesia's coastal areas. Unfortunately, since its discovery the Indonesian government did not allow it to be collected or exported, until 2016 when they decided to start selling it. the ring is in solid sterling silver and features a 'two grain' grape agate stone, adorned by two sterling balls. The ring band is made out of half round wire.
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New Lander Turquoise Ring - Size 6 1/4 USNew Lander Turquoise is mined in Northern Nevada near the Lander Blue Mine, with a beautiful dark spiderweb matrix. New Lander is known for it’s wild patterns and color characteristics. This turquoise is so very unique that it is hard to find the same type twice. It consists of turquoise mixed with chalcosiderite, varasite, and faustite. All of these combine to form one very fun and unique stone. This particular cab has cute little yellow dots on a black matrix, it’s set over a small leaf and the ring band has a dotted pattern as shown in picture.
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Aragonite Crystal Ring - Size 7 USThis piece of aragonite comes form Morocco. This mineral is usually white or colorless, but due to long exposures to Moroccan's land, it got it's typical red color. In fact, aragonite may include sand which gives the specimen a red-brownish color. The ring band is made out of solid sterling silver in the design of a wreath.
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Orange Labradorite Rowan Leaves Ring - Size 8 1/2 USThis ring features a rig band adorned with beautiful rowan leaves, one of autumn’s most magical plants, with its red berries in late fall. Labradorite is a popular decorative stone because of its labradorescence (iridescent optical effect), which usually creates a dazzling optical phenomenon of a blue green to deep blue sheen that shimmers in the light. Other varieties, including rare specimens, offer a stunning rainbow of, violet, or orange shimmer (like this one).
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Aragonite Cluster Statement Ring - Size 7 1/2This mineral is usually white or colorless, but due to long exposure to Moroccan's land, it got it's typical red color. In fact, aragonite may include sand which gives the specimen a red-brownish color. This statement ring's band is adorned by oak leaves, and topped by a unique crystal cluster. A one of a kind, eye catching ring for all the people in love with the fall season.
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Desert Bloom Variscite Poison Mushroom Ring - Size 7USThis simple double band ring features a piece of Desert Bloom Variscite, from the famous Candelaria mining district in central Nevada (USA), Desert Bloom is among the rarest and most coveted varieties of variscite and this cab, cut and polished by an expert lapidary artist. With it's typical color, it reminds as of a poisonous mushroom straight our of the Smurfs world.
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Rough Garnet Ivy Ring - Size 6 USThe Garnet crystal meaning is rooted in ancient history and comes from the Latin word ‘granatum’, which means pomegranate, a reference to its intense red color that resembles the glistening, deep red seeds of the fruit. This unique ring band is adorned by branches of ivy.
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Double Terminated Tibetan Phantom Quartz with Citrine Inclusions Ring - Size 7 USQuartz is a mineral composed of silica; quartz crystals are usually transparent, but Tibetan are slightly smoky, doubly terminated with carbon black inclusions. There is not a lot of history on Tibetan Quartz as it has not always been accessible until recent times. These powerful crystals are found in the Himalayan Mountains of Tibet and Nepal. Tibetan Quartz is mostly mined by hand, as the area is not easily accessed by machinery and many of these crystals are actually mined by the Tibetan monks in the area.
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Grape Agate Stud EarringsThis cute little stud earrings feature single crystal balls (they come naturally as they are, they are not polished or transformed) of Grape Agate, which is a relatively new find. They are actually Botryoidal Purple Chalcedony. This interesting new material that was introduced to the market in the second half of 2016 was actually discovered a few years prior in Indonesia's coastal areas. Unfortunately, since its discovery the Indonesian government did not allow it to be collected or exported, until 2016 when they decided to start selling it.
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Leaves Stud EarringsSimple and stylish stud earring for those who don't feel like changing earrings depending on the outfit, but still want to fit in the fall season.
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Maple Tree Leaves Stud EarringsThis simple but cute stud earring feature a maple leaf that has been textured and has been given patina for extra contrast.
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Faceted High Grade Garnet Stud EarringsThis pair of studded earrings represent teeny little branches of wild berries, that you can find in the wilderness of forests at the very beginning of autumn. They feature faceted garnets gems in a beautiful deep red color, The The Garnet crystal meaning is rooted in ancient history and comes from the Latin word ‘granatum’, which means pomegranate, a reference to its intense red color that resembles the glistening, deep red seeds of the fruit.
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