Lilac Mookaite Fancy TeardropAnother 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

This gemstone is part of the Lavender Hubei family and while it's not a turquoise

once-in-a-lifetime beast of a gem—celebrated for its explosive

with only a tiny handful of hand-picked top-grade rough ever making it out before the end

A true piece of turquoise history

I love a good break-up story and these stones don't hold back

from one of the oldest working mines in the world

For this reason we had our material fracture sealed with a very low viscosity treatment but the green Variscite is untouched and has no enhancements

While it is not a turquoise

waxy-to-porcelain luster that highlights its natural depth and subtle gradients

The Hubei / Qingu turquoise cabochon showcases the exceptional beauty of turquoise sourced from the renowned Qingu mine in Hubei Province

Each cabochon is hand-selected and expertly cut into smooth

grounding energy to any piece of jewelry