Great Lakes Pendants-Part 2

The Art of it All

Isle Royale Greenstones, Thomsonite, Datolite, Lake Superior Agates, Petoskey Stones, Pudding Stones, Kona Dolomite, Copper Agates, and Silver/Copper Nuggets (aka Half-breeds), have always been the base for our business.

Our last blog addressed the most popular Rocks & Minerals we make jewelry from, and sell on line. This blog will show examples of what we make from those core stones shown in Part 1.

  • A silver-Copper Nugget (AKA halfbrees.
  • Dark eyed Thomsonite-A fan favorite.
Classic “Candy Striper”
These are the Lake Superior Agates that we all look for.
A rough Copper/Silver nugget I just wrapped as found.
I wish you could see this in the sun!
The common name for vintage industrial automotive paint is Fordite. This piece is from the Century Boat Company in Manistee, so you might call it Centuryite! This metallic paint was used on their line of ski boats, back in the day.
My picture frame pendant contains Lake Superior Agate, white Datolite from the Isle Royal Mine, Petoskey Stone, Epidote, Quart Mix, Isle Royal Greenstone, and Kona Dolomite.
Cockle Shells were combined with Greenstone (left) and Thomsonite (right) to create a “Snowbird” pendant for Northerners that suffer in Florida all winter. The shells nestle a Greenstone and a Thomsonite.
I put these out in the sun on the picnic table.
Pink Petoskey Stone, Quartz crystal Included float copper, and a beautiful Isle Royale Greenstone with Thomsonite inclusions.
Yellow Keweenaw Point Datolite. Yellow or Caramel Datolite has always been associated with Keweenaw Point . You have to dive for these little buggers.
Pudding Stone; You can’t miss the Jasper in this one. Pudding Stone trivia; the bedrock for Pudding Stone in near Sudbury, Canada. You can figure out how far this material surfed in the glacier till, before it was deposited.

I realize I was a little “artsy”, with the pictures, in this blog. The pictures look great and I hope they make you as happy as they made me.