I thought I’d show you some of the things we bought in Quartzsite. I sometimes buy exceptional Cabochons cut by others, especially Malachite or other minerals that contain hazardous materials. I also often purchase high quality, unusual or exceptional cabs. These might be bargains, but at other times the Cabs are so notable I pay up so our customers can purchase and enjoy the rare, unusual, and exceptional.
Bonnie helped lure me into the Bumblebee Jasper and the Amethyst rocks. The Malachite was all my pick. I’ll get them made just in time for St. Patricks Day (or any other day).
Really exceptional Malachite. The large teardrop in the middle is 3″h x 2 1/4″w. Awesome!
I had to make this one within an hour of retuning from the trip to Quartzsite. The pendant size in 3″ x 2 1/4″ and the reason it looks a little odd is because he is a wild guy and the lighting got distorted by the stone which is faceted. I loved it and wore it to dinner to show my friends.
Very nice Bumblebee.
Orange Sodalite
Seraphanite and Sunstone from Russia. This material is awesomely silky.
I can make some great jewelry from this beautiful Amethyst I found in a tub of slabs.
Pink Amethyst Lace of exceptional quality.
Russian Tektites. Tektites are natural glass formed and ejected from a meteorite strike.
Unakite, a stone found in many places including our Great Lakes beaches.
I came home tired from driving, but excited to start making jewelry, and so I did!
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