High Rock Yellow and Pink Datolite
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Rare Yellow and Pink Datolite Pendant features Datolite from the most remote point of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, known as High Rock Bay. This is a good sized stone, with flower-like yellow Datolite edged with pink, white, and a touch of dark green, a very spectacular combination.This beautiful necklace from the Lake Superior area will make a stunning piece to be worn again and again...Buy now!
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Datolite lovers will be awed--great color from a remote area! The Copper Country is a unique source of Datolite, a gemstone not well known outside of the area.
Twisted pink gold fill wires and square yellow gold wires comprise the artistic setting created by wire artist Don Reed, the pink reflecting the subtle Datolite pink colors, and the yellow reflection the yellow Datolite. Don has been doing lapidary and wire-wrapping for 20 years and has developed his own classic wire style.
A great gift for the Keweenaw-born woman, or one who loves it there!
* Rare yellow and pink Datolite
* Yellow gold fill and twisted pink gold fill wire setting
* Handcrafted by wire artist Don Reed
* Unique Keweenaw Peninsula stone
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DATOLITE
Datolite is a borosilicate mineral that most commonly forms in air bubbles in basalt. In Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula it can also be found in fissure veins or a crystals, and is closely associated with copper deposits. White is the most common color of Datolite. Other colors may be characteristic of different mines. Pink, red, brown, mauve, orange, green, gray, blue, yellow, even black are some of the colors found.
Datolite is found throughout the world, but due to thenuggets formations, size of the crystals, and wide color variations, Datolite found in the Keweenaw and on Isle Royale is considered the finest and most coveted in the world. Superior jewelry from the Lake Superior area!
Dimensions: 1 5/8" x 1"