November 21, 2008 – 11:59 am
These collector-quality fossilized pine cones are from Cerro Cuadrado in Patagonia, Argentina. These were dug and exported prior to the Argentinean law forbidding this. These are Jurassic cones, which mean that they are about 150 million years old. The genus of the pine cone is Araucaria mirabilis. Many of our fossilized pine cones, featured in [...]
November 18, 2008 – 2:53 pm
Oregon Sunstone is one of the more handsome gemstones that
are mined in this country. Colors range from a delicate peach to
a fiery red-sometimes with green mixed in. What set’s these
Oregon sunstones apart from sunstones found elsewhere are
the copper crystal inclusions that give it its unique color variances.
We purchase many of our sunstones from our [...]
November 10, 2008 – 6:02 pm
As radiant as a Lake Michigan sunset these Mandarin orange garnets are a brilliant addition to any one's collection.
10.58ct Mandarin Garnet ring in 18K gold: $10,195
Mandarin garnet pendant strung with faceted Mandarin garnet, peridot and tanzanite beads with 14K clasp, necklace is 17" long: $795 (pictured right)
Faceted Mandarin garnet beads with a free form Mandarin [...]
