Sterling Silver and Silver Plated Pendants

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Crinoids are a fascinating species, and this fossil is equally as fascinating. Crinoids are a filter feeding, plant like animal and first appeared on the earth's surface over 500 million years ago in the Cambrian Era. Today a close relative of the Crinoid still survives at the bottom of the ocean and is usually referred to as a "sea lily." This particular Crinoid fossil is from Morocco and weighs approximately 75 lbs and is fairly large with measurements of 30 by 35 inches. As you can see this fossil has multiple Crinoids covering the plaque and is truly stunning.

Crinoid

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Labradorite

Turquoise is an opaque, blue to green mineral that is a mixture of Copper and Aluminum Sulfates.  It is rare and valuable in finer grades and has been prized as a gem and ornamental stone for thousands of years.  It has been devalued by the introduction of imitations and synthetics that are often hard to detect even by experts.  Turquoise is most frequently used in jewelry manufacturing and is often combined with other minerals and gemstones to enhance its beauty.  It was a favorite among Egyptians and Native American cultures.

Turquoise

Goldstone is a type of man-made glass with Copper or Copper salts made by a reducing flame.  The most common form of Goldstone give the illusion of being a reddish-brown, although in fact the color comes from the Copper crystals and the glass itself is colorless.  Other variants have an intensely color matrix usually blue or violet, and more rare, green.

Blue Goldstone

Rose Quartz is a type of Quartz which exhibits a pale pink to rose red hue.  The color is usually considered as due to trace amounts of Titanium, Iron or Manganese, in the massive material.  Some Rose Quartz contains microscopic Rutile needles which produce an asterism in transmitted light.

Rose Quartz

Agates mostly occur as nodules in volcanic rocks or waters containing silica in solution possibly derived from the decomposition of silicates in the lava.  The siliceous matter is deposited in regular layers resulting in the banded or striped formation.

Brazilian Agate

Jasper, or spotted stone, is an opaque, impure variety of Quartz that is usually red, yellow or brown in color.  Some Jaspers simultaneously exhibit several variants such as banding, flow patterns, dendrites or color variations.  This results in what appears to be scenes or images in a cut section of the Jasper.

Paintbrush Jasper

Rhodonite is a member of the Manganese Silicate family and usually is a rose-red color but also may be brown in color.  The material is cut and polished for ornamental purposes and will often have a striking manner by veins and patches of black alteration products.  It makes a great gemstone and really nice beads and cabochons.

Rhodonite

Seraphenite is a rare, dark green mineral from eastern Siberia in Russia.  It has a unique fibrous spreading pattern with a surface that demonstrates an approximation of opalization.  It is also known as Clinochore which is a chlorite Mica.

Seraphenite

Jasper, or spotted stone, is an opaque, impure variety of Quartz that is usually red, yellow or brown in color.  Some Jaspers simultaneously exhibit several variants such as banding, flow patterns, dendrites or color variations.  This results in what appears to be scenes or images in a cut section of the Jasper.

Mook Jasper