Ohio Flint. Rough stone was collected by a friend.
Petosky Stone. A type of fossil coral found in Michigan.
Rough was collected by a Petosky addict friend.
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Pudding stone, Michigan. And, Ohio flint.
The Pudding Stone was collected by a friend. He also made the pre-form cabochons and I polished them.
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Suglite is so pretty. Are you going to have jewelry made from some of them?
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Following up on sugilite, my Kirk Smith sugilite earrings. These are on the large and heavy side, so only occasional wear for me.
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@fernwood, that was likely the original intent, but I wanted to work with a NA jeweler. That was quite a while ago, and one of the artist I was considering has passed away. Still may have a pair of earrings made with the matching dark teardrop cabs…or not. I did find this Richard Begay pendant I had forgotten about:
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Those are so nice…that deep almost translucent Sugilite! Rare to see that quality of sugilite available today😊
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@Bmpdvm thank you!! I’ve had that necklace a long time and the deep purple color is deeper than what I usually see. Don’t know who made it, though…I tend to get a lot secondhand and usually no artist known.
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Love the sugilite! Very different with its fuscia coloring. Don’t have much of that, just one necklace.
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I’m not sure why but this pendant reminds me of van Gogh The Starry Night.
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Only you, Steve…good job!
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This is exactly what I was seeing in the @Xtina charoite. Thank you.
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There’s a sizable chunk of gem sugilite that was used for the face in my Esther Wood kachina necklace! I purchased it and had it at home taking pictures when I saw a glint of purple! Prior to that, having seen it only under the stores fluorescent lighting, I thought it was onyx!
I guess I could mention the neon green gaspeite too!
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That’s a fabulous necklace! What a sweet discovery to make that the stone is sugilite.
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Breathtakingly beautiful! I am in awe of the talent displayed in your necklace. That is a piece we would never see for sale in the mid Atlantic, SW VA.
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@Jemez2 I love that ring!! @AC that necklace is a showstopper; I bet you don’t get very far when you wear that 
@Steve, is Bigfoot Bae in there? 
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The whole thing is freakin’ gorgeous.
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