Jade - blue green 57 rainbow moonstone fibrous sugilite on matrix specimen

fibrous sugilite on matrix specimen from N'chwaning mine in South Africa

Long stem Amethyst rose carved from Royal Amethyst

Garnet sphere with stars from India

Sugilite has become increasingly difficult to source due to the one place that produces it

This deposit never produced again and was the source of the vibrant and now very sought after "Gel sugilite" that is tranluscent and magenta

Jade - blue green 57 rainbow moonstone fibrous sugilite on matrix specimen20 grams Cherished by the Mayans, it was used to carve ceremonial tools, and burial masks. Countless artifacts have been discovered at most of the Mayan archeological sites in Guatemala, Belize and MexicoWhen the Spanish conquistadors arrived the location of the mine was hidden and then forgotten under the dense jungle floor! It is in fact Jadeite like the Jade from Myanmar and very prized pieces are translucent.