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Description:
The Schiller effect tinges this Oregon sun stone with pale salmon/orangey colours from its shapes derives its name:” Question of the heart”. More photographs on request
                                                                     Material Technical Specifications

Materials:          Oregon Sun stone
Color:                Salmon pink             
Weight:             Ct.22.90
Size:                  24.9mm x 20mm 
Thickness:          up to 7.2mm
Polish:                excellent up to 10x
Imperfections:      none  




Bail for display only   
Price:  A $ 680  
Code/Name of piece: OC 21Question of the heart





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Description:                 
Naturally formed surface features, have been left both for beauty of contrast between polished and rough surfaces as well as diagnostic features for Tektites
Technical Specifications : 


Materials: Tektite Moldavite  
Tektites are small, pebble-like glassy objects of Earth material that have been melted by meteorite impact, splashed up into our atmosphere, and fallen to Earth again under gravity where they quickly cooled to form a glassy matter. 
They formed around 14.7 million years ago.    



Price:  A $  630 

Code/Name of piece: OC 17 Tektite
Origin: 


Bohemia/Moldavia, Czech Republic
Composition:   Mainly silica and iron with other trace elements. 
Colours:   Typical bottle green color of                              Moldavites   
Weight:     gr 11.68 Ct  58.35 
Size:         32.7mm x 31mm 
Thickness  up to 10.5 mm
Polish:       Excellent up to 10 x




Picture
Description: 
In this heart shaped fire agate some of the encasing clear chalcedony has been retained on the side to create a feathers effect.
   Material Technical Specifications

Material:        Fire Agate 
Origin:          Mexico 
Weight:        Gr 6.36 (Ct.31.80) 
Size:             26.6mm by 23.9mm - 
Thickness:      up to 7 mm
Polish:            Excellent up to 10x

Schiller effect: good to moderate according to light conditions  

Price:  A $ 420    
 Code/Name of piece: OC20 Cuore piumato

Picture
Description:    Hubble Bubble.
Very versatile U shape for a creative jeweler.
It displays colors when up side down as well.

And nooo, it is not a colonoscopy mri, nor a coprolite, but a remarkable fire agate!


Material Technical Specifications

 Materials:            
 Fire Agate from Deer Creek USA 
 Weight:               ct 33.72
 Size:                    27.8mm by 25mm - Thickness              up to 8.8 mm




Price: 
A $ 380      
Code/Name of piece: OC 18
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Picture
Description:                
The natural quartz topping on this Fire Agate  creates ornamental waves like...a cherry on top....delicious !  



Material Technical
Specifications

Materials:     Deer Creek Fire Agate   Weight:         gr 8.86 (ct 43.3)
Size:             24.4mm by 33.8mm -Thickness:    up to 11.5 mm
Polish:           excellent up to 10 x


 Price:  A  $ 285    
 Code/Name of piece:
Cherry on top
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More photos available on request

Picture
Description:                                     Oregon Sun stone specially carved to maximize its aventurescence or glittering effects given by copper inclusions.
Material Technical Specifications 

Materials:     Oregon Sun stone     Weight:         Ct.13.45 
Size:             33.5mm by 10.7mm 
Thick.            up to 6.5mm
Colors: 
Orange under electric light 
Pink/orange under natural light
Polish:          Excellent up to 10x      



 

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Price:  A$: 500
Code/Name of piece: Sun stone twirl 

Picture
Description:                  Inner and rear carving of light blue natural topaz, into shapes  of stalactites and stalagmites with different depths. 
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Description continues:

Delicate on a light background, and dramatic against a dark one.       

Material 
Technical Specifications


Materials:    
Natural sky blue topaz   Weight:   Ct.23 
Size:     19.5mm by 13.7mm 
Thick. up to 9.4 mm
Colours:  Sky blue          
Polish:   Excellent up to 10x
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Price:  A $ 580             Code/Name of piece:
The ice cave

Picture
Description:
The undulated surface respect the botryoidal structure of fire agate
Its concave back makes it suitable for a ring setting

Material technical specifications
Size:        26 mm x 22 mm 
Weight:    ct 30

Code/Name of piece: OC 13
Price A$: 480.00




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Rainbow obsidian
Double sided
Size:      49 mm x 41 mm
Weight: 16,17 gms
Code:   OC 14
Price: A$ 260.00

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Picture
 Description:
 Nice and bright high dome Boteh (Paisley) motive
Material Technical Specifications: 
Fire Agate 
Weight:          Ct.18.55 
Size:              21 mm by 16.5 mm -
                      thickness up to  8.6 mm
Colours:          copper and green  
Pattern:           small and bright
Polish:            excellent up to 10 x
Imperfections:   none
Price:  A $  340 
Code/Name of piece: O C 23 Boteh 


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Nice greens under electric light
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More reds under natural light
Description: 
Domed surface.
A.... Fire Fish... maybe ? :)
Material Technical Specifications  
Fire Agate
Weight:            Ct.20.70 
Size:                27.1 mm by 23.2 mm - Thickness up to 6 mm  
Colours:           copper/green and reds
Brightness:       bright 
Polish:             excellent up to 10 x




Price:  A $ 390      
Code/Name of piece:  O C 26 Fire fish



Picture
Description: 
Surely a twisted shape !
Material Technical Specifications
Fire Agate 
Weight:          Ct.34.60 
Size:              23.4 mm by 25.9 mm 
                       Thickness up to 10.8 mm
Colours:           reds and copper green
Brightness:      bright 

Polish:            excellent up to 10 x

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Price:  A $ 680     
Code/Name of piece: O C 28



Price:   A $ 2,300  
Code/Name of piece:  C 29 Metamorphosis 


Material Technical Specifications: 
Chrysoprase    from Candala Australia           
Weight:            Ct.85 
Size:                65mm by 45.5 mm  Thick. up to 7.5mm
Polish:              excellent up to 10 x
Inclusions:        some white lines are visible under transmitted                                         light