Rhodochrosite Sterling Silver Pendant size:2.1"L x 1.1"W x 0.3"T A blue opal cabochon set

A blue opal cabochon set in solid

Faceted smoky quartz drops that shift from nearly clear to deep tobacco brown depending on the light

A kunzite point

Turquoise has been worked into silver settings across Southwestern

The red sediment comes from Bell Rock

Rhodochrosite Sterling Silver Pendant size:2.1"L x 1.1"W x 0.3"T A blue opal cabochon setPink and cream in concentric ringsthe slow geology of an abandoned mine, set in silver. Rhodochrosite is manganese carbonate (MnCO3), Mohs 3. 54, and its characteristic banded pattern forms when manganese rich solutions deposit material layer by layer inside cavitiesoften, as tradition holds, in old silver mines. The stone's transparency and color intensity vary with manganese concentration; the banding records each pause in that slow deposition. Set