Lilac Mookaite OvalAnother Outback gemstone mined by Glenn Archer. Mostly recognized for it's cardinal red and gold, this newer material has our jaws on the floor! Mookaite is named after the Mookaite region in Australia where it is found. While it is categorized as a Jasper, interestingly enough this material is technically a sedementary radiolarite. Radiolarians are microfossils with a siliceous shell that are part of the zooplankton and live in the first 200 meters

hypnotic natural patterns and matrix that define elite variscite: intricate subtle veining

This is mined by a father and son team is from a mine called Gilandi

The stone had been tucked away for over 30 years

it is referred to it as such because of its proximity to it

Woodlands Station Variscite was discovered in 2003 in Australia and has produced some of the most vibrant green variscite we

it features a captivating sky-to-sea blue hue with delicate natural matrix veining that tells the stone’s unique geological story

making it a favorite among collectors

or as a collector's specimen

I hope you find them as alluring as I do

or soft earth tones dancing across a vibrant blue sky

Brecciated Lilac Mookaite

this gemstone is as old and as coveted as turquoise all along the ancient Silk Road trade route