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Aventurine is a form of Quartz that is characterized by its translucent and mineral inclusions that give it a shimmering or glistening effect called "aventurescence".  The most common color is green but it may also be orange, brown, yellow, blue or grey.

Green Aventurine Lion

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Rose Quartz is a type of Quartz which exhibits a pale pink to rose red hue.  The color is usually considered as due to trace amounts of Titanium, Iron or Manganese, in the massive material.  Some Rose Quartz contains microscopic Rutile needles which produce an asterism in transmitted light.

Rose Quartz Turtle

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Serpentine is a group of common rock forming hydrous Magnesium Iron Silicate minerals. It can contain minor amounts of Chromium, Manganese, Cobalt or Nickel. Serpentine may refer to over 20 different varieties that belong to the Serpentine group and the most common are Antigorite, Chrysotile and Lizardite. The color is often green and may have a mottled or scaly appearance.

Serpentine Eagle

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Opalite is a trade name for a man-made precious opal imitation.  It is usually made of glass or resin.  Man-made or not, it is definitely a beautiful "gem stone" and one of my personal favorites.

Opalite Tiger

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Howlite is a soft and sometimes brittle gemstone.  It is usually white or colorless.  It can be translucent in thin fragments.  It is associated with Colemanite, Ulexite, and Bakerite and is found in Borate deposits.  It is usually dyed to simulate real "Turquoise" in jewelry.

Howlite Frog

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Jasper, or spotted stone, is an opaque, impure variety of Quartz that is usually red, yellow or brown in color.  Picture Jaspers simultaneously exhibit several variants such as banding, flow patterns, dendrites or color variations.  This results in what appears to be scenes or images in a cut section of the Jasper.

Brecciated Jasper Gargoyle

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Howlite is a soft and sometimes brittle gemstone. It is usually white or colorless. It can be translucent in thin fragments. It is associated with Colemanite, Ulexite, and Bakerite and is found in Borate deposits. It is usually dyed to simulate real "Turquoise" in jewelry.

Howlite Elephant

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Goldstone is a type of man-made glass with Copper or Copper salts made by a reducing flame. The most common form of Goldstone give the illusion of being a reddish-brown, although in fact the color comes from the Copper crystals and the glass itself is colorless. Other variants have an intensely color matrix usually blue or violet, and more rare, green.

Goldstone Dog

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Onyx is a banded variety of Calcite. The colors of its bands range from white to almost every color except shades of purple, blue and black. It is used for vases, bowls, beads, cabochons and other items. This type is found in Mexico and Pakistan and is often carved and polished into various items. This material is much more readily available and softer than the gemstone commonly called Black Onyx which is a silica gem.

Mexican Onyx Turtle

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Rose Quartz is a type of Quartz which exhibits a pale pink to rose red hue.  The color is usually considered as due to trace amounts of Titanium, Iron or Manganese, in the massive material.  Some Rose Quartz contains microscopic Rutile needles which produce an asterism in transmitted light.

Rose Quartz Turtle

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Agates mostly occur as nodules in volcanic rocks or waters containing Silica in solution which is possibly derived from the decomposition of Silicates in the lava.  The Siliceous matter is deposited in regular layers resulting in the banded or striped formation.  It is very unlikely that you would ever find an exact duplicate of any type of Agate, Fairburn or other.

Brazilian Agate Dice

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Mini Frogs on Lily Pads Carvings

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Dallasite is a breccia made of quartz, epidote, altered basalt and pumpelleyite. Jasper, or spotted stone, is an opaque, impure variety of Quartz that is usually red, yellow or brown in color.  Picture Jaspers simultaneously exhibit several variants such as banding, flow patterns, dendrites or color variations.  This results in what appears to be scenes or images in a cut section of the Jasper.

Dallasite Coyote

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Mini Eagle Carvings

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Goldstone is a type of man-made glass with Copper or Copper salts made by a reducing flame. The most common form of Goldstone give the illusion of being a reddish-brown, although in fact the color comes from the Copper crystals and the glass itself is colorless. Other variants have an intensely color matrix usually blue or violet, and more rare, green.

Goldstone Buffalo

C117B  This is a nice carving of a Pegagsus made from Brecciated Jasper.  It measures 2" x 1 1/2"and has a nice polish.

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Jasper, or spotted stone, is an opaque, impure variety of Quartz that is usually red, yellow or brown in color.  Picture Jaspers simultaneously exhibit several variants such as banding, flow patterns, dendrites or color variations.  This results in what appears to be scenes or images in a cut section of the Jasper.

Brecciated Jasper Pegasus

C119B  This is a buffalo carved from Mexican Serpentine. This carving measures 2 1/4" in length by 1 1/2" in height and has a good finish. This is a very neat carving!!

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Serpentine is a group of common rock forming hydrous Magnesium Iron Silicate minerals. It can contain minor amounts of Chromium, Manganese, Cobalt or Nickel. Serpentine may refer to over 20 different varieties that belong to the Serpentine group and the most common are Antigorite, Chrysotile and Lizardite. The color is often green and may have a mottled or scaly appearance.

Serpentine Buffalo

C108C  Here is a very cute Granite Elephant. This carving measures 2" by 1 1/4" by 1" Very unique color!

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Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive igneous rock. Granites are usually medium to coarse grained, occasionally with some individual Crystals. It can be pink to dark gray or even black depending on the chemistry and mineralogy. It is a hard and tough substance is used mostly in construction and landscaping.

Granite Elephant

C107C  This is a nice carving of a Alligator carved out of Spotted Sodalite.  It measures nearly 2 1/2" x 1 1/4"and has a nice polish. It would make a great gift.

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Sodalite is a rich royal blue mineral enjoyed as an ornamental stone.  Although massive samples are opaque, Crystals are usually transparent to translucent.  It is very similar to Lapis but with out the Pyrite Crystals and distinguishable color differences.  It makes great jewelry, cabochons an beads.

Spotted Sodalite Alligator

C114b   Here is a neat set of 4 mini gemstone Dinosaur carvings.  Each set has a Stegosaurus, a Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Triceratops and a Brontosaurus. They are carved from Sodalite, Green Aventurine, Fancy Red Jasper, Blue Gold Stone, Opalite, Quartz Crystal, Hematite, Rose Quartz, Gold Tiger-Eye or Brown Gold Stone.  Each carving measures approximately 3/4" to 1" depending on the type of carving.  These little guys are super cute and very detailed.

You will receive one each of the four different species of dinosaurs in a variety of  gemstones.  Get your dinosaur set today!

4 Mini Dino Carvings