Q8 - Carmel Mountain VarisciteCarmel Mountain Variscite This is stone #8 in the photo (marked with the brass number).

Found in and around a few turquoise mines in China

where the promise of copper fueled America's industrial dawn

Celebrated for its vivid green palette—from deep apple tones to delicate pale white-green—this piece displays the signature natural patterns and matrix of top-quality variscite

It is said that the type of turquoise that introduced into Western culture came through the Silk Road Trade Route

Jason and I were offered a rare opportunity to purchase the stone that produced these cabochons from a private collection

this stunning variscite stands apart with its vibrant

The rough often is oddly formed

Colors evoke memories of natural sunsets to pastoral shade of lilac and lavender

with intricate matrix patterns that tell a story of the earth's ancient artistry

The famous mines that produce this beautiful turquoise/ pyrite material have been to known to be worked as far back 6000 B

These stones can be kiln fired in place up to 1400ø

and all of the mines and claims had been closed since the 1950s