Lilac Mookaite TrillionAnother 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

Part of the massive stones Sabrina has been hoarding of this material

This gemstone is part of the Lavender Hubei family and while it's not a turquoise

each piece displays unique patterns—flame swirls

Lilac Mookaite

It is very fine grained

Check out the serene elegance of Ivory Creek Variscite

intergrown with andradite garnet and other rare minerals

and is the only claim in the world that has these unique traits

The stone displays a iron stained color with intricate black or brown matrix lines that form natural

The Kingman Turquoise Mine is the last USA commercial turquoise mine and the twin peaks of Mineral Park produce several veins of turquoise

Named after the Chara River in Eastern Siberia

this material comes from a limited deposit that has since been buried and is unlikely to produce more in the future