Petoskey Stone Jewelry, Fossilized Coral and SIlver

My latest creations feature the pride of Michigan, Petoskey Stone. These stones can be found on various beaches in Northern Michigan with many of the most popular being those surrounding Petoskey and Charlevoix. Similar fossil corals occur in a variety of locations, however the name Petoskey stone should only be applied to those from Northern Michigan.

Petoskey stone is a rock and a fossil, often pebble-shaped, that is composed of a fossilized coral, Hexagonaria percarinata. The stones were formed as a result of glaciation, in which sheets of ice plucked stones from the bedrock, grinding off their rough edges and depositing them in the northwestern portion of Michigan's lower peninsula.

These pieces will be available in my Etsy Shop today.

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Started it on My Vacation, Finished it at Home

One of my galleries back east requested some jewelry pieces with certain stones. I was headed to California right at that time so I took along my portable workshop and worked when I could. I finished the pieces in the week following my return. Hopefully the gallery will take some of these pieces and I'll have some left over to put in my etsy and Artfire stores.

Lapis Lazuli with Peridot acccents

 

Montana Agate pendants

 

Kingman Turquoise pendants and earrings

 

Petoskey Stone pendant and earrings

 

Ocean jasper pendants and earrings

 

Amethyst pendants and earrings

 

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I've been away, I'm making a rocky return!

I've just returned from a ten day trip to California. I worked on a few new jewelry pieces while I was there, but mostly it was a pleasure trip. I've missed my friends at Creating the Hive http://www.creatingthehive.com and Facebook. I hope you guys can catch me up on all the happs. I stopped by Quartzite on the way home and paid a visit to my favorite rock shop (Watch for Rocks below).

 This is Azurite in Chrysocolla; each stone is about 2" by 2-1/2".
All I could say when I saw this stuff was "WOW"!

 

I found some great Turritella fossil slabs

 

I got this nice Bloodstone, It's got some great red on one end.

 

I needed some Ocean Jasper for a gallery order. I cut the smallest of these stones today, it has a beautiful crystal structure with small green and orange orbs, very cool!

 

The next two pics are Montana Agate. These slabs are small
(about 1" by 1-1/2" for most of them), but they're choice!

 

 

This stone is called Red Freckled Dolomite. I don't know anything about it yet, but it looks like it might make some pretty nice cabs. This stone is about 3" long by about 2' thick.

 

Rounding out the group are three round Petoskey Stones, about baseball size. If you look closely you can see the coral structure on the surface. I hope this cuts well, it's kinda the "box of chocolate" thing with this material but . . .  Question: What would life be without a certain amount of risk? Answer: Wonderful.

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My latest creations, I love simple clean lines

It always takes me longer to complete a jewelry project than I anticipate. Part of that is photography and listing. Etsy and Artfire constantly remind us to make sure our photography is first rate. They're right of course, more views are availabe on my Etsy and Arfire stores (links at the bottom of this post). Pictured below are a Rainforest Jasper ring, Sonoran Sunset pendant and Azurite Malachite pendant.

 

Pictured below are Lapis Lazui pendant and earrings and Citron Chrysoprase earrings

 

Pictured below are Petoskey Stone and Black Onyx pieces

 

And finally Labradorite and rare Laguna Agate earrings created for a special order (these last two items are not listed in my stores)

 

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