Bacan Chrysocolla Chalcedony DropThe rarest and most valuable of the chalcedony family, this copper mineral drenched gemstone is only found in a handful of deposits around the world. Jason and I were offered a rare opportunity to purchase the stone that produced these cabochons from a private collection. The stone had been tucked away for over 30 years! The rough came from the Bacan Islands deposit. Most of these never make it to the USA market because collectors and jewelers in

Japan and China will pay the most to be able to access it

Mostly recognized for it's cardinal red and gold

A Top 10 "named mine"

it was thought to be one of the largest deposits of silver in the world

The rough often is oddly formed

From light greens to blues

5 and a 7 on the Moh's hardness scale

a truly distinctive phosphate gem sourced from the remote Ivory Creek locality in Kazakhstan

high-domed shape with a brilliant luster

It is also blasted and open pit mined by large equipment

it has a slightly deeper tone than the ice blue in the 5mm

Damele Variscite is a rare and highly sought-after gemstone sourced from the famous Damele (or Damale) mine near Austin