A very special gem from the Blue Boy mine in Dyer, NV. Hand mined and cut by Richard and Helen Shull. (see our Turquoise and Varscite webpage). Set in 22k gold with and oxidized sterling silver band with fused 14k gold
Variscite is more rare and precious than turquoise.
People have created jewelry from variscites since Neolithic times, more than 6,000 years ago. Neolithic beads carved from variscite discovered in Brittany, France were called callaïs or callaina, after a gemstone described by the Classical Roman scholar Pliny the Elder. Although first believed to be turquoise from the Far East, it became evident this material wasn’t turquoise but variscite.
Blue Boy Variscite Ring
$1,100
Description
A very special gem from the Blue Boy mine in Dyer, NV. Hand mined and cut by Richard and Helen Shull. (see our Turquoise and Varscite webpage). Set in 22k gold with and oxidized sterling silver band with fused 14k gold
Variscite is more rare and precious than turquoise.
People have created jewelry from variscites since Neolithic times, more than 6,000 years ago. Neolithic beads carved from variscite discovered in Brittany, France were called callaïs or callaina, after a gemstone described by the Classical Roman scholar Pliny the Elder. Although first believed to be turquoise from the Far East, it became evident this material wasn’t turquoise but variscite.
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