Variscite from the Kaleidescope mine in Dyer, Nevada, hand mined, cut and polished by Richard and Helen Shull is set in 22k gold with a pre-1981 Burmese ruby on an oxidized silver band with fused 14k gold. Size 8.5
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.
Kaleidescope Variscite and Burmese Ruby ring
$695
Description
Variscite from the Kaleidescope mine in Dyer, Nevada, hand mined, cut and polished by Richard and Helen Shull is set in 22k gold with a pre-1981 Burmese ruby on an oxidized silver band with fused 14k gold. Size 8.5
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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