Tree Bark - Pendant Stone Type:Sky Blue Topaz charoite formed under intense pressure

charoite formed under intense pressure and heat in a unique geological cocktail of limestone and syenite

Origin: Yorkshire

Mining begin in 1845 and continued until 1982

the organic material is replaced by minerals

How Its Made: To make this this hand carved comet shooting through space with Saturn in the background

Tree Bark - Pendant Stone Type:Sky Blue Topaz charoite formed under intense pressureDescription: When I Rockhound, there are sites in the mountains I find Sitka spruce. Their bark is amazing. I look for pieces that have beautiful form, and bring them back to my studio where I cast them and prep them for stone setting. These ones have a Red Alder Twig soldered to the reverse so as to suspend a chain. I put the plaster mold, and my organic master copy in a kiln, burning the whole canister out at close to 1200 Fahrenheit. The heat