Favorite stones from the Great Lakes area, some official State Stones, Gems and local favorites
Would you sometimes like a window in the rock to see what's inside? This Thomsonite appears to have a camera Aperture, framed by perfect pink eyes. This beauty is enhanced by layers of square gold wires with just one twisted wire creating a fuss-free beautiful setting. Wear this with delight!
A black and white datolite with interesting patterns is wire wrapped into a sophisticated pendant, ready to wear with any color you choose!
Like bubbles rising in a glass of wine, little dots of bubbles rise up across this North Shore Thomsonite stone pendant. Both silver and pink gold wires beautifully encase the stone, enhancing the natural colors. From the shores of Lake Superior Thomsonite is a unique Great Lakes gemstone, loved for the pink colors, and the eyes, or in this case bubbles!...
Do you love a good pink Thomsonite from Minnesota shores? This has pink eyes, white eyes with dark centers, and lots of pink and dark interest, a real Bobby-Dazzler! Layers of square gold fill wires create the poised setting. Wear this with delight!
The coloration of Mohawkite can turn out to be any metallic color from silver to gold to rainbow. This versatile pendant is a very unusual brass color. Sealed with a proprietary coating, so the stone will remain the same and protect the wearer from any compounds in the stone. This is a remnant from an historic Keweenaw Mining area, a unique pendant for...
All the shades of brown to white play together creating a large, perfect, beautiful brown-eyed Lake Superior Agate for the Agate Lover! White banding and circles cavort around the surface in a playful manner. Large and eye-catching, fun to wear.
This is an excellent little copper agate that we found in the old C & H pile near Calumet Michigan. When you find these little nuggets, they are green, covered with chlorite. You can’t see what they have to offer, but when cut, this little guy had a copper bullseye in it! It's a beauty you will enjoy wearing!
Are you a Pudding Stone fan? Like a pudding with lots of raisins and nuts, this Pudding Stone has lots of interesting jasper stone bits. Gold and Argentium Sterling Silver wires make it a delightful Pudding Stone Pendant. It's a perfect and pleasing mix of everything expected in a Pudding Stone.
When looking for agates, some just take your breathe away! Purple Amethyst crystals merge into a orange agate base.. A lucky find indeed, you will be happy to wear this and feel buoyed up by the agate and amethyst crystal. Be lucky, buy now!
When visiting Michigan's Copper Country, copper mementos call to you. If you missed the perfect copper item when you visited, or you can't visit there this year, this is a charming little pendant, to map the way your heart can remember the Copper Country. A charming copper agate wrapped in gold fill wires.
The Copper Country has a lot of special things, but it doesn't have this magical piece! A magnificent large Silver and Copper nugget is enhanced with a chatoyant Isle Royale Greenstone, both wire wrapped in coppery pink gold fill wires! Two natural treasures merge together for you to wear, so your heart can remember the Copper Country no matter where you...
Seeking a beautiful treasure from the Keweenaw Peninsula? A nice-sized lemony yellow Datolite from the Delaware Mine shines out from a wire-wrapped of gold and twisted argentium silver wires. Enjoy an unusual treasured color from Michigan's Copper Country.
Love the red jasper in your Pudding Stones? This Pudding Stone features a large bright paint blotch of red jasper right up front! Square Argentium Sterling Silver wires make a simple setting for the Pudding Stone, with no fanciness at the top, for those who prefer that. It's a bright spot of Pudding Stone.
Here's a most unique fossil, a Petoskey stone surrounding a Thamnopora (now that a mouthful). Small and cute, it will be a great conversation piece for the stone lover!
Minnesota Thomsonite with enchanting pink, white, and salmon iare mottled together like a stained glass window. The Argentium silver and pink gold fill wire setting graces the beauty of this Great Lakes favorite gem. Enjoy the Freckles and wear it often!
Here's a large pleasing pale white Petoskey Stone withe unusually large "eyes" Gray Skies are common over Lake Michigan and Michigan, though this pendant was created under Gray Skies of Florida and Hurricane Nicole! Pink and silver wires create a colorful setting for this unusual stone, but you'll be able to wear with anything!
Green Steed is a cool looking dude! He is wrapped in Argentium and pink gold fill wires, for a stately elegant look. This popular Great Lakes stone is carved to delight the equestrian crowd. What could be more fun for the horse or stone lover? Barrel racer, rodeo, hunters, racers, all show horse people will happily wear this necklace
Shiny Copper Firebrick at its best! You'll love this faceted, shiny, beautifully wrapped Beauty!
This popular Great Lakes stone is carved to delight the equestrian crowd. What could be more fun for the horse or stone lover? Unakite is a common Great Lakes Granite, often picked up by beach stone lovers. This attractive stone pendant is precisely wrapped in Tarnish resistant Argentium Sterling. Barrel racer, rodeo, hunters, racers, all show horse...
Do you see a Lake Superior scene? A single pink and salmon island stands strong in the face of swirling dark blue/gray winds moving in on it, with clear skies just beyond. Set in a hand crafted wire setting of Argentium silver wires, this Thomsonite really stand out.
Like a jungle with some flowers blooming, Greenstone and pink Zeolite make a pretty display--a little Greenstone Jungle from the Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior. Pretty and colorful, like the tropics!
Do you prefer a Laker with a difference? Here the agate coloring leans toward white with a lacy edging of transparent white and light brown. Only a small double circle of red tubing hints at the traditional Lake Superior Agate color. Easy-going colors make this a go-to jewelry piece for dressing up or going casual.
Mysterious and dark, Thomsonite like this is not common! It's got darkness, and pink, and a sassy eye that sticks out. Wire setting is a mix of pink gold and yellow gold fill, very elegant.
If size and bragging right mean anything to you, this big 1 1/2 inch Michigan Greenstone is for you! Some Greenstones are shiny, some are speckled, most are tiny. This one is most notably large! How did it get to be so big, when most are tiny? We think this is a Manly size--You'll love having this in your jewelry assortment!, a great discussion stone...