Lilac Mookaite Trillion

Lilac Mookaite TrillionAnother Outback gemstone mined by Glenn Archer. Mostly recognized for it's cardinal red and gold, this newer material has our jaws on the floor! Mookaite is named after the Mookaite region in Australia where it is found. While it is categorized as a Jasper, interestingly enough this material is technically a sedementary radiolarite. Radiolarians are microfossils with a siliceous shell that are part of the zooplankton and live in the first 200 meters

Most of us think of those celestial stones with fiery colors when we think of opal

or darker greens

This piece

earthy neutral tones—creamy ivory

This exquisite collection of natural turquoise stones showcases vibrant hues ranging from deep ocean blues to rich greenish-blues

but as we know

most meticulously selected rough dug in the Fall of 2025

Woodlands Station Variscite was discovered in 2003 in Australia and has produced some of the most vibrant green variscite we’ve ever seen

Assays of up to 17 g/t Au have been returned from some samples

The Kingman Turquoise Mine is the last USA commercial turquoise mine and the twin peaks of Mineral Park produce several veins of turquoise

From the Steve Harper Collection

and so happy to offer these to you