Miles of Alaska Raw materials Gemstone page

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Opals

Opal is one of my favorite materials to work with. It reminds me of water or sky and fits in well with my wild life scenes and adds such a sparkle of color and excitement as well as adding value. I have met some top people in the opal business as well as opal miners over the years at the Tucson gem show and trade with them so have some good sources and a good supply on hand. I have more then can be shown so inquire if opal is exciting to you. I do not have the very high end but I have some 'nice' material at great prices.

Mexican jelly. This is not as spendy as Australian- not as brilliant but looks like ice and can sparkle nice and is from $2 to $20 a piece

Opalized clam shell. I have Opalized fossil shell and teeth and wood - inquire. I find it 'interesting' and this makes great jewelry- this is pretty spendy as a rule - but makes some neat stuff when done! Usually needs to be polished or worked in some way and requires experience These are about $100 each

Amber

Amber is a nice material for jewelry because it is easy to work with few special tools and is light for it's weight so 'massive' pieces can be created that are not too heavy to wear. Many of the pieces I sell have bugs of different kinds. It is important to know that amber some in different grades and some is not as old and is called 'copal' and is not a true amber but gets sold as such and is just worth less as it is not as hard but can be more affordable. Amber is also easy to fake so see my section on spotting fakes if it concerns you.

Amber large This is an example of the not so old amber. True amber this size I could not afford. this is cool stuff that takes a polish and is a few million years old and usually has bugs in it from $20 to $50. I can get you the expensive stuff starting at $200 and I can get it with everything from spiders to lizard in it --if you got about 10 grand- I do have direct connections to the source- inquire

Amber rough pieces. this is high quality baltic and take a nice polish and shines nice - often has bugs. From $10 to $100 a piece.

Amber cabs. Nice cut cabs ready to set into jewelry as well as polished freeform. from $5 to $100

Other stones

I specialize in one of a kind interesting unique for art work or specimen type stones.. I'm not as big on volume sales - but tend to offer you that unique piece for a special art project or collection. With that in mind I have some 'cool stuff' I'm not an expert on stones. I mostly know what I like and what is pretty and what I paid for it and what it might be worth. Sometimes I space out just what the heck this pretty stuff is so bear with me.

moonstone. Just a cool stone with lots of blue sheen to it- also have related Labradorite- same but dark color inquire- from $5 to $100

Russian Charlite-- pretty new unknown in the US - similar to sugalite that is much more spendy hard- and purple in color with cool darker white black matrix. Not expensive - from $2 to $50 a piece

Turquoise. This is an interesting shape but I have lots of cabs and more rough. I specialize in the unstabalized- much with greens and matrix -since this is not as faked or sought after but think is pretty for art use from $20 to $200 - have a good source with a mine in Arizona have kingman but in general do not know what it is called beyond 'turquoise'

Crystals . I have all sorts and like them. I have phantoms from Brazil and Arkansas ones and special ones from the Alaska brooks range. I have rough ones and polished ones - round cabs displays that weigh 20 pounds and amethyst- well probably 100 pounds of hand selected - inquire.

Copper nuggets from Alaska - natural formed. Makes good pendants can be soldered or wire wrapped for earrings necklaces -From Kenicott Mine selling  from $1 to $5 or bought in bulk

Fungus. Used to paint on by Alaskans as a tourist attraction. I find these myself while out in the wilderness . Have some odd and large ones that are more rare and hard to find. From $5 to $20.

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Items that have a shopping cart icon on the picture are in present time, available and for sale. Just click to buy. Other items are to show the kinds of things I have and I might have that item, or might not, probably not. But I can show you something similar, perhaps as a special order. I'm just now getting the cart worked on and will keep adding. I have inventory, it is just a matter of doing the bookwork and entering (the part I hate, making it is easy, or acquiring the cool raw material keeping track of it is another matter). Hey! I can't be good at everything! Geez! Gimme a break! (smile) I already do all the art work, the book , made the tape. I carve, I cast I paint, I take pictures, I made the web site and run it, I do the taxes I answer the emails I find many of the fossils myself. I hate keeping track of stuff. So, Oh well!

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