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Please click on the name of the stone below to view a picture of the stone both in it's natural state and polished for use in jewelry. This is to show the colors of the stone. Please be aware that the settings on your computer and monitor will affect the colors you see. The availablity of gem quality stones varies. The color of the inlay may vary from what you see in the example. I will do my best to keep things some what consistent, but these stones are a natural material and it will not always be possible. |
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Greenish blue to sky blue. Color is dependent on where in the world the turquoise comes from and from which mine. |
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Blue Green This stone is similar to Turquoise only darker. It can also be a more vibrant and saturated color. |
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Kelly Green. This stone has straight or curved stripes in it's natural form. These don't really show up in the inlay, but the color is great. |
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Orange to Brown This is a form of Quartz. Orange is considered the best quality and this is the only color we used. |
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Mint Green to Olive Green. Found in many parts of the world including Austrailia, Nevada and Arizona |
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Purple From Africa, this is one of the newest stones to become commercially available and probably one of the most beautiful. |
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Royal Blue. Found all over Asia the best comes from Afghanistan. We use Afghan Lapis only. |
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Orangish Red. Our gem quality coral is from Italy. Much coral today is dyed. We have to search out reliable sources to get undyed natural red color coral. Real red coral is very expensive an can be substituted anywhere carnelian is used at an extra cost. |
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Sea Green (Crayon color) This is similar to Varisite only it appears to be a more vibrant and saturated green. |
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Vivid Royal Blue, Azurite is almost always found with Malachite. When it is inlayed there with be flecks of green Malachite |