News from the Blog
- December 6, 2023
Carnelian Agate and Sheaves of Wheat
Rock # 5370This carnelian agate is a likely candidate for a newly designed piece of jewelry. Rock #5364 Rock # 5364 This reminds me of sheaves of - December 6, 2023
I liked this stone in May 2023 and have now featured it in a handmade sterling silver bracelet
In my May 2023 blog posting, I featured this stone along with 5 others and said: “This stone may be in my next bracelet.” I loved this - October 26, 2023
Unusual black chalcedony geode and other anomalies
This is only the second black geode I have encountered on The Carver. This is dense black chalcedony, not basalt. Other photographs shown here are of - October 24, 2023
Newest cuttings reveal four agate nodules, one geode, and one fortification agate in a single cabochon! …And many more cool stones
Click on the images below so you can zoom in on the details! Here we go: Rock #5300See enlarged photo below Detail of Rock #5300See four agate - September 21, 2023
Blue Light Refraction
Rock #5258Light refraction causes electric blue agate I have never seen anything quite like this before from The Carver Agate Field. The
Free-Form Designer Cabochons
These gemstones are hand picked from the surface of ‘The Carver’ agate field near Alpine, Texas. They are 100% natural, sustainable, and collected without any mining or digging of any kind, therefore, they are environmentally friendly. Because these gems are 100% natural, the color you see in each stone is exactly what nature produced….no artificial enhancements. These gemstones contain natural flaws, imperfections, and inclusions which is exactly how nature created them. You can read about ‘The Carver’ agate field on this website. And please visit The SHOP to see more.
The Bracelets
The bracelets are free-form designer bracelets. I do not produce perfect stones, but rather natural stones that are individually one of a kind PIECES OF ART created from ‘The Carver’ agate field in the far West Texas desert. Since each bracelet is unique, I cannot duplicate bracelets presented here. I will periodically bring to the site new bracelets and new stones. I only make a new bracelet when I cut and polish a stone which inspires me to create and design a piece of jewelry art that showcases that stone. These bracelets are best able to showcase the extraordinary agates from the “Carver.” You can view all of the available bracelets in The SHOP.
Field Diversity
The “Carver” agate find is diverse, colorful, and unique. A wide range of colors is available in the stones found in this field, and the stones themselves are diverse and include geodes, jaspers, and chalcedony. More about the geologic make-up of the “Carver” can be found in the official report about the field. You can view examples of the diversity of the field at the Galleries Page, which lists the wide variety of galleries created to display the amazing variety found in this unique and very special agate formation.
