Tiger's-Eye Quartz

Rocks to Riches

Resplendent Quetzal

Colors of Maine

Eyes of Brazil

Symphony in Gemstones

Tourmaline Animal Carvings

Atlantis

Bahia

Snake Bracelet

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TIGER’S-EYE QUARTZ

This 10-foot-long, multicolored rock is extremely old. It has been around for 2.5 billion years! It was formed by sediments deposited over time in what is now Australia. Throughout the years, tectonic activity buckled the rock creating this beautiful pattern.

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ROCKS TO RICHES

“Rocks to Riches” features glittering diamond jewelry created during the late 1800s to the 1950s following the large discovery of diamonds in South Africa in the 1860s. This dazzling era of jewelry showcases a wide variety of tiaras, brooches, necklaces, earrings, rings, hatpins, and pendants, such as the one pictured here.

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Rocks to Riches

Many of the jewelry pieces made during this time were purposely designed to have the ability to be worn in different ways.

This 1890s diamond and pearl tiara can be taken apart and transformed into a brooch.

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ROCKS TO RICHES

This art deco-style diamond and platinum brooch can easily be split into two separate clips.

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Symphony in Gemstones

"Symphony in Gemstones” features miniature hand-carved instruments in a variety of gem materials including tourmaline, turquoise, tiger’s eye, onyx, rose quartz and many more.

This violin was created from tourmaline, which comes in a variety of colors but is best known for the pink variety called rubellite.