Products - 100% PURE NEW ZEALAND GEMS AND MINERALS - MADE INSTORE BY HAND WITH LOVE

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Aotea Aotea
Aotea incorporates Fuchite & Kyanite in a Quartz Matrix, Little is known about Aotea Stone to this day, occurring only in a very small area just north of Haast, this is the only area in the world where Fuchite and Kyanite are found together. Aotea carries a very feminine energy. Fuchsite is the colour green due to the presence of Chromium. And Kyanite is one of the minerals in the mineral kingdom which never needs cleaning or clearing. It will not accumulate or retain negative energy or vibrations. Please contact us regarding any piece that you would like to purchase before clicking on the buy now option, as our pieces are unique and one-off, we need to check stock availability first.
Chrysanthemum Stone Chrysanthemum Stone
From Coromandel NZ, this is the only place in the world where this type of Chrysanthemum Stone occurs. It is Spherulitic Rhyolite (created by cooling lava crystallised with spheres of radiating clusters of feldspars and quartz). It has lots of little Chrysanthemum type flowers exploding from the stone all over the place, hence every piece is unique and different. This stone is found in very few stores because of its rarity and difficulty to find.
Obsidian Obsidian
Obsidian occurs between Northland and Taupo and is actually volcanic glass, formed from the rapid cooling of siliceous, usually rhyolitic, lava. We work black obsidian from the far north, and also blue, gold sheen and silver sheen from around the North Islands of NZ. Please contact us regarding any piece that you would like to purchase before clicking on the buy now option, as our pieces are unique and one-off, we need to check stock availability first.
Petrified Wood & Shell Petrified Wood & Shell
Petrified Wood occurs when trees were buried in volcanic ash and petrified or turned to stone. This generally happens when wood is buried before it can rot and when the ground waters seeping through the wood contain enough dissolved minerals to fill the wood cells. Sometimes the cell structure is preserved completely and at other times only a cast of the tree or limb is left, with agate or other minerals replacing the wood. Petrified Shells are formed in much the same way as the Petrified Wood, however the shells are encased in a sedimentary maxtrix from the sea floor millions of years ago. Please contact us regarding any piece that you would like to purchase before clicking on the buy now option, as our pieces are unique and one-off, we need to check stock availability first.
Piedmontite Schist Piedmontite Schist
Piedmontite Schist is named after the Piedmontite Mountain Range in Italy. It is made up of - Silicon, Aluminium, Calcium Manganese and other minerals. Found on our South Westland Beaches and some parts of Otago. Please contact us regarding any piece that you would like to purchase before clicking on the buy now option, as our pieces are unique and one-off, we need to check stock availability first.
Pounamu Pounamu
Pounamu is the NZ name for NZ Nephrite Jade and Tangiwai (Bowenite) Jade is a metamorphic rock formed under intense heat and pressure caused by the collision of the Earth's tectonic plates, taking hundreds of millions of years to form. Jade is known as "The Stone of Peace" and is the toughest natural substance in the universe. Tangiwai is softer than Jade and is a variety of the Serpentine Mineral Antigorite, with the highest quality in the world found in New Zealand. It is often highly translucent and is found mainly in South Westland. The word tangiwai came from a beautiful legend relating to the petrification of tear-drops. Tangiwai is part of the Pounamu family. Please contact us regarding any piece that you would like to purchase before clicking on the buy now option, as our pieces are unique and one-off, we need to check stock availability first.
Rhodonite Rhodonite
Rhodonite is a Iron, Magnesium Calcium Silicate. It is named after the Greek word for rose, rhodon. Rhodonite soothes the nervous system. This gemstone vibrates with love. Just holding a piece promotes relaxation and brings a sense of well-being. It has also been known as a "rescue stone". Please contact us regarding any piece that you would like to purchase before clicking on the buy now option, as our pieces are unique and one-off, we need to check stock availability first.

Please note - there is a large percentage of imported chinese stock on our NZ marketplace (up to 80% of all jade you will see on shelves).  This stock is mass produced in China often using child labour.  Please be aware of this when purchasing products throughout NZ and ask where the product comes from.  If they cannot tell you the origin it is more than likely imported product.  Our philosophy is that if the stone is not from NZ we do not work it, and we also do not mass produce any items, as we believe this is not in keeping with the spirit of the stone and NZ.    All of our products come with a Certificate of Authenticity.  Support NZ artists and buy NZ Made.

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