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Geodites (Natural Druzy Pendants)
Crystal Geode Slices
Greg Genovese found these rare and unusual
drusies in his hunts through Brazil. Rings of rust and ochre are bullseyed with
black dots, all in a sea of sparkling quartz. I only have these few; all have
polished backs unless otherwise noted.
 Jaguar Druzy Brazil
Multicolored jaguar spots topped with sparkling druzy crystal float in a
polished oval of dove-grey agate. Stunning. 41 x 28.5 mm oval
ZN720 $190.00
 Jaguar Druzy Brazil
19 x 13 mm teardrop pair
ZN719 $90.00
 SPECIAL
VALUE:
Jaguar Druzy Drilled Pendant
Brazil
This piece has a fracture along one side that is visible only from the bottom
and at one point on the side. The fracture does not go all the way through the
stone, so it is structurally stable. A 1.2mm hole is drilled laterally through the stone, just below the top
point.
29.5 x 26 mm, 9 mm thick
ZN722 $100.00, reg.
$150.00
With his connections in Brazil, Greg
Genovese can locate some of the prettiest natural drusies around. These are a
very very light grey with starbursts of black that look like snowflakes in the
negative. Wouldn't these be smashing in your winter jewelry designs?!
Please note the precision cutting on these stones: All have beveled,
satin-finish sides and satin-finish backs.
 Snowflake Druzy Brazil
31 x 16 mm
ZN715 $140.00
 Snowflake Druzy Brazil
26 x 23 mm
ZN716 $145.00
 Snowflake Druzy Brazil
23 x 21 mm
ZN714 $125.00
Sorry, Sold!
 Snowflake Druzy Brazil
25 x 16 mm
ZN713 $70.00
 Snowflake Druzy Brazil
26 x 20.5 mm pair
ZN710 $190.00
 Snowflake Druzy
Brazil
36.5 x 11.5 mm pair
ZN711 $190.00
Sorry, Sold!
 Snowflake Druzy Brazil
21.5 x 14 mm pair
ZN712 $140.00
 Snowflake Druzy Brazil
18 x 16 mm pair
ZN708 $130.00
 Dusky Snowflake Druzy Brazil
38 x 24 mm
ZN718 $130.00
This rare, lovely stone is a
chameleon: It changes color and character depending upon the light source. Here
are some of the variations that I've seen:
| Type of Light Source |
|
Stone Color |
|
Surface Effect |
| Bright Sunlight |
|
Medium Blue |
|
High Druzy Sparkles |
| Indoor Shadow |
|
Rich Periwinkle Blue |
|
Deep Matte Velvet |
| Indoor Lighting |
|
Lavender |
|
Glistens at angle |
| Candlelight |
|
Dove Grey/Lavender |
|
Soft Glisten |
These stones are also somewhat
translucent, so their color will deepen if placed against a dark background. For
the larger stones pictured below, I have included two photos to try and
illustrate the color range of these unusual pieces. All these stones range in
thickness from 5 to 7mm. Click on photos to see details.
Color in Daylight
Color in Artificial Light
 
Chalcedony Druzy
Indonesia
This is a very large, magnificent piece. 46 x 42 mm, 25.57 g
Chalcedony Druzy
Indonesia
This piece is huge. 55.4 x 38 mm, 21.81 g
ZN11 $165.00
These stones have what I
consider imperfections, so I am making them available to you at bargain prices.
Chalcedony Druzy
Indonesia
About 2/3 of this piece sits flat, but underneath, the lower right corner lifts up and has a
thin area at one point. 44 x 35 mm, 15.44 g
ZN13 $88.50 Value if
perfect: $120.00
A geodite is what its name
implies--a baby geode. Actually, it's half a geode, with the surrounding agate
polished on the front face. A look into these reveals a sparkling
fairyland of druzy crystals, some larger, some small. What spectacular necklaces these will make!
Please make sure to note the thickness of these. All natural colors.
Unless otherwise noted, all these geodites have highly polished, rounded backs.
Drilled Geodites
These pieces have holes big
enough to accommodate an 18-gauge wire. Since their laterally-drilled
holes aren't visible, the photos show how the pendants
would hang.
 Geodite
Drilled Pendant
It's hard to see in the photo, but in person, two clumps of crystals jut at an
angle into the interior space. The back is cream and clear polished agate. 38.5
x 28mm, 22mm thick
ZN672 $58.00
 Geodite
Drilled Pendant
This one is just spectacular! Charcoal and white polished agate (with patterning
on the reverse) surrounds dove grey crystals with tons of fabulous sparkle. This
is also the thinnest of the bunch. 36.5 x 33.5mm, 10mm thick
ZN674 $72.50
 Geodite
Drilled Pendant
The outside of this one looks a bit like fossilized shell, while relatively
long, clear crystals punctuate the interior. 40 x 25.5mm, 22mm thick
ZN675 $74.50
 Geodite
Drilled Pendant
This one is stunning, lined with lavender amethyst crystals. It is not too deep
for its size, and the back is a pattern of concentric white and clear agate
rings. 60 x 28.5mm, 15mm thick
ZN677 $175.00
 Geodite
Drilled Pendant
This one looks like a treasure cave inside, with the crystals blushed with
lavender, mounding up to a central magical tower of clear, sparkling, quartz
points. Polished exterior. 46 x 29mm, 23mm thick
ZN678 $140.00
 Geodite
Drilled Pendant
This one is highly unusual: Wonderful "stalagmites" in coffee-with-cream rise
off the floor of this "cave," surrounded by tan and ochre agate. Polished back.
40.5 x 34.5mm, 20mm thick
ZN679 $85.00
 Geodite
Drilled Pendant
I love this one! Pure white fingers of stone are covered with tiny sparkles. The
front rim is high-polished charcoal agate, and the exterior has a satin finish.
38.5 x 37mm, 19.5mm thick
ZN680 $95.00
 Geodite
Drilled Pendant
This one is amazing: "Steps" of sparkling druzy lead to a natural crystal-lined
opening at the top back (not visible in this photo). Black rutiles add drama and
a single quartz point in the foreground is the secret treasure. The exterior is
polished, patterned agate. 47 x 46mm, 16mm thick
ZN682 $93.50
 Geodite
Drilled Pendant
More purple quartz, in a darker tone. Polished rust, white, and brown agate
surround. This is meant to hang horizontally, and the hole was drilled almost
exactly in the middle, so could hang upside down as well. 47 x 27.5mm, 23mm
thick
ZN683 $72.00
 Geodite
Drilled Pendant
This piece has a delicate quality about it, although it's really tough: White
druzy lines an interior that's enclosed in translucent agate. Satin finish back
and sides. 39 x 30.5mm, 21.5mm thick, matte finish outside
ZN684 $62.50
 Geodite Drilled Pendant Tabasco, Mexico
41 x 31 mm, 11 mm thick
ZN586 $72.50
 Geodite Drilled Pendant Tabasco, Mexico
This beauty is already strung on a leather cord.
Back is a dark green, smoothed slightly but not polished. 48 x 39 mm, 16 mm thick
ZN588 $88.00
 Geodite Drilled Pendant Tabasco, Mexico
35 x 24 mm, 10 mm thick
ZN593 $62.50
 Geodite Drilled Pendant Tabasco, Mexico
30 x 20 x 10mm thick unpolished back
ZN227 $46.50
Undrilled Geodites
These lovely geodites have a
natural convex back that, although unpolished, is smoothed so that it can be
worn against clothing.
 Geodite,
undrilled Zacatecas, Mexico
Big, flashing sparkles on this one. Note the deep red accent line. Smooth green
back. 50 x 31mm, 17mm thick
ZN687 $68.00
 Geodite,
undrilled Zacatecas, Mexico
Beautiful white with green accents. unpolished but relatively smooth back. 61 x
32.5mm, 13mm thick
ZN690 $67.50
 Geodite,
undrilled Zacatecas, Mexico
Lots of sparkles. 61 x 40mm, 11mm thick
ZN694 $70.00
 Geodite,
undrilled Zacatecas, Mexico
Very high sparkles. 44 x 28.5mm, 13mm thick
ZN696 $44.00
 Geodite,
undrilled Zacatecas, Mexico
42 x 38mm, 18mm thick
ZN698 $50.00
 Geodite,
undrilled Zacatecas, Mexico
44.5 x 31.5mm, 11.5mm thick
ZN704 $36.00
 Geodite,
undrilled Zacatecas, Mexico
32.5 x 27.5mm, 14.5mm thick
ZN705 $36.00
 Geodite,
undrilled Zacatecas, Mexico
33.5 x 25mm, 11mm thick, unpolished back
ZN707 $38.00
 Geodite, undrilled Tabasco, Mexico
29 x 18.5 x 9mm thick unpolished back
ZN225 $32.00
 SPECIAL
VALUE: Geodite, undrilled
Zacatecas, Mexico
This is a beautiful stone, but there is one slight imperfection: a small but
visible fracture line across the right edge. The structural integrity of the
stone is not affected. 45 x 22.5mm, 11mm thick
ZN692 $46.00 reg.
$54.00
 SPECIAL
VALUE: Geodite, undrilled
Zacatecas, Mexico
Somehow the upper right edge missed getting polished. If you're planning to
bezel-set this, you're getting a beautiful stone at a great price. (The
BBQ-sauce color is really neat!) 35 x 28.5mm, 15.5mm thick
ZN700 $42.00 reg. $46.00
What fun these are! Stunning
geodes lined with quartz crystals have been cut into slices, a job that
undoubted requires time, patience, and extreme skill. The slices range from 3 to
5mm thick, and the perimeter is naturally-patterned agate, polished on both
sides. Tiny, perfectly-formed quartz crystals sparkle along the interior rim.
Loop a soft cord through them, drill a hole through the
agate, make an interesting bail, prong-set them flush on top of an open or
closed backing (with perhaps a different stone
set in the center!), wire-wrap them (on the outside, away from the
crystals)--the design possibilities are endless. They are agate, so they are
fairly sturdy, but they won't survive being dropped on tile or cracked against a
hard surface...Treat them as though you were working with a cross between a
glass cab and a druzy, and they should be just fine. Be sure to click on the
photos to see the details in these really neat pieces.
 Crystal Geode Slice
47.5 x 29.5 mm
ZN607 $32.00
 Geodite
Slice Drilled Pendant
The beautiful B&W patterning continues on to the thick, polished sides. The
crystals are so beautiful that it basically has two fronts! 39 x 25.5mm, 9mm
thick, drilled laterally
ZN686 $50.00
Mined in Turkey, this is an
unusual druzy. Its matrix is a muted blue with veins of dark brown-black and
patches of cream, all overlaid by sparkling clear crystal. To me, a more
appropriate name would be snow-leopard druzy, because the patterning is more
leopard than tiger, but Tiger it was named and Tiger it will remain. This druzy
is substantial and looks like it will do well in more active jewelry. I bought
just these few pieces on spec, to see whether anyone likes it. Click on
photos to see details.
 Tiger
Druzy Turkey
31 x 26.5mm
ZN41 $44.00 Sorry, Sold!
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