Archive for March, 2011

Know Your Stones – Gun Metal Drusy!

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

Argentium Sterling Silver Wire Wrapped Gun Metal Drusy Druzy EarringsDrusy is a naturally occurring gemstone with a textured crystal surface. This stone comes in many colors and from all of over world as it is created by micro-crystals forming on a matrix. Some of the natural colored drusys are green uvarovite garnet from Russia, pink cobalto calcite from the Congo, hemimorphite zinc, black psilomelane, rainbow hematite and rainbow pyrite drusy. While not a naturally occurring color, the titanium coated drusys, as featured here, are incredibly striking.

The quality of a drusy is dependent upon a few key items, such as color saturation, crystal size, purity or any visible flaws and crystal coverage. Just My Imagination strives to provide you with the highest quality drusy available to us. If you are interested in purchasing these one-of-a-kind sterling silver wrapped gun metal drusy earrings, they are available here. If you are interested in finding out about other available pieces of drusy, please contact us and we will be happy to help! And don’t forget to stop back next week for another Know Your Stones article!

Know Your Stones – Larimar!

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Argentium Sterling Silver Wire Wrapped Dominican Republic Larimar Pendant NecklaceLarimar is a rare stone found only in the Dominican Republic. Because it is only found in the Dominican Republic, larimar is difficult to find outside of the Caribbean.

Many times the coloration will be light or deep blues and white, though sometimes it can be a green-blue color. The quality grade of larimar is determined by the coloration; the deeper blues and more intense contrasts 0f whites, the higher the quality.

Just My Imagination is lucky enough to have found a few pieces like the piece featured here, available for purchase. If you are interested in finding out about other available pieces of larimar, please contact us and we will be happy to help! And don’t forget to stop back next week for another Know Your Stones article!