| STONE HISTORY & LEGENDS |
| PETOSKEY STONE This interesting stone is a variety of Calcite. It was formed by the fossilization of ancient coral. The coral lived in the shallow waters some 350 million years ago. Petoskey Stones are only found on the northern beaches of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron |
| LAKE SUPERIOR AGATE Lake Superior Agates are the oldest on Earth. They formed in the late Precambrian period almost 1.2 billion years ago. Only one in every 10,000 specimens are considered good for jewelry making. Said to enhance creativity, agates have special properties. |
| LAKE SUPERIOR BEACH STONE These opaque stones were found on the beaches of Lake Superior. They were formed from volcanic lava that quickly cooled when it reached the surface. Some of them contain tiny crystals, Jasper, Iron with a mix of Silica and other colorful minerals. |
| KONO DOLOMITE Named after the Kono Hills south of Marquette County Michigan. Kono Dolomite is an ancient rock in which formations of fossil stromatolite algae occur. The stone is between 2.1 and 2.2 billion years old. These stromatolite formations are some of the first life on earth. |
| LARIMAR Twenty times rarer than Tanzanite it is one of the world's rarest gemstones. Found in only one location in a mountainous, relatively inaccessible region of the Dominican Republic, overlooking the Caribbean Sea. This stone is also called the Atlantis Stone, since a wise prophet once clamed this region was part of the lost continent of Atlantis. |
| WATERMELON TOURMALINE For centuries, Tourmaline has adorned the jewels of Royalty. It is a very rare and complex occurrence in nature. The pink tourmaline is said to inspire love, creativity and willpower. The green tourmaline is said to give success, prosperity and peaceful sleep. Almost every color can be found in Brazil. An Egyptian legend gives it the name , The Gemstone of the rainbow. |
| BRYOZOA Out of over 4,000 or more species of Bryozoa, only 21 have been reported in the Great Lakes. Back when Michigan was closer to the equator, under water and very tropical, they grew in colonies in the warm waters of northern Michigan. Fossilized Bryozoa considered to be a marine animal is very hard to find on the shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. |
| MICHIGAN GREEN STONE This extremely rare Semi-Precious Gemstone of this quality is found only in "Isle Royale" of the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan. It is also called the Turtle Back Stone. It is from the earths largest and thickest lava flows of the upper peninsula. Extremely hard to find and in demand by collectors world wide, this stone is truly a gift of nature. |
| FAVOSITE CORAL Favosite is the cousin to the Petoskey Stone of Northern Michigan. It is a coral composed of marine animals which are polygonal to slightly rounded in shape. When Michigan was closer to the equator, they grew in the shallow tropical waters some 350 million years ago. The closely adjoined colonies give the formation a honeycomb-like appearance and are very hard to find. |
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