Chrysoprase with the heart chakra

branching patterns in stone were called “signatures of nature” and associated with vitality and the earth’s living systems

producing chatoyancy—the shifting silken band that moves across the surface in light

A ring for everyday wear—the heart setting makes the stone the focus while the cut does the work

its pink color arising from trace titanium

Labradorite Faceted Microbead Necklace Cathedral Rock Charged Chrysoprase with the heart chakraAt rest it appears grey smoke; tilt it and blue fire runs through every bead. Each bead in this necklace is faceted labradoriteplagioclase feldspar whose labradorescent optical effect is maximized by faceting, which multiplies the angles at which the stone can be held relative to a light source. The interference colors produced by the twinned internal layers range from cobalt and teal to gold and violet, depending on the specific bead and the angle of