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All pendants are created by starting with rough material. Slabs are cut from this rough and shaped on diamond wheels. After shaping I use progressively finer grit diamond wheels to create the final polished pendants. The pendants are all hand made by myself.
Charles Van Meter
All pendents come with a FREE medium weight 18" silver plated chain. To see the free chain go to the bottom of the neck wire page. Height measurements include bails. All large bails measure .4 " and are heavy plated silver. Options of anti-tarnish silver alloy chain or several attractive neck wires are available. For details click here.
Banded Agate - Pine, AZ
7159
Size 2.2 x 1.25 Price $29.00 This banded agate was found on the Mogollon Rim north of Pine, AZ |
Turtles
7123 (L, R)
Size 2 x 1.4 Price $49.00 Ea. Legs and head made from silver spoon cut out with jewelers saw. BOTH turtles sold |
Pink Opalite - Peru
7127 (L, Ct, R)
L - 1.9 x 1 Price $32.00 Ct - 2.4 x .7 Price 33.00 SOLD R- 1.8 x .75 Price $23.00 Opalite from Peru is found in the Andean Mountains. |
Biggs Picture Jasper - Oregon
7142 (L, Ct, R)
L - 1.4 x .6 Price SOLD Ct - 1.5 x .7 Price $28.00 R - 1.4 x .7 Price $27.00 Biggs was discovered about mid 1960's in Oregon when a highway was cut through Biggs Canyon and this beautiful material was found. |
Petrified Wood Cross -AZ
7140 (L, Ct, R)
L - 1.75 x .8 Price $34.00 Ct - 2,3 x .9 Price $38.00 R - 1.3 x .75 Price $34.00 |
Petrified Wood - W/ US
7144 (L, Ct, R)
L - 1.6 x .7 WY Petrified wood Price $29.00 Ct -Texas springs canyon, UT limb casting Size - 2.1 x 1.2 Price 33.00 R - Limb casting WY Size - 1.8 x .9 Price $28.00 |
Coprolite -Utah Dinosaur "Doo Doo"
7150 (L, Ct, R) L Size 1.8 x .7 - Price $32.00 SOLD
Ct, Size 2 x 1.2 Price $41.00 R, Size 1.2 x .7 Price $26.00 |
Coprolite -Utah Dinosaur "Doo Doo"
7151 (L, Ct, R) L, Size 1.9 x 1 - Price $41.00 SOLD
Ct, Size 2.1 x .8 Price 34.00 R, Size 2.1 x 1 Price $39.00 SOLD |
Coprolite is fossilized dinosaur feces. Coprolites are classified as trace fossils as opposed to body fossils. They give evidence for the animal's behaviour (in this case, diet). The colors in the agate comes from the minerals in the ground as it fossilizes.
Turritella Fossil Pendant
Fossilized shell pendants of Gastropods. They have tightly coiled shells, whose overall shape is basically that of an elongated cone. They are from a dried up lake in Wyoming. Item # 7290 (L, Ct, R)
L, 2.1 x .7 $29.00 - Ct, 2.1 x 1.25 $39.00 - R,1.7 x 1 - $34.00 |
Dinosaur Bone Pendants
Item # 7287 (L, Ct, R) Fossilized Dinosaur bone can be found in many states, these are from Utah. In the center piece I have left unpolished a section which is the outer part of the bone. The bone cell structure is visible in these pendants. L, 1.3 x 1 $24.00 SOLD - Ct, 1.2 x 1,1 $44.00 - R, 2.1 x 1 $34.00 |
Labradorite - Madagascar
7172
Size 1.9 x 1 Price $39.00 SOLD Labradorite is a fascinating mineral that is the result of ancient crystalline rocks formed deep in the earth's crust. In the correct angle of light, this beautiful mineral displays a variety of bright colors including hues of blue, green, red, gold, and yellow. |
Labradorite - Madagascar
7178
Size 2.2 x 1.2 Price $39.00 |
Labradorite - Madagascar
7179
Size 2.9 x .9 Price #33.00 Labradorite was first found in Labrador. |
Psilomelane - Mexico
7206 Size 1.9 x .9
Price $45.00 SOLD Crown of Silver Psilomelane is a maganese oxide with quartz stringers. Material comes from Chihuhua Mexico and makes stunning one of a kind jewelry. |
Varasite - Utah
7187 (L, Ct, R)
L Size - 2 x .8 $30.00 Ct Size - 2.3 x 1.2 Price $39.00 L Size - 2.3 x 1 Price $39.00 When I cut the slabs (center pendant) off of the large chunk of Varasite I founed a interesting "flower" pattern looking at me, nice bonus surprise. Utah's Gemstone - "Turquoise without the copper" |
Bruno Jasper -Oregon, Idaho
7195 (L, Ct, R)
L - 2 x 1 $42.00 Ct - 2.5 x 1.25 $ 56.00 R - 1.7 x .9 $47.00 Bruno Jasper is named for the location where it is found, Bruno Canyon Idaho. Jasper often contains organic material and iron oxides, which account for the colors, patterns and bands. Bruno is becoming increasingly rare, highly prized and sought after. It is a great material to work with. |
Mookaite - Australia
7218
Size 1.9 x 1.2 $37.00 Mookaite Jasper is an Australian jasper containing shades of pink, red and yellow. |
Polychrome Jasper -Madagascar
7214
Size 2 x 1 $ 44.00 You can see a wonderful mix of pink, purple, orange, yellow, green, brown, & grey colors all blended together in fantastic patterns. |
Hickoryite Jasper -Mexico
7220 (L, R)
L - 2.2 x 1 $ 34.00 R - 2.1 x 2 $38.00 SOLD Hickoryite is from Chihuahua, Mexico. It is not a real common stone. It has yellows, browns, purple, and whites in various brightness, and many unusual and interesting patterns. It takes a high polish making very attractive and one of a kind jewelry. Chrysophrase - Australia
7237 (L, Ct, R)
L - 1.7 x .8 $30.00 Ct - 1.9 x 1 $38.00 R - 1.8 x .9 $34.00 Chrysophrase is a gemstone variety of chalcedony that contains small quantities of nickel. Its color is normally apple-green, but varies to deep green. Left SOLD, Right SOLD |
Petersite
7233 (L, R)
L - 1.9 x 1.12 $ 37.00 R - 2.12 x 1.1 $38.00 Petersite comes from Namibia, Africa. Colors include various blues, golds and reds. The stones have what is called CHATOYANCY, that is the appearance of a bright and subtly changing shimmer of color that moves along the surface of a gemstone as it is viewed from varying angles. Amethyst Sage W/dendrites - Idaho
7228 (L, Ct, R)
L - 2. x 1 $34.00 Ct - 2.1 x 2.3 SOLD R - 1.8 x 1 SOLD Amethyst Sage Agate is actually a chalcedony. The inclusions and color variations in Amethyst Sage Agate along with the deep lavender chalcedony can create very etherial landscape scenes with a forest of black dendrite trees in some cut stones. |
Coprolite -Utah
7242
Sizze - 2.7 x 1.4 Price $44.00 Coprolite is fossilized dinosaur feces. Coprolites are classified as trace fossils as opposed to body fossils. They give evidence of the animal's behavior (in this case, diet). The colors in the agate comes from the minerals in the ground as it fossilized into agate. |
Polychrome Jasper -Madagascar
7210
Size - 2 x 1.5 $ 42.00 You can see a wonderful mix of pink, purple, orange, yellow, green, brown, & grey colors all blended together in fantastic patterns. |
Charoite - Russia
7221
Size 2.3 x 2.3 Price $89.00 Decorative items and jewelry may feature charoite, which is found only in Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia. |
Polychrome Jasper -Madascar
7216
Size 1.4 x .8 Price $29.00 You can see a wonderful mix of pink, purple, orange, yellow, green, brown, & grey colors all blended together in fantastic patterns. |
