

This is the “Bone Crusher”. It was almost named “Jade in the Stone” like Sword in the stone as it was found in a small slot in a reef where I had to pull it out like the Sword in the Stone story. It was also almost named “Blue Salmon” as for the Suiseki resemblance […]
“Bone Crusher”-Big Sur Pacific Blue Vulcan Display Specimen


I call this piece “Butter Boy” because the colors look like burnt butter and the various shapes on it remind me of melting butter. It is a rare and beautiful large Vulcan colored Ocean Slick. This is a close up of one area. The actual stone has colors of orange, yellow, green and silver. This […]
Vulcan Jade Specimen “Butter Boy”


This slick is locally called “Pumpkin Jade”. It is very sought after for it’s color contrasts. It is acutally a combination of Nephrite Jade and Hydorgrossular Garnet (HGG) The yellow/orange colors in the slick are the HGG. I did a specific gravity test on this slick to verify its weight falling in between that of […]