Sticks & Stones

Sticks & Stones The Symmetry of Nature is best seen in Mineral Crystals. These idealized geometric forms express patterns of Creative Consciousness.

01/04/2022

Neanderthal Mousterian scraper in yellow and Maroon jasper-
Fontmaure, West central France.
Middle Paleolithic Period.
80,000-40,000 years ago.
6 cm across.

01/02/2022

Neolithic spear point-
Erg Tit, Adrar Province, Algeria.
9,000 - 6,000 years ago.
4.5 cm tall
Material: Flint
A rare and fragile example of a very fine Neolithic point.

12/29/2021

Justin K Prim: "Here are a few holiday colors for you. A selection of sapphires that we took through the whole cutting process. I calculated the final yield at the bottom. You can see that the average percentage hovers in the mid 20s. This is due to several factors, but for these five it was mostly due to inclusions that needed to be worked around. Notice that the stone that got cut in half ended up with the best return, though the individual stones are smaller."

More about Justin K Prim:
https://www.ilovejewelry.me/justin-k-prim/

12/28/2021

Neolithic Quartz point-
Sahara desert, Africa
9,000 to 4,000 years ago
3 cm long
Neolithic points made of quartz in this quality are quite rare. Quartz is more difficult to knap into fine points than flint or jasper.

11/26/2021

A skillfully decorated mammoth ivory pendant found in Stajnia Cave in southern Poland in 2010 has been radiocarbon dated to approximately 40,000 BC, as is detailed in a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports.

11/19/2021

🌞 Dramatic views from deep inside Polycor's Bedford, Indiana limestone quarry. In prehistoric times this part of North America was underwater and minerals and shells of marine organisms collected at the bottom. 🐚🧜‍♀️

Millions of years later, after being compacted together and the sea beds drying up, some of the world's finest limestone resulted in these underground deposits that are still quarried by Polycor's craftsmen today. ⚒

10/24/2021

Aguas Zarcas, a space rock that crashed last year in a Costa Rican rainforest, has captivated researchers and collectors

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