List of Material for Steampunk & Cyberpunk Rings

Here's a quick list of the beads i currently have in stock & a quick update on what will be available soon .

Centerpiece Gemstones and beads :
( 7 August 2009 )

Swarovski Crystal :
Bermuda Blue
Meridian Blue
Red Magma
Volcano
Vitrail
Jet Black

VOLCANO SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL

Gemstones :
Leopard skin Jasper
Orange Carnelian
Black Onyx
Green Fire agate
Red Crab fire agate
Indian Moss Agate
Opalite Moonstone
Smoky quartz
Red tiger eye
Garnet
Mysterious Amber
Genuine Baltic Amber
Red Coral
Hematite
Ametrine
Citrine
Rainforest Japser

Boulder Matrix Opal

Special Stones :
Seraphinite
Charoite
Golden rutilated quartz
Multi rutilated quartz
Copper rutilated quartz
Black rutilated quartz
Boulder Matrix Opal
Amber with clock parts inlay
Labradorite
Lab Opal
Borosilicate
Rhodochrosite

Lab Opal

Faceted Diamond Cut Stones :
Green Amethyst
Smoky Quartz
Blue topaz
Swiss Blue Topaz
Garnet
Chrome Diopside
Lab Tanzanite
Ruby ( Out of stock )
Sphene titanite ( Out of Stock )

Other :
Taxidermy Glass Eyes
Metal Skull

Metal Skull

Wire :
Brass
Copper
Sterling Silver

Steampunk Ring : New Material CHAROITE

I'm always looking for some unusual material to set in my steampunk rings . During the Holidays i ordered so many materials , i don't even have the time to use them . You should see my treasure box . Here's one of my newest superstar : CHAROITE

Charoite is a rare mineral, named for the Chara River (though this etymology is disputed by some), and found only in the Sakha Republic, Siberia, Russia. It is found where a syenite massif has intruded into and altered limestone deposits.

Charoite is a strong, translucent lavender to purple in color, reminding some of a granite or marble with its pearly, swirling luster. However, it is a discrete mineral rather than a rock. Charoite is strictly massive in nature, and fractures are conchoidal. It has an unusual swirling, fibrous appearance, sometimes chatoyant, and that, along with its intense color, sometimes of a "grape" nature, can lead many to believe at first that it is synthetic or enhanced artificially.

Though reportedly discovered in the 1940s, it was not known to the outside world until its description in 1978. It is said to be opaque and unattractive when found in the field, a fact that may have contributed to its late recognition. Charoite is used as an ornamental stone and sometimes a gemstone, generally as cabochons set into pendants.

Russia has fairly strict prohibitions on the exportation of charoite. Generally, charoite is permitted to be exported only after the stone has been worked, for example, into figurines or other type ornaments. It is therefore difficult to procure "unworked" or "rough" charoite in a form suitable for further working into jewelry such as cabochons.

Charoite often contains inclusions of the mineral tinaksite, which appears as a golden, spire-like shape running through the material.

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For the metaphysically inclined :
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Used to overcome fears.
"Stone of Transformation" Convert anger and fear to positive emotions.

I really like this new material it reminds me of SERAPHINITE because of it's chatoyancy and mysterious nature .