This page shows an exciting assortment of jewelry that includes FOSSILS, the remnants of shells, animals and minerals that have survived into something intriguing. Skeletal formations have sediment and minerals deposited by water and pressure to replace where softer material washed away. So step back in time!
Also shown is IVORY from mammoth and walrus tusks...500-10,000 years old!
We have selections from a few of our artists shown below. To see more work by any artist represented, you may click on the Item Title, then click where indicated to get the full artist page!
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Orthoceros Fossil Pendant
$52.00
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Elongated pendant shape comes from the ORTHOCEROS FOSSIL, an ancient sea creature found in rockbeds of the former ocean on land. The colors are gray and beige, captured in sterling silver. 5/8 inch wide, 3-1/2 inches long including large bail.
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Fossil and Tigers Eye Pendant
$117.00
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Pendant in sterling silver measures 1-1/2 x 3-5/8 inches including the large fancy bail. The round stone is a FOSSIL, revealing a nice ammonite in chocolate brown background. A TIGERS EYE stone is attached by hinge below in golden brown colors.
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Ammonite Smoky Quartz Pendant
$123.00
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AMMONITE, a fossilized nautilus shell section, is polished shiny in shades of brown. set in sterling silver, there is a large faceted oval SMOKY QUARTZ in rich browns at the center, and CITRINE in light yellow at the bottom. 1-1/8 inches across, 2-5/8 inches long including large bail.
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Septarian Ammonite Pendant
$96.00
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Jewels formed ages ago are blended into this pretty pendant of sterling silver. The largest piece at top is SEPTARIAN, a polished section of a nodule formed on the ancient sea floor (Utah) 50 million years ago. It is rich shades of brown and cream from calcite and aragonite. At center is AMMONITE, the fossilized nautilus shell in brown with polished surface. At at the bottom is AMBER, a pretty yellow color from the Baltics. Pendant is 1.25 inches across, 2.75 inches long including large bail.
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Echo of the Dreamer Carved & Fossil Bracelet
$499.00
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Lots of brown shades, year-round in the light and dark. Bracelet is 1 inch wide, 7-5/8 inches long when clasped. Sterling silver setting include dotted accents for drama. There are carved bone calligraphy good luck pieces, FOSSIL SHELLS in rhythmic bands of color, DRUSY AGATE in black spots on caramel, AMMONITE fossil shell, and CARVED SOOCHOW JADE FISH. Toggle clasp has curved bar with SILVER TOPAZ set at center, another topaz set in the ring.
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Marley Wong Ammonite and Purple Necklace
$632.00
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Stunning micromacrame woven necklace is 16 inches long, but with wirewrapped extenders can be worn up to 19.5 inches, sterling shepherd hook clasp. The centerpiece is a 2.25 inch pendant of AMMONITE, AMETHYST, BLUE TOPAZ and dark GREEN TOURMALINE set in sterling silver. The nylon cord colors are bright orchid, brick, mossy brown, turquoise and lime. They gather large chunks of CITRINE, rough cut AMETHYST nuggets, dark faceted GARNET. Smaller stones include AMETHYST, GARNET, LABRADORITE, OLIVE JADE, CALCITE, GOLDSTONE, HEISHI SHELL. Charms in sterling and pewter with beads of copper and golden glass lend a multi-metal motif within the colors.
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Dandridge Golden Fossil Coral Stone Ring
$168.00
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Featured is the natural crystalline FOSSIL CORAL STONE, a cool gray color. Faceted AMETHYST and cabochons of IOLITE surround it in purples that emphasize the indigo hue of the gray. Band tapers to 1/4 inch wide in back. Set in pure silver covered by thick 18kt gold layer, design extends 7/8 inch lengthwise on finger. Size 7, not suitable for resizing.
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Marley Wong Turitella Woven Necklace
$660.00
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Fabulous micromacrame woven necklace is 17 inches long, but with wirewrapped extenders can be worn up to 21 inches, sterling shepherd hook clasp. The major irregularly shaped gemstones are TURITELLA AGATE (also known as fossil stone, as the minerals and elements have worked around fossil shells over the years to make the rich designs). The TURITELLA are polished shiny, and reveal wonderful colors of brown, ivory and translucent gray. The nylon cord colors are dark and light brown, pewter gray and taupe. They gather up other elements including JASPER, TIGERS EYE, SMOKY TOPAZ, HEISHI SHELL, GOLDSTONE, sterling and copper beads, charms of leadfree pewter. Overall design is about 1 inch wide wrapping around the neck.
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Marley Wong Brown/Gray Woven Earrings
$92.50
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2-5/8 inches long on sterling earwire, these earrings are woven in micromacrame style to about 3/4 inch across. The nylon cord colors are dark and light brown, pewter gray, taupe. At center is TURITELLA AGATE (a stone made of minerals and fossils), other smaller stones are GOLDSTONE, SMOKY TOPAZ, RED TIGERS EYE and HEISHI SHELL.
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