If I had to pick my favorite find in Tucson, it would be this:

Raw Aqua Strand

Raw Beryl Crystal Strand with Iron Oxide Inclusions

It was sold to me as an “aquamarine” strand with inclusions. I’d never seen anything like it, very rare and unusual. It is a very pale green/blue color, so to me, it would be “beryl”. Either way, I fell in love with it.

Not only that, but I found these two fabulous pieces that I believe must have come from the same mine in Brazil:

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Beautifully Cut! Faceted Beryl With Inclusions

What to do what to do…

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Playing With The Lovelies

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Almost finished!

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Beryl Aquamarine & Citrine Necklace on Leather

I may be keeping this necklace for myself!

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Faceted Beryl and Raw Beryl – Earrings?

Since I was only able to snag 2 of the faceted pieces, I was thinking of “Miss Matching” earrings with a raw crystal to complement the faceted one. The jury is still out on this, it may become a pendant or another necklace. Opinions and comments welcome!

More stuff:

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Aquamarine Sugarloaf Cabochon Earrings with Raw Beryl Crystal Drops

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Raw Crystal Beryl Pendant & Earrings

Since this is March and aquamarine is the birthstone, these really are (for true!) aquamarines:

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Herkimer Diamond Earrings with Emerald Cut Aquamarine Drops

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Rose Cut Moss Aquamarine Double Drop Earrings

You can check out what’s for sale in the shop here: http://boutique.ledajewelco.com/

If you want to snag one of these crystals for your own fine self, send an email to: lydia@ledajewelco.com and we can make it happen.