Description
Pend 103
Douglas Creek Pounamu, translucent.
Stone found and carved in Aotearoa.
Pounamu is the preferred Maori name for genuine NZ stone found at West Coast of Te Wai Pounamu. Pounamu is a general term to describe the various types of Nephrite Jade found in New Zealand. Greenstone term is also used but Pounamu is best to describe NZ stone. New Zealand Nephite is stunning and comes in many shades and combinations. Kawakawa, Kahurangi, Totoweka, Inanga, Flower Jade, Raukaraka and Kokopu are the main Nephrite types. It is a beautiful stone, hard and very tough. It is a taonga and must be treated with respect . Tangiwai and Douglas Creek Stone are serpentinite type rocks, can be of a very beautiful translucent green and are also referred as pounamu by many. Other beautiful stones such Aroha Stone ( a schist) , Aotea Stones (a rare blue Kyanite ) are sometimes called Pounamu and many. Many shades of Serpentine rock can be found along beaches of Te Wai Pounamu. All these are beautiful stones but none have the toughness and hardness of the true Nephrite named above.
Nephrite Pounamu is a very tough metamorphic rock, and has an specific gravity between 2.9 and 3.1 . Tangiwai, Douglas Creek, Serpentine (Serp) all have SG under 2.9, usually around 2.6.
54 mm long 13 mm base 7 mm top 10 mm thick
Black waxed cord with adjustable slipt knot. Max length of cord - 400mm so you can adjust the slip knot to shorten.
Details
Shipping & pick-up options
| Destination & description | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Anywhere in NZ | $7.00 | |
| Rural, anywhere in NZ | $9.50 | |
| Australia | $25.00 | |
| Combined when buying two or more pieces | $0.00 | |
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Pounamu Greenstone Necklace - Douglas Creek
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