![]() Holly Blue Agate comes from Oregon in the United States. Learn more about the geological properties of agate here. GeologyĪgates are semi-precious gemstones and are a variegated form of chalcedony. Legends state that eagles carry pieces of agate to their nest to protect their young.Īgate is associated with Archangel Michael. These were symbols of power and authority.Īncient Romans used agate to create mortar and pestles to grind their medicines. In ancient Mesopotamia, stones of agate were engraved with seals. It transmutes dark emotions, such as jealousy, bitterness, and resentment, and promotes self-acceptance and forgiveness. Agate helps you to get in touch with your inner self. ![]() It smooths and stabilizes the aura and helps precision of inner sight. This stone helps with emotional balance, offering courage, balance, endurance to body, mind, spirit. It gently shows you the truth of situations. Agates heal emotional trauma providing that sense of safety and security by dissolving tension.Īgate improves your energy and confidence. They harmonize Yin/Yang and positive/negative energies, soothe and bring clarity and concentration to all situations. They assist in bringing about emotional, physical and mental balance. Agate Family TraitsĪgates are grounding stones. This stone will help you find positives and lessons in every situation. Use Holly Blue Agate to help you release emotional traumas and blockages. ![]() This increases intuition and spiritual insight. This is a good stone for the crown chakra, stimulating and connecting it with the heart and third eye chakras. Oregon Sunstone is prominently featured in most of Steven’s work and can be found online at Blue Agate is a mentally calming stone. Though he is a highly skilled wax carver he prefers to fabricate from milled stock these days. His preferred metals are yellow gold alloys in 14 and 18 karat. With roots in lapidary and rockhounding that preceded the years in “Fine Jewelry” he strives to cultivate a unique approach to rock and gem cutting and use. ![]() Now semi-retired in beautiful Southern Oregon, Steven continues to make a handful of one-off pieces each year inspired heavily by the natural world. Steven James Douglas has been making jewelry for over 45 years. White, yellow and rose gold are used dependent on various aesthetic and mechanical considerations important to both the durability and beauty of this Oregon Holly Blue pendant. The design of this piece allows the chain to be hidden behind the “sun.” While the size, color and placement of the Oregon Sunstone that compliments and balances the piece. Hand built from 14 karat gold stock, most of which Steven alloyed and milled himself, this pendant is designed to compliment but not detract from the beauty of this carved gem.īuilt in his unique style that blends a contemporary aesthetic with traditional two-tier galleried construction, this is truly a one-off piece. Never to be duplicated every detail was carefully thought out. After 20 years and a handful of sketches Steven arrived at the design that would become this one-of-a-kind pendant. He commissioned Bend, Oregon gem carver, Ken Rose, to create this singular gem with its sensual form. Steven Douglas bought a handful of rough Oregon Holly Blue Agate some 20 years ago from a rockhound that had access to the site at the time. Unlike Ellensburg Blue from Washington, which is a truer blue. Though it’s commonly called Holly Blue you know you are looking at the real deal when it has this lavender/purple hue to it (we’re always reminded of grape jelly). It is rare because the occurrence is relatively small, especially in even, saturated colors like this, and the site is located on private property that few people have access to. Oregon Holly Blue Agate, also known as Holly Blue Chalcedony, is an exceptionally rare micro crystalline quartz found near Sweet Home, Oregon.
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