New Dinosaur Bone Jewelry
Published On: 11-21-2011 10:19am
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If you are anything like me, you probably are not familiar with gem dinosaur bone. My experience with dinosaur bone began last year when I discovered it on Ebay. We decided to give it a try in our sterling silver jewelry and it was a big hit. The dinosaur bone we use in our jewelry is usually referred to as “gembone”. It is actually not bone but is a combination of minerals that replaced the bone over time. Dinosaur bone is found in a rainbow of colors with the webbing color and cell size varying greatly from piece to piece. The varying cell size and colors create some truly unique patterns and virtually one of a kind pieces of jewelry. The fossilized dinosaur bone can be composed of many different minerals including agate, jasper and calcite. The dinosaur bone color is determined by the combination of minerals present when the fossilized bone formed. Some colors are more rare than others with multicolor cells in a nice pattern being the most sought after. High quality dinosaur bone has a hardness of 6-7 on the Moh’s scale. Top grade gem dinosaur bone is eventually going to become impossible to get because, as you might have guessed, they aren’t making it any more. Now would be a great time to start your collection of dinosaur bone jewelry. We have many new ring and pendant designs that feature dinosaur bone in several different color combinations. You can see more photos of our dinosaur bone jewelry on our Flickr page at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hilemanjewelry/sets/72157624623420277/
