Tumbled Opal sodalite and the first mineral in

and the first mineral in history named after a person

more rooted than rosemary

fine-grained toughness that let carvers work them without shattering

The Fire design carries surface patterns inspired by flame and radiating heat - converging lines across the 5-inch low dish

Cat’s Eye carries a steady and attentive presence

Tumbled Opal sodalite and the first mineral inopal soft milky white, translucent and quietly luminous, a glow that rises and settles without ever flashing into colour. Silica that set as a gel and kept its water. Tumbled smooth. Opal is hydrated silica silica that set as a gel and never crystallised, holding several percent water in its body. This is the common kind, without the spectral fire of precious opal: a soft, even light scattering through the stone rather than splitting into colours.