TradeRoots

Mediterranean coral magnificence from our trusted suppliers in Italy...

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These wildly-popular red coral cabochons were expertly cut by J. Cosmo Lewis, owner of TradeRoots, Santa Fe...

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Beauty and authenticity come in many shapes and sizes...

These perfectly polished mixed-mine turquoise cabs from TradeRoots, Santa Fe are some of the most exquisite anywhere. Start building your jewelry-making collection now...we will supply you with every gemstone you need for the new year from our impeccable collection!

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Savor the sight of these one-of-a kind, gorgeous and genuine Sleeping Beauty turquoise cabs from TradeRoots, Santa Fe.

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Azurite and Malachite with Chrysocolla Natural...

A great material coming from Arizona, this natural, unstabilized azurite and malachite with chrysocolla has been hardened by Nature, with a higher level of silication, preventing most of the stress fractures common to this material when it has a lower level of natural silic

This material lends itself to beautiful cabochons and other jewelry applications, due to its unusual patterns. Also good for carving and bead making.

Offered at: $4.00/gram.

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Travel through time and tradition with our exquisite collection of Lapis raw materials at TradeRoots.com. Sourced from ancient mines, our Lapis materials boast a rich history and unparalleled beauty. Characterized by deep, celestial blues and shimmering golden pyrite flecks, each raw piece tells a story of mystery and majesty. Whether you're a jewelry artisan, a spiritual seeker, or a collector, our carefully selected Lapis raw materials offer endless possibilities for crafting timeless treasures and connecting with the profound energy of this revered gemstone.

Offered at $3.00/gram.

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Discover the mesmerizing allure of Tiger Eye raw materials at TradeRoots.com. Our collection showcases the natural beauty and unique charm of this distinctive gemstone, renowned for its captivating golden-brown hues and striking beauty Mined from select sources around the world, each Tiger Eye specimen is carefully curated to ensure quality and authenticity, making it ideal for jewelry crafting, metaphysical practices, and collectors alike. Explore our exquisite range of Tiger Eye raw materials and integrate the untamed elegance of nature in your creations.

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Candelaria Spiderweb Calcacidrite...

This variscite from Nevada, USA has color in a range of greens and sometimes yellows, generally with distinct spiderwebbing. It has a Mohs hardness of 5-6 and is a great material for carving or cabbing, bead making, and inlay.

Offered at: $5.00/gram.

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Sugilite...

Sugilite is a captivating gemstone prized for its vivid hues and rarity in the world of mineralogy. Found primarily in South Africa, Japan, and Canada, sugilite emerges in various shades of purple, ranging from soft lavender to deep magenta, often intertwined with streaks of white, black, or other contrasting colors. Its raw form showcases a rough, unrefined texture, revealing the stone's natural beauty and character. Sugilite's appeal lies not only in its striking appearance but also in its perceived metaphysical properties, believed by some to promote emotional balance, spiritual growth, and inner peace. As a sought-after gemstone among collectors and jewelry enthusiasts, raw sugilite material exudes an aura of mystery and allure, inviting exploration and admiration.

Offered at: $25.00/gram.

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Fluorite...

This beautiful material originates from China and is available in a rough finish. The color range is pink, purple, green blue, and yellow. This is an all-natural material with a Mohs hardness of 4. Chinese fluorite is excellent for cabochons, faceted stones, and carving.

This mineral has been located virtually on every continent of our planet. Color ranges from clear to purple, green, orange, to nearly black. It has perfect cleavage. It is thought that fluorite can help one in decision-making, by reducing emotional involvement in a situation in order to gain a more accurate perspective. It also prepares the physical body for greater integration of the life force, particularly the indigo and purple rays. This is a period of fundamental change in human evolution... a time of greater spiritual awakening. Fluorite can help us adjust to this change.

Offered at $5.00/oz.

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Labradorite...

This beautiful fiery high-grade material originates from Madagascar and is available in a rough finish. There is a grey host stone with bright flashes of blue, green, yellow, orange, red and purple. This is an all-natural material with a Mohs hardness of 6. Labradorite is excellent for inlay, cabochons, bead-making, and carving.

Offered at $1.00/gram.

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Rhodochrosite...

This beautiful material originates from Argentina and USA, and is available in a rough finish. The color range includes various shades of pink and white. This is an all-natural material with a Mohs hardness of 4. Rhodochrosite is a fairly hard material, making it ideal for cabbing, carving, and beadmaking.

Offered at $1.25/gram.

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Ocean jasper is a beautiful and unique gemstone renowned for its intricate patterns and vibrant colors, reminiscent of abstract paintings crafted by nature itself. This unique variety of jasper is found only along the rugged shores of Madagascar, where it forms within the crevices of ancient lava flows. Each piece of ocean jasper is one-of-a-kind, showcasing a kaleidoscope of hues ranging from earthy greens and blues to warm yellows and oranges, accented by swirls, orbs, and intricate veining. Its smooth, polished surface invites touch, revealing a captivating depth that seems to draw you into its underwater world. Admired for its beauty and believed to possess calming and nurturing energies, ocean jasper is treasured by collectors and jewelry makers alike.

Offered at $1.25/gram.

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Mother of Pearl Pearl Shell...

The inner nacreous layer of a mollusk shell which has an iridescent play of color is called mother of pearl. One of the earliest used materials for adornment, pearl shell also has been used as an inlay material for jewelry, as well as for weapon handles. Occurring around the Philippines, it is ecologically harvested from self-replenishing beds.

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Rough Mediterranean Coral...

Coral is calcium carbonate combined with magnesia and organic substance. We offer high quality red Mediterranean coral. All rough coral is extremely high-quality with no worm damage, weedy threads, etc. All prices are approximate, depending on the weight, quality, colour and availability of each piece. Prices are subject to change without notice, based on supply and exchange rates.

All of our rough coral originates from the Mediterranean sea. It ranges in colour from dark salmon to bright tomato red. The Mohs
hardness is 3 and the best uses are in bead applications, inlay, jewlrey making and cabbing.

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Genuine Arizona Blue Turquoise...

Rough turquoise is a copper oxide, often occurring in or near copper deposits. The natural raw turquoise color depends upon the amounts of copper and iron, which will determine whether the stone is more blue or green. The naturally occurring ore in which real turquoise grows creates beautiful brown matrix webbing in the blue stone that many find desirable. Much of the rough turquoise we sell comes from locations here in the United States. Finding high-quality domestic turquoise for sale is rare as many mines throughout the US have been in the reclamation process for quite some time having been mined out years ago.

Offered at: $4.00/gram.

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Green Abalone Whole Rough Shell...

Green Abalone originates from the Pacific Coast of Baja, California. The color ranges from predominantly green with violet to red, blue and gold. The hardness of this shell is 2.5 mohs with the best uses in inlay, cabbing, bead making and as a decorative accent. We carry Green Abalone in whole shell rough, whole shell polished, polished nuggets and Red Abalone in whole shell rough and polished nuggets. Please see below for pricing and details.

Offered at: $3.00/ounce.

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Crescent Valley Montezuma Turquoise...

There are many turquoise mines in Crescent Valley, the name is a catchall for them. Many are small esoteric mines that can only be worked by shovel and access by foot or horse. Some of the more famous names are the Blue Goose and Montezuma mines.

Offered at: $8.00 per gram.

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Evans Cabbing Rough Turquoise...

The Evans Mine is located in Baja, California. It is one of the few mines south of the border that has yielded such a wide variety of turquoise. Colors range from a high blue with a beautiful brown matrix to a green with gold matrix. The formation runs from thin veins of dark blue turquoise to nuggets to flats. There is an extremely limited amount of this material on the market because the mine was covered up in the 1990s.

Offered at: $5.00 per gram.

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Fox Chunks and Veins...

The origin of the Fox mine is near Lander County, Nevada. While indigenous people found large nuggets in this area in prehistoric times, the area was first discovered for contemporary mining purposes in the early 1900s. In the 1940s, Dowell Ward purchased and developed the old Cortez claims.

Turquoise from this mine comes under several different names including Fox, White Horse, Green Tree and Smith, to differentiate the different deposits and colors and to create a larger perceived share of the turquoise market. Color range is from a soft sky blues, sometimes with a subtle water-marked matrix, to blue-green to green. Hardness is 4.5.

Offered at: $5.00 per gram.

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Fox Teal Blue...

The origin of the Fox mine is near Lander County, Nevada. While indigenous people found large nuggets in this area in prehistoric times, the area was first discovered for contemporary mining purposes in the early 1900's. In the 1940's, Dowell Ward purchased & developed the old Cortez claims.

Turquoise from this mine comes under several different names including Fox, White Horse, Green Tree and Smith, to differentiate the different deposits and colors and to create a larger perceived share of the turquoise market. Color range is from a soft sky blues, sometimes with a subtle water-marked matrix, to blue-green to green. Hardness is 4.5.

Offered at: $7.00 per gram.

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Cloud Mountain Green Spiderweb III...

The Cloud Mountain claim is located in the Hubei Province, in central China and has been the most prolific mine in Asia. The Mohs hardness ranges from a 4 to 5.5. The qualities that come from Hubei range from very soft material, needing to be treated to make it usable, to an attractive green spider web, to a very hard and fine blue with dark veined (spider web) matrix that could be considered some of the world’s finest.

Offered at: $7.00/gram.

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Turquoise Nuggets, Stabilized Blue...

This material was mined in the 1970s. Beautiful blue nuggets, ideal for display or drilling.

Offered at: $2.00 per gram.

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Turquoise Cabochons...

Turquoise is a copper oxide, often occurring in or near copper deposits. The color depends upon the amounts of copper and iron, which will determine whether it has a more blue or green color. Many of the turquoise cabochons shown here come from locations in the United States, making them rare, as many U.S. mines have been closed down for quite some time.

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Rhodochrosite...

This beautiful material originates from Argentina and USA and is available in a rough finish. The color range includes various shades of pink and white. This is an all-natural material with a Mohs hardness of 4. Rhodochrosite is a fairly hard material, making it ideal for cabbing, carving and beadmaking.

Offered at: $1.25/gram.

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Spiny Oyster Cut Shells...

Spiny oyster shell, also known simply as spiny oyster, refers to the shell of marine mollusks in the Spondylidae family. These shells are characterized by their vibrant colors, ranging from red and orange to purple and yellow, often with intricate patterns and striations. Spiny oysters are found in warm waters, particularly in regions such as the Gulf of California and the Caribbean Sea.

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Fossil Walrus Ivory...

Many consider ivory useful in stimulating and strengthening the entire skeletal structure, stimulating the pattern of bone tissue regeneration, particularly the enamel on the surface of the teeth, as well as helping one to exert inner discipline through strength and tenacity. It alleviates anger and frustration; opens the third chakra, aligning the emotional body with the etheric body to allow pe*******on on a cellular level. The primal energies of fossil ivory are very soothing, and therefore aid in meditation as well as past life work.

Offered at: $2.50/gram.

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Rough Coral...

Coral is calcium carbonate combined with magnesia and organic substance. We offer high quality red Mediterranean coral. All rough coral is extremely high-quality with no worm damage, weedy threads, etc. All prices are approximate, depending on the weight, quality, color and availability of each piece. Prices are subject to change without notice, based on supply and exchange rates.

All of our rough coral originates from the Mediterranean sea. It ranges in color from dark salmon to bright tomato red. The Mohs hardness is 3 and the best uses are in bead applications, inlay, jewelry making and cabbing.

Also, don't miss our cabochons and beads, ready to set or string, finished coral jewelry and rare specimens for your collection!

Offered at $3/gram.

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