John Hasseler: (#H141) SS CHRYSOPRASE CUFF BRACELET

A beautiful & stunning handcrafted Sterling Silver & Chrysoprase Cuff Bracelet created by the talented local Jeweler John Hasseler. 

JOHN HASSELER: "Having no two pieces exactly alike, John’s unique designs offer the wearer a way to express themselves as individuals in a mass produced world. Originally from Green Bay, Wisconsin, John Hasseler studied art at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and earned an Associates Degree in Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing from Northeast Wisconsin Technical Institute in 1982.Since then, he has held the position as Master Goldsmith for retail jewelers in Wisconsin, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Minnesota, and a gallery artist in Hawaii and Minnesota."

Chrysoprase is a green gemstone that is a variety of chalcedony, a type of quartz. Chrysoprase gets its color from nickel, which makes up 1–3% of the stone. Chrysoprase was once primarily mined in the Frankenstein deposit in Upper Silesia, but that mine has been exhausted since the 14th century. Today, most chrysoprase is mined in Australia, Tanzania, Brazil, and Poland.