John Hasseler: (#H149) SS- BUMBLEBEE JASPER & CITRINE NECKLACE

A beautiful & stunning handcrafted Sterling Silver- BUMBLEBEE JASPER & CITRINE NECKLACE 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."

Bumblebee Jasper is a warm mixture of yellows and grays, with some white and orange.  It is an Orange Yellow and Black rock that comes from Volcanic vents on the island of Bali in Indonesia. Jasper is a semiprecious chalcedony (or microcrystalline quartz). It derives its colorful patterns from other minerals present, and is often named according to its pattern. Citrine (the transparent, pale yellow to brownish orange variety of quartz) is rare in nature. Citrine is the yellow variety of quartz, and its name comes from the Old French word for lemon. Most of the world's citrine comes from Brazil, but smaller deposits can be found in other countries.