Moko Pounamu Raukaraka Flower Greenstone Free Form Cabochon #102

Genuine West Coast Greenstone - Raukaraka from the Taramakau River Area. This is the term used by the Māori of the Cook Strait region of the Kawakawa variety that is streaked with a shade of olive green and has yellow and orange hues that blend into the greens. This stone shares its name with the New Zealand native Karaka tree.

The most prized Greenstone in New Zealand is Flower Jade , Greenstone with pale green or ochre clouds of colour. This distinctive patterning and colouring come from the outside rim or 'rind' of the greenstone boulders or stones where the surface has oxidised.

Cut by Deane Moreton

weight 4.34g

size 29.9mm long x 15.6mm wide x 5.6mm thick