I’m asking this because I’ve walked into a few pounamu shops/dealers, and a few have said things like “you must have paid a bit for that”. But one couldn’t stop looking at it. So It must be rare?
Also if you know some info about where this type of pounamu stone orginated from, please post your knowening. I do know that the stone is from New Zealand.
A piece I picked up. Laying in the sand with some of the rind showing and boot prints all around it .
This stone was found up the Arahura River. As you can see it is full of belts of different coloured hues. Not exactly a beautiful specimen but as a very knowledgeable and experienced person told me, “You would be extremely hard pushed to find another example like this”. As you can see from the picture. It is a mix-mosh of all the typical Greenstone colours. Arahura stone is traditionally a deep emerald (Nephrite) green. Greenstone from Fiordland/South Westland is known for its deep blue/green (Bowenite) coloration. And as mentioned Marsden Stone having the hue similar to the pic you provided.
Hope this helps.
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