Butterstone

One of the few items I purchased at the lapidary studio (rather than picking myself) was a beautiful slab of butterstone.  It is soft enough that I was able to work on the pieces at home and they polished up beautifully.

These were cut, faceted and polished by hand.  They would look beautiful on a black leather or ribbon choker.  A couple were cut to fit into sterling settings, as shown on the far left, bottom.

There are some smaller pieces, as shown on the left, that could be set into a thin rectangular setting for a pendant or earrings.  These two pieces were too fragile for a proper polishing, so they were coated with a two part epoxy for a nice shine.

In the morning light from my desk

Found this description of butterstone online