VTG BlackGreen Big Sur Jade Handmade Sterling Silver Large Ring 6.5 vintage

Vintage Black & Green Big Sur Jade Handmade Sterling Silver Large Ring size 6.5. It has lettering in cursive but I can’t make out what it says. Black Jade is Rare and Big Sur Jade is highly desirable. The only concentrated underwater deposit of quality nephrite jade found in the world! Since the 1960″s, rock hounds and divers have been exploring the cobble beaches and underwater landscape offered by Big Sur’s dazzling coastline. Starting with Don Wobber; Wobber spearheaded the jade diving movement giving birth to giant jade boulders being floated from the sea floor and later carved and polished into some of the most unique and rare jade specimens. Once a year, the Big Sur jade community gathers for a 3 day festival focused on local carvers and some of the greatest works of jade are on display and for sale. The festival is the Big Sur Jade Fest! For more information go to www.bigsurjadefest.com. Eventually, laws were passed limiting the amount and extraction techniques used for Big Sur jade. Today, anyone able and willing to navigate the jade coves can take out high quality Big Sur jade as long as they follow the rules(the coves are monitored!). For the persistent Big Sur Jade hunter, he or she”s eyes are trained in locating the jade underwater or on the cobble stoned beaches. Their persistence can sometimes pay off by locating a rare piece of fine Big Sur jade. Locating Big Sur”s jade is difficult! Jade is the stone of calm in the midst of storm.