The Flowers of Alashan
The lovely country – my Mongolia. / The land of pure grasses waving in the breeze, / the land of open steppes full of fantastic mirages, / firm rocks and out-of-reach places where good men used to meet, / and the ancient ovoos – the cairns to gods and ancestors.
Dashdorj Natsagdorj (1906 — 1937) “My Nature Land”
The Flowers of Alashan Collection is sourced entirely off-market, directly from collectors in the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region.
Pure crystalline colors. Splendid, candied centers.
True candy agates are never polished smooth. Their irregular surfaces—their “natural skins”—are proof that they are natural, surface-eroded gemstone specimens.
Crystal Candy Agates are geologically produced only in region of the Alxa Plateau of Inner Mongolia. Their surfaces are often highly irregular, with sharp pitting and smooth peaks. In addition to a variety of body-colors, these agates often present color zoning between the inner core and the outer layer.
Desert Plum Agates
The rarest stone-fruit.
Plum Agates are multi-colored, multi-layered agate aggregates comprised of translucent chalcedony in shades of vibrant purple, composite with green and yellow bands of opaque jasper.
A striking color family, but this gemstone-quality collection is typified by its specimens yielding shapes with resemblance to persons or animals. In the tradition of “viewing stones,” these are among the most prized expensive stones in China today, commanding the keenest of collectors' eyes. The Flowers of Alashan Collection contains a handful of gemstone “Buddah” aggregates of this variety, most in the shape of the serene, seated Śramaṇa.
A Bouquet
Greenly & Co.’s collection features prominently museum-quality gemstone specimens of certain varietals; however, the Flowers of Alashan is a bouquet made of individual stones, each equally unlikely and impossible.
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Greenly & Co. works alongside galleries, jewelry stores, and other like-minded businesses to bring museum-quality Gobi Desert Agate specimens and education to your customers. We own outright every piece of The Flowers of Alashan Collection, making events together easy, fun, and profitable.
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