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Sammy Smith

Sammy Smith (dec) Navajo calsilica wolf fetish carving. ~ 1.87" x 3.5" #RG10C

$180.00

Deceased Navajo carver Sammy Smith created this wolf in calsilica, a carving material that has been controversial in the past but is now generally accepted as a legitimate carving material, not unlike laboratory-formed opal and stabilized turquoise. (See Additional Info)

Ships free to any address in the 48 mainland United States.
1 7/8” x 3 1/2” #RG10

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In 2003, the Swiss Gemological Institute ( www.SSEF.ch ) published an article on Calsilica in their newsletter. SSEF purchased two specimens at a mineral show in France in 20SSEF’s testing found that the base white materials were indeed calcite. However, they also found man-made coloring pigments within the specimens. and that the particles were bonded together by a transparent soft, plastic-like material.