The Surprising Charm of Wood Jade Stones
I first stumbled across a piece of wood jade at a dusty little rock shop in the middle of nowhere, and I honestly couldn't tell if I was looking at a fossilized branch or a high-end gemstone. It had this weird, beautiful translucency that looked like classic green jade, but the internal patterns were undeniably organic, like the rings of an ancient tree. It's one of those materials that completely blurs the line between the plant kingdom and the mineral kingdom, and once you start looking into it, it's hard not to get a little obsessed. ...