The lilac is soft enough for a bedroom or a bathroom without shouting, which is where most geodes fail. Pair it with linen, pale wood, unglazed ceramic. Against anything cream or oatmeal the rust line at the rim is the detail that keeps it from going bland.

A pocket of gas in the rock, then water, then time. The quartz grew inward from the walls and stopped when it ran out of room. Pale lilac at the points, cream where the chalcedony banded first, a thin red line of iron at the rim. Nothing was carved. The geode was opened. This is what was inside. One of a kind. The exact piece you'll receive.

STRATA · VEIN · WEIGHT

STRATA — Natural pale amethyst geode, Brazil. Uncarved. Opened and left as found.
VEIN — Pale lilac quartz points across the cavity, cream chalcedony banding, a thin iron-red line at the rim, rough exterior left rough.

DETAILS

• Natural pale amethyst, Brazil
• Opened geode. No carving, no dye, no coating.
• Dust with a dry soft brush. Keep it out of water.

IN THE TRADE

Amethyst is assigned in crystal practice to the third-eye and crown chakras, kept for clarity, intuition, and sleep. We report the tradition; we don't claim it.

The Greeks named it amethystos, "not intoxicated," and carved drinking cups from it believing it would keep a person sober. It was priced alongside ruby and emerald until the Brazilian deposits opened in the nineteenth century and the supply changed overnight.

ORIGIN

No hand shaped this. Gas left a pocket in the rock, water filled it, and quartz grew inward until the space closed. Brazilian ground. We opened it and did nothing else, with no shortcut that trades honesty for shine. The strata occurs once. Earth, unobscured.

IN THE BOX

• Cotton tote
• Hand-stamped story card
• Catalog card

SAÉA — shelter · refugio · پناه
Made by earth. Shaped by hand. Kept by you.

SAÉA Stones

Onyx is a natural stone, stunning but not bulletproof. Wipe with a soft, dry cloth. Avoid harsh detergents. Read more here.

Each piece is sealed with food-grade beeswax. Refresh every 6 to 12 months by warming a small amount of oil or wax into the surface, then buffing gently with a soft cloth.

Free ground shipping on U.S. orders over $100. Hand-packed in San Diego using recyclable, plastic-free materials, usually shipped within 1-2 business days.

30-day returns on unused, undamaged pieces. Email us at hello@saeadesigns.com and we will send a return label.

If a piece arrives damaged in transit, send photos of it as it came out of the box to hello@saeadesigns.com and we will refund or exchange it.

SAÉA is a small design studio in San Diego, California.

Each piece begins as raw onyx in the mountains of Balochistan, hand-carved by artisans, then finished, photographed, and shipped from San DIego, California.

Every SAÉA Jewel is made to order in our San Diego studio.