🌅 Sonora Sunset is a stone as beautiful as the colorful sunsets for which it is named! Deep crimson Cuprite (a copper oxide) has intergrown with blue Chrysocolla (a copper silicate) to form this unique material. It is mined in Mina Milpillas, Cuitaca, Mun. de Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico. The mine is known for producing some of the highest quality Azurite crystals in the world, but recently it has produced beautiful chrysocolla cuprite specimens like this one. Sonora Sunset is a desirable and unusual combination of two vibrantly colored copper minerals--it is said to balance the fire and emotional depth of masculine and feminine energies. This specimen is a hand-carved, primitive style bear totem--a powerful symbol of strength, power, and healing. Come in and check out our collection of gemstone carvings at El Loro! 🌅 #Sonora #sonorasunset #sonorasunrise #milpillas #sonorandesert #chrysocolla #cuprite #yin #yang #balance #fire #water #bear #beartotem #healing #minerals #mexico #carving #artistry #red #blue #spiritanimal #communication #elloro #elloroboulder #rockshop #downtown #pearlstreet #boulder #colorado