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WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT ANTLER, METEORITE & DINO BONE

Heavy Stone is known for working with extraordinary natural materials such as antler, dinosaur bone, and meteorite—each chosen for its unique character and history. These materials make striking ring inlays across all options and are also available as sleeves in antler, offered in both crushed and solid treatments to suit different design preferences.

Because these materials are naturally occurring, no two pieces are ever exactly alike. Variations in color, pattern, and texture are inherent to the material itself and should be expected. Rather than imperfections, these differences are what give each ring its individuality, ensuring that every piece is truly one of a kind. We believe this natural variation adds depth, authenticity, and a sense of story that simply can’t be replicated with synthetic materials.

ANTLER

Elk Antler Sheds from Utah. (Or Send Us Yours!)

Heavy Stone offers elk antler sheds. Every year in late winter (January through March), elks lose their antlers. A drop in testosterone following their rut causes weakness in the connective tissue, and their antlers fall off. Dropped antlers are called “sheds.” The process doesn’t hurt the animal at all. In fact, regrowth, which begins in summer, can happen at a rate of 1/4″ to 1″ per day! In fact, new racks are usually bigger than the previous year. Age, genetics, the kinds of trees and sap the antlers are rubbed against, and even how soon a buck starts rubbing his antlers all influence color.

ORIGIN

Elk sheds from the mountains in Utah.

LOOK

Varies from the bone. White to dark brown. Often speckled or “lined.”

STYLING

Ring sleeves or inlays, even add inlays to the edge of a ring.

CARE

Avoid prolonged water exposure.

METEORITE

4.5 Billion-Years-Old. Gibeon Meteorite from Namibia, Africa.

Heavy Stone offers Gibeon Meteorite from Namibia. Among the rarest materials on Earth, meteorites are rocks that fall from space – likely from an extinct planet’s core or an asteroid. Gibeon Meteorite is over 90% iron, with the rest comprised of nickel and trace levels of cobalt. Sacred to the Nama people, Gibeon Meteorite was considered a gift from the gods. Dense, meteorite was long used in the making of tools, weapons, and as part of religious ceremonies. Like luxury watchmaker Rolex, Heavy Stone uses Gibeon Meteorite for its unique crystalline structure, known as the Widmanstätten pattern. With its needle-like, cross-hatch pattern, meteorite can be rough to the touch and porous. Surface irregularities (known as fusion crust) were caused by the meteorite heating up as it entered Earth’s atmosphere.

ORIGIN

4.5 billion years. Namibia, Africa.

LOOK

Light to dark grey. Can be “pocked” with surface irregularities.

STYLING

Crushed or solid inlays.

CARE

We coat every piece, but iron can rust, so avoid water. Apply mineral oil as needed (6-12 X/year).

DINOSAUR BONE

135 Million-Years-Old. Utahraptor. Cedar Mountain in Utah.

Yup. Just like on the movie Jurassic Park, Heavy Stone uses fossils believed to be from the Utahraptor, the largest of all raptor dinosaurs. Actually a feathered carnivore who ambushed its prey (rather than chase), our dino bone is from the Cedar Mountain Formation in Utah. Colors are a result of the natural minerals present in the soil during fossilization.

ORIGIN

135 million years. Eastern Utah.

LOOK

Colors include reddish brown or grey. Solid cuts include veiny patterns.

STYLING

Crushed or solid inlays.

CARE

Wear just as you would gold.

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