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Here at the Rings by Lux store, it is our pride and joy to bring you the most unique and dazzling pieces of one-of-a-kind jewelry, made from the world's most specialist materials and designed to stop any dinnertime conversation in its tracks.
With this being said, even we cannot help being surprised by the newest addition to feature in our collection - the dinosaur bone ring!
You heard us right; you can now get your everyday-use, engagement ring or wedding band items made with genuine, authentic dinosaur bone. Of course, as you are shopping with Rings by Lux, we have ensured that our fossil jewelry comes in a range of options, each with a different inlay and look, to ensure that all tastes have something great to choose from.
Now, we are sure you have a lot of questions about our dinosaur bone rings, so read on to discover more information about these special items.
The fossil minerals used in dinosaur bone rings go by a few names. You may hear them referred to as Gembones, agatized fossil, silicified dinosaur bone, or mineralized dinosaur bone.
As with all fossils (yes, including those you see in museums), you are not actually getting the dinosaur bone itself but the minerals that have replaced the cellular structure of the bone.
This is great news for the jewelry itself, as the various minerals in the Gembone fossil create something truly beautiful and unique. Many different minerals may replace the cellular structure of your dinosaur bone, including quartz, manganese, iron-oxide, chromium, chlorite, calcite, jasper, and agate! The possibilities really are staggering.
Dinosaur bone rings are amongst the most unique material options you could discover. Each fossil found will likely be from a different prehistoric creature and will definitely have a snowflake-level of uniqueness. This is because each dinosaur bone will differ in pattern and color, depending on the materials which were present at the time the fossilization process began all those millions of years ago.
Aesthetics are from all that dinosaur bone rings have to add to your jewelry. They are also staggeringly old, making up a piece of the Earth's animal history, its eon-long geological processes, and humanity's triumph of science.
As the rocks that contain ring-grade Gembone are only really found in one geographic area, we can follow them back in time to their exact origin - around 150 million years into the past, during the late Jurassic period! Read on to learn how these fossils come to be formed.
The giant-size reptiles that roamed the Jurassic age usually died in a place rich in moving sediments, such as a lake, riverbed, or ocean. The bones are then buried and slowly become fossils as the sediment is enough to save them from decomposition.
Looking at something as mind-blowing as a real dinosaur bone ring, you may ask yourself - is this practice legal and ethical?
Here at Rings by Lux, we are fully committed to ensuring we make our rings from the best materials in a fully ethical way.
The Gembone used in our rings and bands is never part of a large and scientifically/culturally valuable skeleton. They come instead from broken, fractured, or impossible to match bones that are not in the interests of museums or universities.
In fact, Gembone is hard to tell apart from regular stone when in its raw and wild form. It will take a long process of cutting and polishing to create results that are rich in colors and details, like those you can order from our store.
In terms of legality, fossils found outside of US state or federal lands are perfectly legal to both own and distribute. We know for sure that all of our Gembone items are found on private property close to or inside the four corners region in the USA - where the four states of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico touch.
As your ring will contain a precious piece of the past that has gracefully aged for hundreds of millions of years, you will no doubt want to ensure that you are caring for it properly.
Dinosaur bone ranges from 6-7 (out of 10) on the Mohs scale of hardness. This puts it close but slightly above opal, which measures between 5-6.5. This means that you need to ensure that you are careful to avoid unnecessary scratch, chip, or dent risks to your ring or band.
Some of this can be done by removing your ring during risky activities, such as housework, physical exertion, and swimming. Also, be sure to avoid exposure to harsh chemicals.
Outside of these preventative measures, you should make sure to follow a regular cleaning regime of wiping your ring with a soft cloth to defeat the buildup of oils and grim - or use a toothbrush and mild soap to gently clean it in more extreme cases.
Every ring and band from Rings by Lux comes with a special finish to prevent it from avoidable degradation and scratch risks, but with ancient dinosaur bone, your care is required too!
As we are dealing with the very definition of one-of-a-kind materials, we cannot guarantee that any ring you see in our store will come back in stock once sold out. Each dinosaur bone is totally unique, and each band irreplaceable.
So, if you fall in love with one of our options, make sure to order it before somebody else does, as that will be your final opportunity to wear that exact ring, no matter how hard you may search!
Next to creating distinctive and unrepeated jewelry, our main passion is creating the ideal shopping experience for our valued customer base.
That is why we adore it when you get in touch, whether you need help in your search for the perfect sort of ring, have questions about our stocking, or just need a little help working out your fiancée's ring size. No matter what it is, no question is too big or small for our team.
To get in contact today, all you need to do is click on the 'Contact Us' button and sign your name, your email address and type out your message. We hope to hear from you soon!
