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Tesoro Button Lock: Damasteel  Exotic Pietersite w/Pocket Clip
Santa Fe Stoneworks · Santa Fe, NM

Tesoro Button Lock: Damasteel Exotic Pietersite w/Pocket Clip

$900.00

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Santa Fe Stoneworks

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Santa Fe, NM

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Made in Santa Fe, NM by an indie knive maker. Pocket knives with handles inlaid from exotic stones, fossils, and turquoise.

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Pietersite was discovered in Namibia in 1962 by Sid Pieters, after whom it was named. It forms through the replacement of the mineral crocidolite (a type of amphibole) by quartz, resulting in a pseudomorphic structure. The chatoyancy, or "cat's eye" effect, is caused by the fibrous structure of the stone and the way light is reflected off the inclusions.   This is the second version of the original Santa Fe Stoneworks button lock knife, the “Tesoro”. This model has a Titanium body weighing on...