Head -Female-Mixed Stones

A type of Serpentine which depicts the colours of a Hyenas Coat. A relatively new stone.

Is a creamy yellow colour with dark striations throughout and is sometimes also known as Butter stone. Locally called ‘Jade’, it is not however a true Jade. The striations found in the attractive yellow-green sedimentary rock are actually layers containing fossilized algae.

Beautifully coloured stone with ‘spot’ marks similar to a leopard. It is similar to serpentine; having a creamy yellow colour with black blotches. The only known deposits of Leopard Rock are in Zimbabwe. It is a very difficult stone to carve and only skilled sculptors will attempt this rock. Power tools are used due to the hardness and to get the definition. Leopard Rock when polished has a beautiful glazed finish.

A colourful attractive stone, with deep veins of variated strata. Due to its beauty, durability and hardness and its fine finish it is one of the most sought after mediums for sculpting. Fruit serpentine is a harder variety of serpentine, beautifully multi-coloured with deep veins of variated strata. Fruit serpentine comes from the Kwekwe area, a few hours southwest of Harare.