Small-batch stone. Our mines, our hands.
Variscite and turquoise, mined by hand from our own mines in Nevada and cut in our own shop. No middlemen between the mountain and the material.
Cabochons cut from our own rough
The mines
Fifteen of our mines in Esmeralda and Nye counties, Nevada, each one prospected and dug by hand. Open any mine for the real history of the deposit.
Run by hand, one mine at a time.
Conscious Creators is a small-scale mining and lapidary operation in Nevada, run by Ryan Novell. We hand-dig variscite and turquoise from our own mines rather than buying material in bulk, then cut it into cabochons for you to enjoy.
Lapidary rough and finished cabochons are sold through Instagram. The mine count keeps growing as more ground is uncovered, and this site will grow with it, one new discovery at a time.
- Active mines
- 13
- Materials
- Variscite and turquoise
- Work
- Mining and lapidary
Follow the dig.
New material, new mines, and finished cabochons are posted first on Instagram, where rough and cabs are sold. It's the best place to see current work and to get in touch.
Dripping water hollows a stone.