Canadian Pinolite

An exciting discovery
In the summer of 2018, in the rugged Canadian Mountains, a group of gold miners made an exciting discovery of a rare precious stone called Pinolite. Previously only thought to originate from one place in the world: Austria, Pinolite within Canada is a monumental discovery.
Pinolite is a semi-precious gemstone consisting of magnesite, dolomite, and graphite. When brought together, these minerals form a stunning grey-and-white pattern like nothing else in this world. Also called Pinolith, this stone gets its name from the pine cone-like patterns formed by the slow cooling of the three minerals.


Environmentally friendly mining
In order to mine pinolite there is no need for blasting or environmentally harmful techniques. Over thousands of years, the Pinolite has slowly calved off the outcropping.
The quarry stone is hand-picked from the outcropping of Pinolite and loaded into helicopter bags, which are flown down to a staging area where the stone is pressure washed and shipped to our workshop 150 kilometers away. Quarry stone is rough and rugged and has seen thousands of years of weathering on the top of the mountain.
The placer stone was once part of the main outcropping of Pinolite which was eroded by a glacier and brought down the local valley. These stones have seen minimal weathering and rarely have any fractures or rough edges. The placer stone has been in Mother Nature’s very own rock tumbler for thousands of years and provides incredible pieces for carvers and collectors.
Gemrock Peru is the first cutting shop to buy several tons of pinolite for its production and global distribution. We are the only company producing with pinolite in South America.



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Only our most experienced master carvers take part in Gemrocks´ cabochon and jewelry production. Indeed, it takes many months of training to be able to produce a flawless premium-cut cabochon.
Additionally, our raw material quality standards are probably the world’s highest. As a result, only about 25 % of the rough rock coming from the mine is considered jewelry-grade.
Check our professional Pinolite Gemstone Quality Standard and avoid wasting your money on low-grade material.
Contact us for custom production of your cabochon and jewelry designs.
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Why Gemrock Pinolite Crystal Products are truly ethical:
Founded in 2017 by biologist and professional nature conservationist Stefan Austermühle, Gemrock was born to be more than just a crystal wholesale business. As a result, Nature conservation and ethical workers’ treatment throughout the entire production chain are at the core of our business. We are changing the crystal industry for the better one crystal at a time.
- We do not source our raw materials from conflict areas, from mines that employ children, from drug production areas, or mining that finances genocide and civil war.
- All our gemstones, silver, and gold come from legal sources. We do not support illegal mining or shadow business.
- Our entire production (crystal carving, silver and goldsmithing, as well as jewelry production is in-house. We control 100% of the production chain.
- Gemrock employees are paid fair salaries higher than the industry average. They are hired under legal labor contracts with all legally required labor benefits. Excellent work is motivated with bonuses and our employees get a share of the company’s annual profits.
- Hiring is independent of any non-work related factors (gender, skin color, nationality, or else). Only knowledge and labor quality do matter.
- We offer our employees safe labor conditions.
- Saving water and energy, and re-using and recycling materials to the maximum is an ongoing effort.
- We constantly measure our carbon footprint and neutralize our climate impact by financing a tree-planting project.
The maximum possible transparency is Gemrocks’ most important communication rule. You can find ample information about our ethical business in our blog (on this website) and on all of our social networks. For more details on our ethical standards, read here:


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