Pounamu Roimata 3 Pounamu Raukaraka stone variety is a

Raukaraka stone variety is a rare form of kawakawa pounamu

The name orginating from Kā Umu o Hapopo (Big Bay) which is located in Poutini ki te toka (South Westland)

shipping is only available within Aotearoa

but when a piece is discovered it is highly cherished and sometimes becomes the show piece of the fossicker’s collection

Large deposits of totoweka occur in the South Westland area

Pounamu Roimata 3 Pounamu Raukaraka stone variety is aApprox 10. 5 x 1. 5cm Raukaraka Pounamu(sourced from the West Coast of New Zealand). Black plaited cord, packaged in a black velvet bag. Raukaraka stone variety is a rare form of kawakawa pounamu. It is named after the leaf of the karaka tree because of the orange colour that the thick oxidized crust takes on from the earths minerals. The flesh of this pounamu is usually olive to light green in colour. The early lapidarist would cut the thick crust