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New Zealand Douglas creek haast pass serpentine pounamu faceted pendant

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New Zealand Douglas creek haast pass serpentine pounamu faceted pendantDouglas Creek, Haast Pass Hand Polished Stone Pendant A handcrafted serpentine pendant sourced from Haast Pass, specifically from the Douglas Creek area. Cut into a clean rectangular form and high polished to bring out the natural depth and colour of the stone, this piece is finished on an adjustable waxed polyester cord for everyday wear. Material & Origin Serpentine from this region of New Zealand is closely related to stone traditionally referred

Douglas Creek, Haast Pass | Hand Polished Stone Pendant

A handcrafted serpentine pendant sourced from Haast Pass, specifically from the Douglas Creek area.

Cut into a clean rectangular form and high polished to bring out the natural depth and colour of the stone, this piece is finished on an adjustable waxed polyester cord for everyday wear.

🌿 Material & Origin

Serpentine from this region of New Zealand is closely related to stone traditionally referred to as Pounamu (New Zealand greenstone), valued for its strength, beauty, and connection to the land.

Each piece carries natural variation in tone, ranging from deep greens to softer, earthy hues, with subtle patterning unique to the stone.

✨ Spiritual & Symbolic Meaning

Serpentine is often associated with:

  • grounding and connection to the earth
  • protection and energetic boundaries
  • transformation and personal growth
  • balancing and calming energy

Its smooth, polished surface and natural weight make it a comfortable piece for daily wear or quiet, reflective use.

🌏 Cultural Context

In Aotearoa (New Zealand), stones like Pounamu hold deep cultural significance, particularly within Māori tradition, where they are respected as taonga (treasured objects).

They are often associated with:

  • strength and endurance
  • ancestry and connection to place
  • guardianship and protection

This piece is offered with respect to that heritage and the origins of the material.

🔬 Geological Insight

Serpentine is a metamorphic mineral, formed when ultramafic rocks are altered through heat, pressure, and water over long periods of time.

This process gives the stone its:

  • smooth, waxy texture
  • rich green colouring
  • durability when properly shaped and polished

The Haast Pass region is known for its complex geology, where tectonic activity has shaped and transformed these materials over millions of years.

Mineral Properties:
Serpentine is a magnesium-rich silicate (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), formed through the natural process of serpentinisation. With a Mohs hardness of 3–5, it can be shaped and polished to a smooth, waxy finish while still retaining durability for wear.

📏 Details

  • rectangular shaped pendant
  • high polished finish
  • natural serpentine stone
  • adjustable waxed polyester cord
  • each piece unique in tone and pattern

🎁 Ideal For

  • everyday wear
  • meaningful gifting
  • those drawn to natural materials
  • collectors of New Zealand stone
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Louis J Watson
Lake Worth, US
★★★★★ 5
Don't understand the question.
Format: Paperback
Very Informative in understanding how our economy works on a global platform.
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NealSanger
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★★★★★ 5
This book is a must read for anyone trying to understand the role of the US in trade.
Format: Hardcover
Hudson explains US monetary policy from the pre-WWI era to the present day and the points at which it goes through significant changes. He covers the goals of the US at the time, the perspectives of the victims and opponents of these policies and the reasons for changes in monetary policy. I had already read the previous edition but he updates this book to include how the China and Russia are building effective resistance to the machinations of the world bank, IMF, and to the hegemony of the dollar zone in general. Essential reading!
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Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2021
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A. Menon
Lexington, US
★★★★★ 5
A valuable review of the collapse of the USSR
Format: Kindle
Collapse is a modern review of the fall of the Soviet Union with a skepticism of its inevitability. This review is valuable on its own merits but given recent events of Russia's invasion of the Ukraine it is particularly timely and provides the reader a comprehensive history for which to to think about current events. The book is divided into two sections. The first covers the reform period under Gorbachev which were the seeds the end and the second part which detailed the political events around the collapse of the Soviet Union. It discusses the reform agenda, the power struggles the lack of correspondence between optimistic visions and practical realities involving reform and ultimately the failure of the West in providing any cushions for a viable economic transition at the end. The author starts with the main leader associated with the fall of the USSR, namely Gorbachev. The author starts by highlighting the consensus perspective that the fall of the Soviet Union was an inevitability of the inadequacy of the system to compete in modern times coupled to weakening energy prices that made the state unviable. One could argue with the modernization of the Chinese state, the fall of USSR perhaps was not inevitable had the party been more adaptive to changing conditions. Either way the author believes that such a view is ultimately wrong and the collapse of the union was a direct result of misguided reforms that were counterproductive and accelerated the fall of the regime. The author puts the policy errors squarely at the feet of Gorbachev who he frames as being too focused on theoretical debates rather than focusing on practical realities. The author discusses how Gorbachev's lack of willingness to use force as well as his optimism about the chances for a shared vision by the population led to a fracturing state where a variety of tribal interests started to diverge. The soviet states were not tied to each other tightly through shared ideology or history and so when reforms led to lower living standards and resources had the potential to be divided, the factionalism of the system came to the forefront. Furthermore the lack of willingness to suppress dissent let to a system that ultimately became immobile to competing voices for which none had a solution to the real problems of the system. The author moves on to the fall of the USSR which really started with the Berlin Wall. There were clearly splintering objectives and the population behind the USSR had divergent hopes on the future. Most states claimed desires for democracy but many really were moving to various forms of ethnically based populism. The concessions made by the USSR on Germany are argued to show the naivety of Gorbachev who was trading Soviet influence for the hope that his signals would be taken well in the West and reciprocated with good will and eventual aid. The sequential failing of the state stemmed from the conflicting power from the formation of democratic parties to compete with the Soviet legislature; the clear separation of powers became ambiguous and ultimately this incoherence of the system led to a partial lost confidence in Gorbachev and a temporary coup. The democratic advocates like Yeltsin then agreed to multiple side deals in which the USSR was carved up along vaguely tribal lines in a hasty fashion that left lingering problems for the following generation. The chaos of reform and decaying control led to a failing state that fractured chaotically and became impossible to salvage once the snowballing began. Collapse is a detailed historical overview of the last decade of the USSR with a focus on the failure of Gorbachev. It discusses the political and economic challenges of the state that led to its collapse but focuses on the failure of leadership that was the root cause from the author's perspective. It is hard to argue that exogenous events didnt put substantial pressure on the regime such that it might have been destined to fail but the authors arguments that the reforms were ineffective are hard to argue with. Furthermore for there to have been a realistic chance of a change in economic model substantial aid would have been required and the idea that the Washington consensus was a sufficient laundry list to lead the USSR into the modern economic world is completely ludicrous. One is reminded of the politics behind economic bodies like the IMF despite the claims to be independent and objective analysis on best practices. As a consequence of the unrealistic idealism of the time and the subsequence tragic failure of following that idealism to a disorganized state we now have substantial lingering frictions that are impossible to heal. Collapse is highly worthwhile read that is filled with details and certainly relevant today.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2022
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Hab Madoyan
Birmingham, US
★★★★★ 5
very good book
Format: Paperback
I was 8 when the Union collapsed. I don’t remember much, but the years that followed were full of conspiracy theories and stories about who “razvalil Sovetskiy Soyuz.” This book tries to answer that question. You can sense from the book that the author is not happy with how everything ultimately evolved. The Soviet system was corrupt, inefficient, and ill, but probably there was a chance to cure it rather than kill it. However, I think the book is overall quite balanced and very informative and is a must read.
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Brandon Nelson
Houston, US
★★★★★ 4
So very long….
Format: Paperback
Every time Yeltsin takes a nap? Paragraph. Bush mumbles something indecisive to Scowcroft? Boom—chapter! I felt like I was experiencing the fall of the Soviet Union in real, agonizing time. Look, it’s a fine book. If you’re going for a career in the foreign service, this is a good place to start. Otherwise, you can get a fine rendering of these events in much more concise form elsewhere.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2023

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