Southwestern Jewelry Grade Gold and Silver Ore in Quartz
Mined from the Santa Catalina Mountains; locally designed by Flint Carter
William Thomas Carter - "Flint" to his friends - mines and designs jewelry grade gold and silver ore in quartz into rings, bracelets and unique Southwestern rock art.
Flint is one of the few artists who creates his work from finding the stones, cutting, polishing and fabricating. See samples of Flint Artwork.
All of Flint's jewelry and art work materials are from Mt. Lemmon and the Santa Catalina Mountains. With a large collection of high grade ore that has been accumulated over the decades, Flint has fashioned it into dozens of unique artistic creations- jewelry, polished stones and desert rock art, or Flint Rock, named after its designer. See Flint's selection of Cody Stone- silver in quartz.
Specimens and hand made items are on display at the Oracle Inn Steakhouse & Saloon in Oracle, Arizona.
Get a tour of the area, see artifacts of the Iron Door Mine and Southwest, and mine for gold with Flint Carter. The only source for Cody Stone. Call Flint at 520-289-4566.
Recent reports by reputable sources state that with increasing demand and availability, prices are becoming almost prohibitive for the average consumer. No known source of silver in quartz is known. Market price fetches $5 per carat ($11,350 per pound).
Many exotic stones will come and go, but the precious noble metals in their native quartz embody the natural origin of the two oldest commodities since the dawn of civilization: gold and silver.
A Certificate of Authenticity for Cody Stone provided with each piece and kept in permanent company records.
William Flint Carter is an artist, jeweler and author born in 1947 in Danville, Illinois. The most popular is the beautiful yellow metal matrix in hard white quartz. Similar to diamonds, the hard quartz provides a strong and timeless durability, protecting the soft, precious, noble metals.
Southwestern Jewelry by Carter
These are samples of some of the jewelry fashioned by Flint. Purchase true gold and silver ore in quartz jewelry exclusively mined, designed by Flint Carter. Ask about personalized jewelry and made-to-order requests. Call 520-289-4566.
BRACELET
Gold and Silver in Quartz with orange, pink and white matrix. Stone: 1 1/2" height, 1" width at widest edge.
RING
Gold and Silver in Quartz ring size 11. 3/4" width, 1 1/8" height.
PENDENT
Silver in Quartz, huge pendent and chain. 1 3/4" width at edges, 1 1/2" height.
"Cross of the Catalinas," is made of serpentine with sterling silver base. Price $3,000. Color copies of image 10 each plus $5 shipping.
"Peace Pipe" made of rhyolite with iron wood stem. Price 700. Color copies of image $10 each and $5 shipping.
For information on the handicraft designed by Flint Carter below, call 520-289-4566. Email: finder@emol.org.
"Frog" made of serpentine with garnet eyes. Measures 1-1/2" x 2-1/2".
MICHAEL GARCIA, famous Native American artist from New Mexico. Flint Carter, founder of Cody Stone in museums worldwide and The Mining Hall of Fame. Oracle Inn on American Ave., downtown Oracle, AZ, Hwy 77. Call Flint Carter at 520-289-4566 for more information.
"Mayan Mask" made of four types of stone, from Mt. Lemmon, Arizona. Nose and eyebrows fluorescence image of past inhabitants of the Catalinas.
For information on the handicraft designed by Flint Carter below, call 520-289-4566. Email: finder@emol.org.
True gold and silver in quartz jewelry and art exclusively mined in the Southwest Arizona desert and designed by Flint Carter.
Silver in Quartz- jewelry grade
Jewelry grade silver in quartz- This precious stone has "la vie dasante" ("life's dancing light"). First mentioned in the Bible and glorified by Jimmy Buffet in his song "A Legend Never Dies," and another titled "La Vie Dasante." Learn about silver in quartz products.
Flint Carter demonstrating his jewelry and stones from the Santa Catalina Mountains at the Oracle Inn in Oracle, Arizona. Watch more videos of Flint Carter
(Photo left: Front side of the Cody Stone cross. Right photo, backside of Cody Stone cross)
Cody Stone. Only 500 pieces of this type of jewelry has been produced. There are 425 Cody Stones have been donated and gifted for public relations and charitable organizations.
Only 75 pieces remaining. Donations available to organizations no cash. Certificate of Authenticity for Cody Stone provided with each piece and kept in permanent company records. For information on the CodyStone handicraft designed by Flint Carter, call 520-289-4566. Email: finder@emol.org.
Southwestern Jewelry makes a wedding
"My path crossed with Flint Carter when I was in search of a stone for my husband's wedding band.
I fell in love with the silver ore stone but no one I asked had a way of getting the raw stone. I simply fell in love with its appearance, but little did I know how personal the stone would become.
I searched online and came across the Iron Door Mine web site and gave Flint Carter a call. Right away, I knew I liked him.
He offered so much information about the stone and I loved the idea that it was a stone coming directly from his mine, a mine with such a legend and lure behind it.
I read all I could on his site, but hearing the story straight from his mouth was like unlocking a hidden piece of history.
He knows everything there is about this stone and his passion for it is contagious. My husbands band was already being molded from his grandparent's gold wedding bands and being that he is an outdoor adventurist, I wanted a stone that resembled the beauty of the peppered mountains.
Flint told me about the silver in the stone being used to create the 'silver screen' in old filmmaking days and my husband is an action sports filmmaker.
Flint even sang me the Jimmy Buffet song, "La Vie Dansante" which means The Dancing Life or to live carefree and spend it dancing, which is also connected to the stone.
The finished product was created by AAA Family Gems, in Tustin, CA, who did a phenomenal job. It's one of the most unique men's bands I've ever seen and the way the silver compliments the gold is just as Flint said it would.
Through only a few phone conversations, Flint has become a wonderful friend. We're planning to go to AZ ourselves to meet the legend, Mr. Carter himself and tour the land. My husband and I can look at his ring as something so much more than a wedding band, but a beautiful collaboration of history, family, and friends. Thank you, Mr. Carter!"
This stone mosaic is called "Crystal Offering." It is made of serpentine from the Santa Catalina Mountains, north of Tucson, Arizona. The image of a man offering a crystal up to God is set on copper.
"Thunderbird" on copper. Copper oxides on various matrix from Mt. Lemmon.
Steve Friesen, Director of the Buffalo Bill Museum of Denver at his book signing is wearing a Cody-Stone bolo-tie, mined, designed and fabricated by Flint Carter using rare CodyStone from the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona.
Extremely rare serpentine with white quartz, gold, silver and copper ores from the mines within Tucson, Arizona's Mt. Lemmon- the origin of the "mine with the Iron Door" legend? Both pieces shown are 30 lbs. Approximately. These specimens are cradled in deerskin, mounted on ancient saguaro cacti bases. This unique, one-of-a-kind set of two is priced at $70,000. Flint at 520-289-4566 for more information.
CodyStone Designed by Flint Carter
Gold & Silver from the Catalina Its. Southern Arizona
The most popular is the beautiful yellow metal matrix in hard white quartz. Similar to diamonds, the hard quartz provides a strong and timeless durability, protecting the soft, precious, noble metals.
CODY STONE Sunrise Set, two pieces, $10,000 each, 14k, Michael Garcia & Flint Carter artist ORIGINAL. Can be seen at The Oracle Inn Steakhouse, Oracle, AZ. Only four Michael Garcia pieces remaining.
OTHER CODY STONE JEWELRY AVAILABLE! Prices range from $20 to $25,000. Call Flint Carter at 520-289-4566 for more information. Mention the Iron Door web site.
"Ballads of the Santa Catalina Mountains" CD
Listen to songs and ballads on CD about the Iron Door Mine, the Santa Catalina Mountains, the Old West about Arizona historian Flint Carter. $9.95. Call 520-289-4566 for more information and to purchase directly. Mention the Iron Door web site.
Iron Door Mine Legend Tour and Artifacts
Explore displays of over 1,000 Old West artifacts and specimens from the surrounding area with Flint Carter. Learn about Western legends. Call Flint at 520-289-4566. Mention the Iron Door web site.
$19.95 The Miners Story CD
Two 1 1/2 hour CD's of the mine with the iron door by Flint Carter. Call Flint at 520-289-4566.
The Mine with the Iron Door: A Romance (1936)
Movie Poster from the 1936 film The Mine with the Iron Door - Movie Poster - 11 x 17 Poster for the Mine with the Iron Door movie. Stars Richard Arlen, Ceclia Parker and Henry B. Walthall. Poster measures approx. 11 x 17. Rolled and shipped in a sturdy tube. This poster is from The Mine with the Iron Door (1936).
Printed Edition of The Mine with the Iron Door. (The Collected Works of Harold Bell Wright - 18 Volumes) (Library Binding) Library Binding: 338 pages. Publisher: Classic Publishers, Language: English. ISBN: 158201891X.
Digital CD Edition of Mine with the Iron Door: A Romance, The (CD-ROM Edition). The CD-ROM contains 338 pages. Publisher: Classic Books; 1923 edition (December 15, 2007).
From Amazon.com
"MacKenna's Gold" (1969)
Starring Gregory Peck and Omar Sherif
Attempting to do for Westerns what his Guns of Navarone had done for World War II action epics, director J. Lee Thompson crafted Mackenna's Gold as a lavish, absurdly ambitious variation on Erich Von Stroheim's Greed, resulting in a last-gasp Western so eager to encompass the genre's traditions that it turns into a big, silly, wildly entertaining mess. Gregory Peck surely had more serious intentions when he signed on, and he brings prestigious gravitas to his glum role as Marshall Mackenna, who gets shanghaied into searching for the gold-filled canyon of an elusive Apache legend. The rest of the 1969 film labors to undermine Peck's respectable demeanor; how else to explain Omar Sharif as a Mexican villain, Julie Newmar as a hot-blooded Apache temptress (with underwater nude scenes that were celebrated in Playboy magazine), and a jaw-dropping finale that's so ridiculous it's impressive in spite of itself?
Formerly blacklisted screenwriter Carl Foreman and composer Dimitri Tiomkin joined up to coproduce the film, and one can only imagine how Anthony Mann or Howard Hawks might've handled Foreman's sensible script. Thompson goes for scenic splendor, heavy action, and heavier emotions, casting everything at a fever pitch that's wildly enjoyable without betraying his "serious" intentions. A stable of Hollywood veterans (Eli Wallach, Raymond Massey, Edward G. Robinson, and others) appear in lively supporting roles--they're all dispatched in a garish Apache ambush--and Camilla Sparv is an ingénue with plenty of fighting attitude. Gold fever reaches its peak, along with some awesome special effects, and divine intervention reaches new heights of intensity. Top it off with José Feliciano's theme song, and you'll be in zany Western heaven. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
DVD edition of MacKenna's Gold. Studio: Sony Pictures. DVD format. Release Date: July 11, 2000. Run Time: 128 minutes.
Poster from Mackenna's Gold - Movie Poster- 11 x 17. This poster measures approx. 11 x 17. Rolled and shipped in a sturdy tube. This poster is from the movie Mackenna's Gold (1969).
Printed book edition of Mackenna's Gold A Five-time Spur Award-winning Author. Somewhere in 100,000 square miles of wilderness was the fabled Lost Canyon of Gold. With his dying breath, an ancient Apache warrior entrusted Glen Mackenna with the location of the lode that would make any man - or woman - rich beyond their wildest dreams. Halfbreed renegade and captive girl, mercenary soldier and thieving scout - brave or beaten, innocent or evil, they'd sell their very souls to possess Mackenna's gold. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Avon Books (Mm) (June 1988).
BRACELET
RING
PENDENT
He knows everything there is about this stone and his passion for it is contagious. My husbands band was already being molded from his grandparent's gold wedding bands and being that he is an outdoor adventurist, I wanted a stone that resembled the beauty of the peppered mountains. 
Poster for the Mine with the Iron Door movie. Stars Richard Arlen, Ceclia Parker and Henry B. Walthall. Poster measures approx. 11 x 17. Rolled and shipped in a sturdy tube. This poster is from The Mine with the Iron Door (1936).
. The CD-ROM contains 338 pages. Publisher: Classic Books; 1923 edition (December 15, 2007).
. Studio: Sony Pictures. DVD format. Release Date: July 11, 2000. Run Time: 128 minutes.
A Five-time Spur Award-winning Author. Somewhere in 100,000 square miles of wilderness was the fabled Lost Canyon of Gold. With his dying breath, an ancient Apache warrior entrusted Glen Mackenna with the location of the lode that would make any man - or woman - rich beyond their wildest dreams. Halfbreed renegade and captive girl, mercenary soldier and thieving scout - brave or beaten, innocent or evil, they'd sell their very souls to possess Mackenna's gold. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Avon Books (Mm) (June 1988).
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