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Big Sur Nephrite Jade Earrings #4

Pris

$150,00

These Earrings are made from a high grade nephrite material found in Big Sur by another diver. These Earrings are a mix of blue and black matrix. These are shaped as a abstract crescent. They are uniform in thickness and considered my standard flat surface earrings. All edges have been rounded and polished. The flat surface is highly polished and very reflective. I spend a lot of time on the detail of all my items which makes these a very nice high quality nephrite jade pair of earrings.

 

Note: All Big Sur jade to make my items are found free diving by me. I do not typically use tanks while searching for jade beneath the sea. There are some exceptions to this and will be noted when found by someone else.

 

One picture shows height against "inch" ruler. 

 

The ear wire is heavy 24 karat gold plated over hammered Sterling Silver.

 

Comes with clear Hypoallergenic Ear Wire Guards not shown in pictures.

Specifications

Earring Specifications:

Length: 1.9” is length of jade
Width: 1.14"
Weight: 8.6 g (both earrings with ear-wires)

Material History

Big Sur jade history:

There are many stories of the history of diving and gathering nephrite jade from the ocean in Big Sur. It is a magical place both on land and in the ocean. The jade here is unique and closest in color and texture variations can be found in New Zealand. Although the black nephrite from this location is very similar to the black nephrite found in Russia. There are a large variety of colors from dark green to light green, light blue to dark blue and all the mixes in between. Very rarely is there white jade found in Big Sur. The quality of Big Sur jade is also very variable with some being extremely high quality. Finding fracture free nephrite in this locality (due to being right on the fault line and being pounded by ocean storms) is very difficult making larger carvings and bangles that are fracture free almost impossible.

About

MY EARRINGS: Most of my earrings are made to enhance the colors and translucency of the jade/material they are made of. They can be cut thin to very thin so that when light enriches them, they glow. I also do this with some styles where the thin edges may glow. Some materials love light, some, the more opaque materials can show the colors in both light and darker environments. Most of my earrings are "book marked" with means cutting side by side to have similar patterns on both earrings. I also always take consideration of the weight of the earring for more comfortable wear. All these design considerations are hopefully to your delight.

 

** Note: Many items stated to be "Jade" on Etsy and Ebay are not. In many cases, price does not indicate this either so buying an expensive item may be a jade replica like glass. There are many other stones including agate, grossular garnet, serpentine (many forms), aventurine... being sold as jade. To make it worse and more complicated, many jadeite stones are being reconditioned and died to be very attractive so they pass general tests to be real. If you see  very clear bangles, odds are they are agate, glass or something else. If you see very bright colors of red, yellow, purple... most likely not real. I say this as many buyers are being fooled on-line by these practices.

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