Inlaid Turquoise Coral Lapis Sterling Silver Dangle Post Swirl Earrings.

This pair of hand made Inlaid Turquoise Coral Lapis Sterling Silver Dangle Post Swirl Earrings has everything! These Earrings were made into a elegant and fashionable swirl design out of shimmering Sterling Silver. The captivating swirl design holds hand cut inlaid pieces of genuine Turquoise, Lapis, Coral, Mother of Pearl, Gaspeite and Jet in an alternating pattern. The brilliant colors of these stones are arranged in a such a way that they compliment each other to the fullest. These fine Inlaid Turquoise Coral Lapis Sterling Silver Dangle Post Swirl Earrings are 1" long. Stamped Sterling.

There are many legends about Turquoise; The Pima consider it to bring good fortune and strength and that it helped overcome illness. The Zuni believe that blue turquoise was male and of the sky and green turquoise was female and of the earth. Pueblo Indians thought that its color was stolen from the sky. In Hopi legend the lizard who travels between the above and the below, excretes turquoise and that the stone can hold back floods. The Apache felt that turquoise on a gun or bow made it shoot straight. The Navajo consider it as good fortune to wear and believe it could appease the Wind Spirit.

Lapis lazuli is a beautiful opaque stone ranging in color from a deep blue to denim. Lapis lazuli can be made of several minerals besides lazurite, namely sodalite, hauyne, calcite (white streaks), and pyrite (metallic streaks or flecks). Stones that are deep blue with small patches of pyrite and calcite are considered the most valuable. In the past Lapis was largely reserved for royalty and was highly prized by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt.