Large Inlaid Opal Lapis Sterling Silver Post Earrings 2098-ER
Large Inlaid Opal Lapis Sterling Silver Post Earrings.
These earrings are impressive and elegant. They have a bold and classic look. They feature gorgeous hand cut pieces of lab Opal and genuine Royal Blue Lapis. Each piece of this Opal and Lapis has been masterfully inlaid into shimmering channels of Sterling Silver. The fire 'n' ice sparkle of the Opal perfectly contrasts with the shine of the Sterling Silver. The gemstone and Sterling Silver inlaid patterns appear on large hand sheets of Sterling Silver. The Sterling Silver sheets have been artfully hand cut into classic diamond shapes for an irresistible look. These post earrings are 1-3/8" long and 1-1/8" wide. Stamped Sterling.
Opal has over one hundred variety and trade names, but the list of accepted or commonly used names is much shorter. The most important and most widely known opal is the precious opal. Precious opal may be subdivided further by color modifiers, white, black, pinks, and blue, which describe the body color of the opal. Australia is famous for its white and black precious opal. Fire opal, the bright red, reddish-yellow, orange body colored opal is the second most important opal commercially. Until recently, the best fire opal came from Mexico.
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. The ancients believed that divine favor and success came to those wearing lapis. It was largely reserved for royalty. Claims to origins of lapis lazuli range from Afghanistan and ancient Babylon to Peru and the Inca civilization. Regardless, those who wore lapis claimed that "power amulets" were formed when this beautiful stone was shaped into the form of an eye and ornamented with gold. |