Malachite Inlaid Sterling Silver Lizard Shaped Post Earrings.

These Malachite Inlaid Sterling Silver Lizard Shaped Dangle Post Earrings are gorgeous works of art. This pair has been perfectly hand cut out of shimmering Sterling Silver and inlaid with Malachite to create traditional lizard images. One earring is the mirror image of the other. These Malachite Inlaid Sterling Silver Lizard Shaped Dangle Post Earrings are 1-3/8" long. Stamped Sterling and signed by the artist. The photos are excellent representations of the pair you'll be receiving from the group.

Malachite is a famous and very popular semi-precious stone. It is named for the Greek word for "mallow", a green herb. Its banded light and dark green designs are one-of-a-kind, and give it a unique ornamental quality unlike that of any other stone. The light and dark green bands are so distinctive that malachite maybe one of the most easily recognized minerals by the general public. A popular design of ceramic ware, which imitates this banding, is named after the mineral malachite. It forms the banding from subtle changes in the oxidation states of the surrounding pore waters, but the exact mechanism is still not well understood.