Variscite and Opal Sterling Silver Inlaid Slider Pendant.

This Variscite and Opal Sterling Silver Pendant is a sensational and colorful piece of hand crafted southwestern jewelry. This pendant comes from Albuquerque, New Mexico. It features lost wax designs of shimmering Sterling Silver. This fine pendant also features traditional inlaid designs made from hand cut stones of genuine Variscite lab Blue Opal . The cool blue hues of the Opal beautifully compliment the white shine of the Sterling Silver. Suspended from a complimentary chain. This slider pendant is 3/4" long.

Opal's name evolved from the Roman word opalus from the Greek word opallios - "to see a change of color." The Greek word was a modification of the ancient Indian Sanskrit name for opal, upala, which meant "precious stone." If one spoke in mixed tongues, then opal would be opallios upala, "to see a change of color precious stone." As indicated by the derivation of its name, opal has centuries of history as a treasured gemstone. Historically, beliefs associated with the wearing of opal have varied. The early Greeks thought that opals gave their owners the powers of foresight and prophecy. Romans adored it as a token of hope and purity. Eastern people regarded it as sacred. Arabs believed it fell from heaven.