Beautiful Welsh slate necklace with screw clasp approx 20 1/2" or 52mms long from end to end  weighing 50.4 grams -  in new condition .  This new necklace is hand crafted in Wales from Welsh slate , sugilite , picasso jasper and lapis  . 

Sugilite also known as lavulite, is a relatively rare pink to purple cyclosilicate mineral .

Sugilite was first described in 1944 by the Japanese petrologist Ken-ichi Sugi (1901–1948) for an occurrence on Iwagi Islet, Japan. It is found in a similar environment at Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. In the Wessels mine in Northern Cape Province of South Africa, sugilite is mined from a strata-bound manganese deposit. It is also reported from Liguria and Tuscany, Italy; New South Wales, Australia and Madhya Pradesh, India.

Note: The mineral is commonly pronounced with a soft "g", as in "ginger". However, as with most minerals, its pronunciation is intended to be the same as the person it is named after; in this case, the Japanese name Sugi has a hard "g", as in "geese".

Picasso Jasper is a metamorphic limestone that undergoes several transformations of heat and pressure deep within the earth resulting in the beautiful layered affect.

The patterns of picasso jasper make it an excellent meditation stone. Use it to dissolve creative blocks, to find the right path when undergoing a change in relationships, renew lost friendships.

Lapis lazuli

Lapis lazuli, or lapis for short, is a deep blue semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color. Lapis lazuli was being mined in the Sar-i Sang mines and in other mines in the Badakhshan province in northeast Afghanistan as early as the 7th millennium BCE. Lapis beads have been found at neolithic burials in Mehrgarh, the Caucasus, and even as far from Afghanistan as Mauritania. It was used for the eyebrows on the funeral mask of King Tutankhamun.

This necklace range is called "Dyffrn Mynydd Cymreig" or "Welsh Mountain Valley" and represents the heather covered valley .

Other Welsh slate jewellery available in our ebay shop . 

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