CORNERSTONE JEWELS for Aimee-s Boutique
NEW LUSCIOUS AUTHENTIC BIWA PEARL NECKLACE WITH GEODE PENDANT
This will come to you around 17 inches, or we can adjust with a chain extention to your desired length FREE! Wonderful designs by the Lord himself. PERFECT for BRIDE, BLACK TIE.. PARTY OR JEANS!
Biwa pearls are produced at lake Biwa, Japan using freshwater clams.
They are irregular in shape but have good color and luster. Instead of a bead a small square of mother of pearl in inserted into the clam. These pearls require three years to produce good results.
Drusy Facts, Information and Description | |
Drusy, druse, druzy, drusies - different spellings, but they all mean tiny quartz crystals that form within or on the surface of other stones. When ground water carrying dissolved silica is forced into a porous area of the rock, rapid cooling often occurs, causing the formation of tiny crystals on the surfaces or in cavities of the rock. The clear crystals often form on top of previously deposited minerals. This is called a drusy. A crust of tiny crystals lining a rock cavity, usually composed of the same minerals that occur in the rock. Geodes (Greek geoides, "earthlike") are geological rock formations which occur in sedimentary and certain volcanic rocks. Geodes are essentially rock cavities or vugs with internal crystal formations or concentric banding. The exterior of the most common geodes is generally limestone or a related rock, while the interior contains quartz crystals and/or chalcedony deposits. Other geodes are completely filled with crystal, being solid all the way through. These types of geodes are called nodules. Geodes can form in any cavity, but the term is usually reserved for more or less rounded formations in igneous and sedimentary rocks, while the more general term "vug" is applied to cavities in fissures and veins. They can form in gas bubbles in igneous rocks, such as vesicles in basaltic lavas, or as in the American Midwest, rounded cavities in sedimentary formations. After rock surrounding the cavity hardens, dissolved silicates and/or carbonates are deposited on the inside surface. Over time, this slow feed of mineral constituents from groundwater or hydrothermal solutions allows crystals to form inside the hollow chamber. Bedrock containing geodes eventually weathers and decomposes, leaving them present at the surface if they are composed of resistant material such as quartz. |
I have uploaded large photos so you can try to appreciate the unique, natural look of this exquisite piece, yet photos still do not do it justice. You will be 500 times happier when you see it in person! This piece was handmade by me with creations from God's earth.
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