Components

*Chrysocolla heart cut by Gary Wilson
*Turquoise, malachite chips, black serpentine and black onyx beads
*Malachite rectangles (earrings)
*Sterling settings, beads, findings
*14k gold posts on sterling earrings
*Necklace is signed, numbered, dated

Length: 18" - 23" (46 cm - 58 cm) Shown on model at shortest length
Centerpiece: 1 3/4" x 15/16" (4.5 cm x 2.4 cm)
Weight: 1.1 oz (30 gm)

Earring length: 15/16" (2.4 cm)
Earring weight: 2.1 gm ea (a nickel weighs about 5 gm)

Item #649 - $498 (set)

Necklace and
Earrings - $498:
      Necklace alone
$398:

Chrysocolla Mermaid Necklace and Earrings

Chrysocolla Mermaid Necklace
Chrysocolla Mermaid Necklace Detail
Chrysocolla Mermaid Necklace on model
Chrysocolla Mermaid Earrings
Chrysocolla Mermaid Necklace
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A tiny pendant of lovely chrysocolla for your pleasure! I wrote the "Chrysocolla Mermaid" in my notes as I was making this piece, perhaps you will understand when you wear it.

Curiously, of the four essays on Chrysocolla in Within the Stone, the one by John Horgan speaks of Freeman Dyson,"Scanning our solar system for habitable real estate, his gaze snags on Europa... Beneath the azure ice encasing Europa, Dyson conjectures, a liquid ocean moves... In those deeps, a turquoise-breasted mermaid gliding through aquamarine rooms turns her bioluminescent eyes toward the cracked, chrysocolla sky and wonders, Am I alone?" Perhaps you can see why I reference this book so often! Perhaps you will find yourself gliding with the mermaid on Europa when you wear this piece!