Organic Dendritic Opal Earrings In Silver

These earrings are truly one of a kind reminding me of the sun peaking through the snow on a wintery day❄️. Measuring at 1 1/4” long x 3/4” wide, these earrings are hand crochet using 100% refined and recycled Sterling Silver wire and chain.    -•-•-•-•-•-•-•-•-•-•-•-•-• Gem-lovers may come across the term “dendritic” in a few gemstone varieties. One such gemstone is dendritic opal, a type of opal with dark inclusions that form stunning fern-like patterns across the stone’s surface. Dendrites are the branching ends of nerve cells that communicate with other dendrites along synapses to pass messages through the body. Gemologists use the word “dendrites” to refer to tree-like markings on a gemstone or rock. When an opal or any gemstone displays tree-like inclusion patterns, gemologists call it a “dendritic” variety of that stone. If you were born in October, dendritic opal is an earthy variety of your traditional birthstone, the opal. Astrologically, the dendritic opal is a planetary s