Fossil Coral Fan Necklace

This beautiful fossil coral gemstone is prong-set and soldered in sterling silver onto a wire base, and hangs from an 18" sterling silver cable chain with a secure sterling lobster clasp. It has a soldered silver fan that echoes the floral shapes on the stone, along with sterling silver decorative balls. The neutral tan, brown, green, and orange colors make this a necklace you can wear with anything. Completely handmade in my Chicago studio and one of a kind; this is a stunning pendant.Fossil coral is a natural gemstone formed when agate gradually replaces prehistoric coral. In the replacement process that can take a million years, corals' skeletons are fossilized and preserved through hardened deposits left by silica-rich waters.Fossil coral is agatized coral and is more compact than precious or endangered coral. As beings that have lived many lifetimes on earth and undergone countless transformations, fossils are some of the most grounding stones in the mineral kingdom.Fossilized Cor