Custom Wire Wrapped Peruvian Pink Opal Spiney Oyster & Bronze Set: Pendant/Necklace Earrings Sterling Silver

Custom Cut Polished & Wire Wrapped Peruvian Pink Opal Spiney Oyster & Bronze Set: Pendant/Necklace Earrings Sterling Silver 935 Over all size: Pendant/Necklace 1 7/8 x 5/8 inch  or 47mm x 16mm Earrings: 1 5/16 x 9/16 inch or 33mm x 14mm   This is beautiful  peruvian Pink Opal and Spiny Oyster shell compressed with Bronze This pop of orange comes from the shell of the mollusk, Spondylus varius. “ Spondylus ” means “spines on the back,” hence the “spiny oyster” nomenclature Added with the Peruvian Pink Opal make for beautiful jewelry.  Peruvian pink opal is relatively rare and is only found in the Andes Mountains near San Patricio, Peru. The pink opal derives its color from trace amounts of included organic compounds known as quinones. These opals range from opaque to translucent, and depending on how the stone is cut, the color will either be clear or show the stone’s matrix and inclusions. (Like agates, some Peruvian opals show the scenic fern-like dendritic inclusions.)