Serpentine is what mantle rock becomes when seawater gets into it and stays. Sage green through the field, with cream banding where the alteration ran unevenly. A teardrop cabochon, bezel-set in sterling silver, plain rim. This is the one you get.
SOURCE · FORM · WEAR
SOURCE — Natural serpentine cabochon. Sterling silver bezel and bail, plain rim. Natural stone only. No dyes, no synthetics.
FORM — A broad teardrop cabochon, sage green with cream banding crossing the upper half. One stone at center, nothing set beside it.
WEAR — Five lengths, one stone. Black leather cord for a quieter line, sterling silver for weight and shine.
DETAILS
- Natural serpentine cabochon, sterling silver bezel setting and bail
- Sage green body, cream banding
- Pendant: 1.25"
- Short black leather cord: 16" + 2" extender
- Long black leather cord: 22" + 2" extender
- Sterling silver snake chain: 16"
- Sterling silver wheat chain: 20"
- Sterling silver diamond-cut paperclip chain: 20"
- Lobster clasp
- Nickel-free and lead-free
- Serpentine is softer than quartz. Keep it off hard surfaces and out of a jumbled drawer.
- Sterling darkens over time. A silver cloth brings it back.
ORIGIN
Serpentine begins as peridotite, rock from deep in the mantle. Where seawater reaches it along a fault, the olivine takes on water and restructures. The green is that reaction. The cream banding is where the water ran through unevenly and left the original rock behind.
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