Chrysocolla Dangle Earrings, Sterling Silver, Blue Green Teardrop Cabochon, Natural Gemstone, Handmade Statement Jewelry

Chrysocolla's color range is wide, and this pair covers most of it in a single stone. These teardrop cabochons move through three distinct zones from top to base: bright blue-green chrysocolla in the upper portion, warm brown and rust-red matrix cutting through the middle in irregular veins and patches, then a deep cobalt blue pooling at the point. Each zone holds its own color before giving way to the next, which gives these stones a vertical composition that the teardrop shape reinforces. The eye moves down through the color the same way it moves down the stone.

Chrysocolla with this depth of color variation — and particularly with that cobalt base — is chosen for exactly this quality. The blue-green comes from copper, the primary mineral in chrysocolla. The deeper cobalt and indigo tones at the base indicate the presence of azurite, a related copper mineral that forms in the same oxidized zones and deepens the palette considerably when it appears.

Each stone sits in a sterling silver bezel. A small textured open circle sits above each bezel, flanked by two silver spheres where the loop meets the stone. 

Hallmarked Blue Piranha and .925. Earrings measure 1¾ inches (4.5 cm) long from the top of the ear wire, and ½ inch (1.3 cm) wide. Weight is 13.4 grams. Set on sterling silver ear wires.

A lever back option is available, please see photos and note your preference at checkout.

Your purchase arrives gift boxed, presented in a soft pouch with a story card.

Good for: the woman who finds a well-proportioned earring as satisfying as a well-designed room. The gem lover whose taste you've been trying to match for years. The friend who'd unwrap these, hold them up, and say: yes, exactly.

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About Chrysocolla:

Chrysocolla is a copper-bearing mineral that forms in the oxidized zones of copper deposits, often alongside turquoise, malachite, and azurite. Copper gives chrysocolla its characteristic blue to blue-green color. Iron, when present, tends to pull the color toward greener or darker tones — the warm brown and darker patches visible in many specimens are typically iron oxide in the host rock matrix. It takes a high polish and shows a wider range of color than most turquoise. When azurite is present, as it appears to be in this pair, the palette deepens toward cobalt and indigo, adding complexity to the stone's already variable color range.