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

These elongated chrysocolla teardrop cabochons are a vivid, open blue-green - the color copper produces when conditions are exactly right - and look like an aerial view of a ocean island. The stones are long and pointed, and the color travels the full length of each one without interruption.

What makes this pair special is the combination of that color and that shape. The teardrop is one of the oldest cuts in jewelry for a reason: it's directional, elegant, and visually appealing. Against a clean bezel and a minimal silverwork, a stone this vivid doesn't need anything else around it.

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 person who wants something that looks like it came from a studio, not a showcase. The woman whose soul needs rich, saturated colors. The dreamer who spends time on the gloriously wild beach.

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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.