These beautifully organic earrings feature striking pairs of Indonesian Opalized Wood and Persian Turquoise stones set in sterling silver and 14k yellow gold-fill metals. At the bottom of the earrings hang fine silver teardrops covered in 22k yellow gold, fused using the Keum-boo technique. ~2" long with ear wire
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Indonesian Opalized Wood is created when wood is buried by volcanic ash and silica is mobilized from the ash, penetrating the wood and replacing the wood grains, thereby petrifying them. The silica is often accompanied by other minerals that give the stone a wide range of colors: red, green, and purple colors are usually from iron; pink, black, and brown coloration is from manganese; and blues and greens are from copper.
