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Charoite and Sterling Silver Pendant

charoite and silver pendant – art for an artist

My gorgeous friend and lovely client, Margaret Ingles, is a wonderful artist and I am always thrilled when she asks me to create something for her – this charoite and silver pendant was no exception. You can see some of my past work for Marg including these coherent wave pendants, this amazonite, chrysoprase, topaz, and turquoise infinity pendant and this blue drusy agate and sterling silver ring.

Charoite and Sterling Silver Pendant

I searched around for the right gemstone for Marg. She decided this beautiful teardrop shaped cabochon was perfect for her new charoite and silver pendant.

Charoite and Sterling Silver Pendant

I was so glad to be able to make this lovely piece for a lovely person! Check out Margaret’s amazing art on her website. I just adore her hyper-realistic painting style – ‘Morning’ from ‘These Hands’ and ‘Devotion’ from ‘Bliss’ are two of my favourites. While I am very glad to be a silversmith, I reserve a certain awe for people who can transcribe vision to paper through the medium of paint!

Charoite is a beautiful gemstone, often found in Russia. That glorious purple is always stunning, and isn’t it amazing that it comes out of the ground like that! The name charoite comes from the Russian ‘chary’ – charms or magic. You can read more about charoite here.

Rhodochrosite and Sterling Silver Pendant

rhodochrosite and silver pendant – take two

My lovely client from Paris, Helena, emailed me because the rhodochrosite and silver pendant I made for her mother a while back had gone missing, so she wondered if I could build her another one.

Rhodochrosite and Sterling Silver Pendant

Hunting around for another piece of rhodochrosite that would be as beautiful as the first was fun. After I provided Helena with a few options, she and her dad settled on this gorgeous teardrop shaped cabochon for the new rhodochrosite and silver pendant.

Rhodochrosite and Sterling Silver Pendant

Rhodochrosite is such a beautiful gemstone. You can read more about it here. I love the way the cross section of this stone looks as though it was cut from a stalagtite. I was so glad to be able to make this lovely piece for a lovely person!

Rhodochrosite Teardrop Cabochon 25mm

Rhodochrosite Teardrop Cabochon

The beautiful rhodochrosite cabochon shown here is 25mm long. It is available to be handcrafted into a custom made ring or pendant for you.

The pink color of rhodochrosite is caused by the element manganese, and it is formed when manganese is dissolved by ground water and combines with a carbonate material and then drips off the ceiling of caves and crevices deep underground. It can be found in Argentina; Peru; Colorado and Montana, USA; and Quebec, Canada. It is commonly found in the form of stalactites and stalagmites in the caves of Argentina. Rhodochrosite (the word means rose-colored) often forms pink and white bands.

Rhodochrosite and Sterling Silver Teardrop Pendant

Rhodochrosite Teardrop Pendant

A lovely client from Paris got in touch and asked me to find the perfect stone to make her mother a pendant.

Rhodochrosite and Sterling Silver Teardrop Pendant

This amazing and unusual piece of rhodochrosite fit the bill!

Rhodochrosite and Sterling Silver Teardrop Pendant

I love knowing that my pieces are scattered around the world – it’s a great feeling!

Long Rhodochrosite Cabochon

Long Rhodochrosite Cabochon

The glorious rhodochrosite cabochon shown here is 40mm long. It is available to be handcrafted into a custom made ring or pendant for you. 

The pink color of rhodochrosite is caused by the element manganese, and it is formed when manganese is dissolved by ground water and combines with a carbonate material and then drips off the ceiling of caves and crevices deep underground. It can be found in Argentina; Peru; Colorado and Montana, USA; and Quebec, Canada. It is commonly found in the form of stalactites and stalagmites in the caves of Argentina. Rhodochrosite (the word means rose-colored) often forms pink and white bands.