"The Villardin" - Purple Spinel and Black Diamond Pendant in 14kt Rose Gold

"The Villardin" - Purple Spinel and Black Diamond Pendant in 14kt Rose GoldGood grape! This deep purple cushion cut spinel looks amazing in this 14kt rose gold pendant with black diamond accents. The stone is from Madagascar and this piece is named after the villardin wine grape variety grown in Madagascar. Ironically, spinel has often been incorrectly identified as corundum, so many prized sapphires and rubies were later discovered to be spinel. While synthetic spinel is quite common and inexpensive, beautiful natural

and platinum

Sphalerite comes in many forms and finding clear gem material like this is very rare and desirable

meaning that it was most likely recovered from a copper mine in China

The orange is the barite crystals

Metaphysical: Heart (4th) Chakra

Characterized by its deep green color and perfect hexagonal crystal habit

He focuses on hand selecting semi-precious stones from around the world with design inspiration from the American Southwest including the Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellers in Colorado and the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico

The stone is from Madagascar and this piece is named after the villardin wine grape variety grown in Madagascar

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these amazing layers of color are totally natural

It is a size 6

Source: Mapimi