Opaque Yellow-Green Jade – Small Drops Earrings

Description

This jade has colors of yellow-green with various green inclusions and is opaque. Each earring is individual in pattern. These are medium-small drops.

I made a small hammered silver hook for the top that I very carefully attached with a handmade silver rivet to a handmade ear wire. I like to keep the metalwork to a small flourish that accents the jade, it glitters in the light.

This jade is from the state of Wyoming. I start with a large chunk of it and after dozens of steps I finally result in the final small wearable piece of artwork.

Nephrite jade is one of the toughest gemstones in the world because its crystalline growth pattern is long strands so we gemstone cutters can cut it very thinly and it stays very strong, most rock and gem crystal structures will not allow for this and crumble.

Nephrite Jade (Wyoming), Sterling Silver.