Description
Rain necklace.
Sterling silver 925, platinum-plated.
Handmade silver necklace with aquamarine, amethyst, white quartz and rose quartz, from the Rain series.
-Amethyst is a violet variety (purple or mauve in colour) of the mineral quartz and is used as a precious stone for decorative purposes. It begins life as clear quartz, but when it ends up in parts of the Earth’s mantle where high temperatures and pressures develop, it turns purple. Depending on the variety of the stone, the purple can come close to black, while with a different cut the stone can look completely colourless. Its name comes from the Greek privative “a” (not) and the verb “methyo” (to be drunk), as in antiquity people believed that this gem protected its owner from drunkenness! In antiquity it was one of the rarest and most precious stones, and its price often matched or even exceeded that of diamond! Its value fell when huge deposits of it were discovered in South America.
-Aquamarine is a blue-green variety of beryl.
Its name means “sea water”, after its colour.
For the ancient Greeks it was Poseidon’s gem, which had escaped from the treasure chests of the Nereids.
In folk tradition aquamarine is believed to give the person who wears it insight, courage and happiness.
-Quartz is a silicon mineral, specifically pure silicon dioxide, and the second most abundant mineral in nature. Its Greek name comes from the word “chalaza” (hail), because the colour of common quartz resembles hail.
Internationally it is known as “quartz”, a term that comes from the old German word “Quarz”, of unknown etymology.
The different varieties of quartz take their names from their colour or form.
Rose quartz is said to attract romance and true love. Since antiquity white quartz has been regarded as a source of light! It is a unique crystal because it contains the whole spectrum of colour, which is why, over the centuries, it has been said to act on all of a person’s energy centres.
*All our jewellery comes with a certificate of quality and authenticity for the metal and the precious or semi-precious stones.
*All our jewellery is nickel free.
