Agate Necklace in Solid Silver Extraordinary Multicolor Cathedral Agate

If you love agates this necklace is definitely one to add to your collection. It's cut from an extraordinary Mexican cathedral agate. Cathedral agate is a beautiful moss type agate often with banded areas. Blue as a base color in this agate type is really rare with most being red overall. Further, the plumes are typically just one color rather than many colors like you see in this stone. To have all the different colors and patterns including plumes as well as banding that are present in this agate is exceedingly rare. I don't just cut stones for jewelry I hunt agates study and collect agates. I cut this domed teardrop from one of the very best I own. I only make a few pieces per year from it. I crafted the setting for this agate in solid sterling silver. I make my own silver sheet metal from recycled sterling silver so this necklace also has a recycled element to it. The back of the stone is really nice as well so I cut a viewing window in the back of the setting. I also textured the back with an abstract design. The bezel I chose to hold the stone is an inverted heart design. The included 20 in chain is solid sterling silver. The pendant measures about 1.1 inch or 28 mm tall including the bail.  

Our stones are mirror polished and so there will be reflections in the pictures. We take pictures in direct bright light that simulates what your stone will look like in direct sunlight. Stones look very different in low or artificial light. If it's dark when you receive them you can use the flashlight feature on your smart phone to see what they will look like in daylight. If you are new to semi precious stones please understand that these stones are natural and were found or dug from the earth. These are not faceted altered or manmade stones you see in stores. Natural stones (especially agates) may have features that would be considered flaws in a faceted stone or manufactured stone. Natural stones can have internal fractures, natural holes or geode areas. If there are features we as professional lapidary artists feel may detract from a stone we do our best to describe them in the listing description and show them in the pictures.We charge based on size and quality of the stone as well as market factors. We don’t dabble in the art of stone cutting. Brain is a full time lapidary artist so if you buy from us you are buying a high quality stone made by an experienced professional artist. We are a legitimate small business licensed as an LLC in Wisconsin. Our business mission is to create happiness through our art. The pictured neckalce holder is not included. 

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