Datolite Silver Necklace, Michigan Datolite, Rare Color, Datolite Pendant

This UP datolite is a very pretty stone. The pictures do not do it justice. The base stone color is white but it also has some pink hues. There are lines running through the stone representing another mineral mixed in which I'm thinking is prehnite. It gives the stone a look similar to lined turquoise. Datolite is very collectible and is now so rare that it's difficult to get nice stones. I typically cannot afford to buy it these days but I've been holding onto a jar full for many years and now and then I'll cut a stone from it. I chose a teardrop shape when shaping this piece and set it in solid sterling silver .925. The bezel is an inverted heart design. I textured the back of this piece in a pine forest theme. The pendant is antiqued (intentional darkening of the silver). So far in all my years of rock hounding I've only ever personally found one piece of datolite a pink stone within a larger piece of basalt with several other minerals. Some day I'd like to get back over to the Keewenaw with the hope of finding more. This pendant measures about 1.2 x .67 in inches or 31 x 17 in mm. The included solid sterling silver chain is 20 inches in length. 

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