Lake Superior Slate Earrings, Solid Silver Settings Surgical Steel Ear Wires, W/O W232

We're once again out rock hounding from Michigan's UP through WI and up the north shore of Minnesota. I made these natural slate silver earrings from a stone found on the south shore of Lake Superior in the UP of Michigan. This is one of my favorite stones to cut and has historically been very popular for us because gray goes with just about everything. These are a light to medium gray with darker lines that run through them. This is one of the rarer stones I find especially one that's jewelry grade like what these came from. There's just one beach where I find it and usually it's small pieces. I got lucky and found a good sized piece this year. The stones for this set are about 10 mm across. The settings are solid fine silver. The ear wires are surgical steel. These are great for those who love natural stones but desire something a bit more subdued than say lake superior agates or jaspers. 

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