es jewelry design

es jewelry design

garnet and jade spirals earring

These earrings consist of hammered Argentium sterling silver spirals. Garnet and jade gems accent the spirals.

length: 1 3/4

price: 80.00

variations: 269 280

materials:

Argentium sterling silverArgentium sterling silver is a new sterling silver alloy that uses germanium instead of some of the copper in the alloy. The metal has a nice silver color and is much more tarnish resistant than regular sterling silver.

garnetGarnets are available in a wide variety of colors, from the rare green tsavorite and demantoid garnets to the rare orange spessartite garnet to the red or pink rhodolite, pyrope, and almandite garnets. The most plentiful garnets are pyrope, almandite, or a combination of the two. Garnets are rarely treated.

jadeThe term jade is used to describe two different minerals: jadeite and nephrite. Of the two, jadeite is more rare and valuable. Nephrite jade provides a beautiful glowing green color, for a fraction of the cost of jadeite. Additionally, it is rarely treated. All of the jade used in my work is nephrite.