Australian Koroit Opal Sterling Silver Celtic Pendant

Name: Australian Koroit Opal Sterling Silver Celtic Pendant
SKU: WEB047

A stunning, natural Koroit Opal with electric purple and glittering rainbow colour play. A wonderfully tactile piece which has been skilfully frame set in 925 sterling silver, with a Celtic Knot bail.

This is a large statement pendant which measures 70x30x5mm, including bail. Comes with a complimentary premium 18"-20" adjustable sterling silver rope twist chain and is presented in a quality Two Skies jewellery box, ready for gifting.

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The Koroit Opal Field is close to Yowah, near the township of Cunnamulla, it’s a relatively new mining area and our material comes from several workings. Koroit’s iron stone is a lot darker in colour and the nuts are mostly tunnel dug using a jackhammer. As opposed to Yowah, there is still a lot of potential at Koroit, however its remote location makes mining expensive and difficult.
Why do silversmiths use 925%? Measured in parts per thousand, pure silver (999%) is too soft so silversmiths mix it with other metals to make it it harder. The purer the metal, the higher the polish, but it is a lot softer (thus less durable). The harder the metal is, the more hard wearing the jewellery is, but it will also tarnish easier as it has less silver content. Therefore, the silver industry set a standard percentage content for fine silver (925); what we know as "sterling silver". At Two Skies our silversmiths use 925 (sterling) silver for ring shafts and moving parts, and a very high 950% on our stones settings, which enables us to get a strong jewellery item with a beautiful and secure stone setting, without any gluing. Each piece of our jewellery is hand stamped with our Two Skies Hallmark alongside the recognised industry 925 Hallmark.