'A bhuineadh' Cairngorm Morion Quartz Scottish Gold & Silver Celtic Pendant
'A bhuineadh' (Belonging)
From our premium 2022 Scottish Collection. The centrepiece of this unique pendant is a genuine faceted 2 carat Cairngorm Morion Quartz in a clean trillion cut. Bail, claws and Celtic Triquetra are all in natural hallmarked 14ct Scottish Gold, on a 925 sterling silver base.
Pendant measures approximately 35x14x4mm including bail. Cairngorm Morion Quartz gemstone measures 10x10mm.
Pendant will come with a complimentary 18" gold plated chain, presentation box and Scottish Cairngorm pamphlet. If buying online, there is free premium shipping for this item, so please choose 'free shipping' at checkout as we will automatically send this on a tracked service.
Introducing the official national gemstone of Scotland! A particular type of smoky quartz found exclusively in the Cairngorm mountain range, it is known as 'Cairngorm quartz', 'Cairngorm stone' or simply 'Cairngorm'! 'Morion' classed Cairngorm Quartz is of a very dark colour and rarely found, thus more desirable (and expensive!). It was extraordinarily popular during the Victorian age and was a favourite gem of the queen herself. Whole families of prospectors nicknamed 'diggers' worked on the mountains throughout the 1800s searching for this rare crystal. Nowadays the land is protected by the Cairngorms National Park Authority, making the beautiful Scottish smoky quartz even harder to come by. However, Two Skies managed to obtain rough material from a private historic collection, which when cut made such high quality faceted stones that even we were amazed. Our contemporary settings are highly unusual when most Cairngorm jewellery pieces on the market are antiques - get your own piece of Scottish history with a twist!
