Yowah Nut Opal with Sapphire & Tanzanite Sterling Silver Pendant
The Yowah Nut Opal from the Brandy Cully Mine, Queensland, Australia is fancy cut and polished and is set in a claw setting. The front of this sterling silver pendant is hammered and oxidised and housed at the top is a faceted .3ct purple Tanzanite gemstone. At the bottom sits a faceted .1ct Sri Lankan pink Sapphire. 18ct gold is brushed on top of the hammered effect to elevate this special piece.
On the back and sides of this pendant is a textured effect and hand-carved celtic motifs.
Edinburgh assayed and hallmarked. It also bears our company logo as a mark of pride and authenticity.
Size & Measurements
Pendant measures approximately 55x22x12mm. Faceted purple Tanzanite measures approximately 6.3mm and pink Sapphire measures approximately 8.4mm
Presentation:
Accompanied by a complimentary sterling silver 18-20" rope chain. It comes beautifully presented in a hand-crafted and Two Skies-branded wooden gift box, with story cards. Ready for gifting
Our Yowah Nut Opals come from Brandy Gulley mine, which is one of the few mines left operating in Yowah, thus this material is becoming very rare. Our friend Avon has a lease on this land but when the material is gone, it's gone! Swirls of opal with great fire or colour and swirls of potch opal banding are intertwined with Hematite (dark brown), Iron Ore (Burgundy) and Ironstone (Brown, or Brandy, in colour - hence the mine name!). These days seeing as there is not much material to be found, the old mining workings are being dug up using an excavator to find what material was left or not noticed by days-gone-by miners.
