Two Skies
Highland Marble Scottish Thistle Sterling Silver Set
Highland Marble Scottish Thistle Sterling Silver Set
Hand-mined and polished Highland Marble set in a 925 sterling silver thistle design - the national flower of Scotland! The apple green colours in these gorgeous and unique earrings truly represent the various lush greenery of our beautiful countryside.
Earrings measure approximately 20x18x4mm, not including eye and sterling silver ear hook. Drop (wearing) length of around 35mm.
Pendants come complete with complimentary matching 18" 925 silver link chain. Pendant measures roughly 26x20x6mm, including bail.
We have more than one of these sets in stock, and you may not receive the exact set in the photographs. Although every Highland Marble gemstone is unique, you will receive a very similar set as the example photos, which is of the same high quality.
At Two Skies, we think that "to own a piece of Scottish marble is to own a piece of Scotland itself."
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Additional Info
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Scottish Highland Marble
Highland Marble is mined by hand by Two Skies in the Scottish Highlands and the West coast islands. Over 800 million years ago, limestone was formed under the oceans of Scotland. As plant life of the time died and settled on the sea bed the life-sustaining chlorophyll from these plants, coupled with the metamorphosis of the limestone, resulted in what we now know as Scottish Marble. Scottish Marble has been prized by fishermen for centuries. On the Isle of Iona they would not leave port without their lucky green gems. It has been used by healers to help the body return to a time unhindered by the stresses and pollution of modern times.
Scottish Thistle
The national flower of Scotland, the humble thistle is synonymous with Scottish culture, pride and heritage! Legend has it a sleeping party of Scots warriors were saved from ambush by an invading Norse army when one of the enemies trod on the spiky plant - his shrieks awoke the Scots who promptly vanquished the invaders.
Sterling Silver (925%)
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.
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