Labradorite Sterling Silver Oval Snake Ring

Labradorite

Sourced by Adam from Canada and Madagascar, this rainbow gem takes its name from Labrador, in Canada, where it was originally discovered. It was believed by the native Americans (the Beothuk tribe) to be the Northern lights frozen in the winter ice! Small magnetic particles that split the light spectrum give the stone its display of beautiful colours, the rarest being purple. Labradorite is said to increase intuition, psychic development, esoteric wisdom, help with subconscious issues, and provide mental illumination.

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.