Description
Opalized Wood & Sapphire Hand Fabricated Earrings crafted from 14K yellow gold.
NOTE: Marked down $250 (from $1,875 to $1,625) for a small chip in one of the opals. The chip is exceptionally difficult to see with the naked eye and does not affect the quality of the stone.
Details:
- (2) Pear-Shaped Opalized Wood Cabochons: 13.8ctw [24mmx10mm]
- (2) Marquis Cut Sapphires: 0.17ctw, AGTA- “H”
- Stamped: “© BROWN 14K”
- Total Combined Weight: 6.46 Grams
What is opalized wood?
Opalized wood is a form of petrified wood which develops an opalescent sheen or, more rarely, where the wood has been completely replaced by opal.
How does it form?
It forms due to a series of rhyolite volcanic flows, resulting in a large basin enclosed by low hills. This basin contained a succession of lakes and forests of spruce, hemlock, birch, chestnut and even sequoia which were periodically buried by volcanic ash hundreds of feet thick. A large lake formed within the basin which deposited large amounts of diatomite, a biogenic form of silica. Seepage of super-heated water percolated through the ash layers, carrying silica to the long-buried trees.
Source: Geologypage.com
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