Description
Agate Teardrop, Imperial Jasper Heishe, Black Jasper, Faceted Imperial Jasper Necklace: Agates are generally thought of as stabilizers and bring calm energies to their wearers. The protective capabilities of agate have been utilized since ancient times, often in the form of amulets and talismans. This piece features a beautiful agate teardrop pendant accented by Imperial Jasper, Black Jasper and silver plated beads.
Imperial Jasper is a gemstone with a hardness of 5 to 7 on the Mohs scale. It forms when silica-rich fluids seep into cracks or cavities in sedimentary rocks, depositing minerals and creating colorful patterns. Imperial Jasper belongs to the chalcedony family, a subgroup of quartz minerals. Its unique appearance comes from impurities and trace elements present during its formation.
Black Jasper is a dense and opaque member of the Quartz family. It’s the black and flinty form that’s usually one of the rarer forms of Jasper. Black Jasper is also known as Basanite or Blackstone.
Pendant width: 1 1/4″ Pendant length: 1 13/16″ Necklace length: 22.25″.