Banded Opal Pendant Wire Wrapped .925 Sterling Silver

Banded Opal Pendant Wire Wrapped in .925 Sterling Silver Round Wire

This interesting stone provides diagonal banding of white opal and translucent clear chalcedony. A nice choice for white, and light colored clothing; better with bright and dark colors for contrast and enhancement of the banding pattern; best with similarly striped or band patterned clothing; not particularly well suited with earth tone colors. Precise diagonal banding and near flat face contour  may make this stone attractive to the purist, but an irregular shape, and some remnant host rock and pitting on the edges adds some artistic flavor to this stone. 

Description: Diagonal banded clear and white; irregular pentagonal shaped, translucent and opaque stone wrapped in 22 gauge sterling silver wire.

Stone Size: Medium (1-1/4” x 3/4” x 3/16”).

Pattern: Straight line diagonal banding.

Contour: Smooth slightly slanted flat face.

Unique Features: Banding, and some natural pitting around the edges of the stone.

Polish: High gloss, brilliant.

Edges: Smooth to rough and/or pitted with some remaining host rock.

Treatment: None; natural stone, smoothed and polished only.

Comment: Haven’t seen this stone before? Some specific types of opal aren’t abundant enough to be produced commercially. They may only be found as one or a few in random places; at very small, unique sources; or under conditions where excessive sorting through a large amount of unattractive material becomes too labor intensive to be worth any commercial endeavor. This is one of those. A unique, handmade, genuine semi-precious stone pendant, this piece is posted individually, not merely a representative item - what you see is what you get.