Insouciant Studios Crocus Earrings Amethyst and Jade
Insouciant Studios "Crocus" earrings handmade from sterling silver findings, natural amethyst, lemon yellow jade, and quality sterling silver ear wires.
Total Length: 2 1/4 inches
Total Width: 1/2 inch
Materials
Quartz (SiO2, Silicon Dioxide) is the second most abundant mineral of the Earth's crust. Quartz has a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale, an occurs in a variety of colors, from colorless to black. Some of the colors have their own gem names:
Purple: Amethyst
Yellow: Citrine
Yellow and Purple: Ametrine
Green: Prasiolite
White: Milk, snow
Brown/gray/black: Smoke
Pink: Rose
[Mineralogy, Perkins]