Wanderer Collection - Cripple Creek Picture Jasper Earrings (2)

These handcrafted earrings from the Wanderer Series feature unique Cripple Creek picture jasper landscapes. Like windows into other worlds, these naturally occurring jaspers form layers resembling painted desert and mountain scenes. The stones are mined in the Northeastern U.S., are set in fine silver, framed with a sterling silver decorative border, and antiqued to emphasize the details. The sterling backplate features a small logo mark.

Measurements:
Drop Length: 55 mm
Size: 33 mm x 20 mm wide

Materials:
Silver
100% of the silver used in our designs is recycled. Silver is a precious metal, and Pure silver, also called fine silver, is 99.9% pure, often stamped ".999". Pure silver is too soft for products like jewelry. So, to make fine silver more durable, copper is added, creating sterling silver, which is 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper, often stamped "sterling" or ".925". Our sterling silver only ever contains silver and copper, and never contains other metals like zinc and nickel, which can irritate sensitive skin. Over time, any sterling silver jewelry exposed to air will tarnish, but this tarnish can be easily removed with a polishing cloth.

Jasper
Jasper is one of the birthstones for the month of October. It is found in all colors including red, brown, pink, yellow, green, grey/white, and shades of blue and purple. It often contains organic material and mineral oxides which give it interesting patterns, bands, and colors. Many of these patterns resemble landscapes with mountains and valleys, thus "picture" appears in the name of many well-known jaspers. Wild Horse Picture Jasper comes from the rugged Owyhee (pronounced Oh-WAH-hee) Mountain area situated on the Idaho-Oregon border. Wild Horse picture jasper is another one of the very popular picture jaspers, known for their depictions of mountain or desert scenery,