Wanderer Collection - Cripple Creek Picture Jasper Pendant (2)

This handcrafted pendant from the Wanderer Series features a unique Cripple Creek picture jasper landscape. Like windows into other worlds, these naturally occurring jaspers form layers resembling painted desert and mountain scenes. The stone was mined and cut in the U.S., then set in fine silver, framed with a decorative recycled sterling silver beaded border, and antiqued to emphasize the details. The recycled sterling backplate features an embossed paisley design.

This pendant is pictured on an 18-inch sterling silver cable chain. Custom chain styles and lengths are available on this listing: https://www.etsy.com/listing/735202413/custom-chain

Measurements:
Stone: 30 mm tall x 18 mm wide
Pendant: 43 mm tall x 25 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 associated with the sun sign of Virgo and is the birthstone 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.