Description

Vintage 9ct, 9k, 375 Turquoise domed stud earrings, 11x11mm

A lovely pair of Turquoise cluster earrings, each featuring twenty-one cabachon Turquoise gemstones mounted in a pave setting.
Complete with post and scrolls fittings (both hallmarked for 9carat gold).

The earrings measure 11mm with a depth of 5.5mm

These pretty earrings are beautifully presented in a black leatherette and velvet box.

WEIGHT: 2.8 grams
HALLMARKS: As above
CONDITION: Very good condition
DATE: Modern (1960 to present day)

PRODUCT CODE: ER060

Turquoise is a very porous and absorptive precious stone. When exposed to water, oils and other chemicals it soaks them up like a sponge, this can cause a variety of effects. Turquoise is a compound that includes metals such as aluminum, copper or iron. Water and oil can cause some of these metals to oxidize, or in other words rust. As a result of oxidation, the stones can change color. Blue turquoise that contains copper can change from a light blue to a dark green. The iron changes from green to darker green and aluminum from light blue to darker blues and greens.
The oils in our hands have a very similar affect as water. Over years, or even decades, of touching a turquoise stone with our fingers can lead to the stone changing color.

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