Dainty Earrings  with lovely pear shaped Moonstone gemstones encased in silver with intricate fretwork on the sides of the casing and complete with an 18 inch silver chain. These Moonstones are white in colour showing a slight glint of pale blue in the changing light. The three images are taken under differing lighting conditions to show the changes of hue.

The image also shows a pendant and chain which match and can be found by searching for Fretted Moonstone Silver Pendant. 

Moonstone is an Orthoclase Feldspar, formed from cooling magmas  deep within the Earth As the magmas cooled at differing speeds so thin layers of the minerals Albite and Orthoclase formed . As these minerals have different reflective indexes light entering the stone is scattered  and diffused in many directions, creating the wonderful changes in colour, known as adularescence.

Hindu and Roman myths suggested that moonbeams were captured and frozen in Moonstones. It is regarded by many cultures as the stone of femininity and is the birthstone for Cancerians. It may improve intuition and creativity provide a calming effect .

Earrings weight :2.8 grams      Stone size: 0.9cm x 0.8cm    Earring length 2.2cm