These earrings feature natural moss agate stones set in a dangle style with sterling silver settings. Moss agate is a variety of chalcedony that contains green mineral inclusions resembling moss or plant-like patterns.
Details:
- Mineral: Moss agate (a form of chalcedony, SiO₂)
- Setting: Sterling silver
- Style: Dangle earrings with polished moss agate stones
- Appearance: Translucent to milky quartz base with green dendritic inclusions
- Formation: Forms when silica-rich fluids solidify with mineral impurities, creating moss-like inclusions
- Physical Properties: Mohs hardness 6.5–7; vitreous luster; conchoidal fracture
- Educational Value: Demonstrates how mineral inclusions form within quartz, creating natural patterns that resemble organic structures
These moss agate dangle earrings highlight the natural beauty of mineral inclusions in a wearable design.
