Extra long dangle post earrings, Night Sky inlay design

 NAVAJO HANDCRAFTED DANGLE EARRINGS NIGHT SKY JEWELRY COLLECTION

Elegant and detailed describe these long dangle earrings. Measuring over 2" in length with a tapered width of 1/16" to 1/8". The earrings dangle on silver posts and backings. The Night Sky design has been inlayed perfectly and raised slightly to give it dimension.The ends of the earrings have been stamped with a simple pattern. Easy to wear for any occasion.

Story: Inspired by the clear dark night skies of the Navajo Nation. The Black you see is called "JET "and is a fossilized wood, which has been compressed over millions of years. Multiple pieces of stone make up the mosaic image. 

Sterling silver (stars and setting): Is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by weight of silver and 7.5% by weight of other metals, usually copper. The sterling silver standard has a minimum fineness of 925.

Cultured opals (white colored elements), often referred to as opalite, are created in laboratories. Pure opals that occur in nature take many years to develop. Mines of natural opals are found across the globe. In the Southwest United States, there are naturally occurring opal fields that are mined.

Jet (black elements) is a product of high-pressure decomposition of wood from millions of years ago, commonly the wood of trees. Jet is found in two forms, hard and soft. Hard jet is the result of carbon compression and salt water; soft jet is the result of carbon compression and fresh water. Native American Navajo and Pueblo tribes of New Mexico were using regionally mined jet for jewelry and the ornamentation of weapons when early Spanish explorers reached the area in the 1500’s.Today these jet deposits are known as Acoma jet, for the Acoma Pueblo.