Shangri-La Earrings

DIAMOND, PINK TOURMALINE, INDONESIAN OPALIZED WOOD, SET IN 14K YELLOW GOLD.

For pierced ears with a post backing. Dangling sections are detachable and can convert the earrings into studs. Measures 16x53mm. 

BEHIND THE DETAILS

Opalized wood is petrified or fossilized wood wherein the tree has been long dead and has turned to stone. The wood gets buried under volcanic ash and super heated water seeps through carrying silica, crystallizing over a period of time and replacing the wood with opal.

Geographically, Indonesia is located in the junction of four tectonic plates and the interaction between these plates have led to the planet’s most volcanically active areas. And it is because of these volcanic activities that have spanned millions of years that has given Indonesia one of the largest deposits of petrified wood in the world.