Dark Green Jade & Peruvian Opal Gold Earrings

Dark green jade is paired with translucent white Peruvian opals in a stunningly classic look. Nephrite jade Peruvian opals 22K gold-plated accents Ear wires are 22K gold plated over surgical steel These earrings feature beautiful dark green jade sourced from Canada. There are only two types of jade recognized as genuine jade: nephrite jade and jadeite jade. Both are found in many locations across the globe and trace their history back thousands of years across many cultures.Did you know? Peruvian opals differ from other types of opals because they don't have the organized crystalline structure that gives most opals their "fire". They sometimes have dark fern-like inclusions. Peruvian opals are often but not always blue, and they are found only in the Andes Mountains.This pair of opals has faint gray streaky inclusions and bands of translucency that only show when backlit.Opals are an October birthstone -- this would make a great holiday gift for October birthdays!Did you know? Peruvi