Montana Moss Agate Earrings

Description

Freeform Montana Moss Agate slab trimmed and polished.  Demonstrating the layer formation from outside in with silica colored with iron oxide (orange) and manganese (black).  Central hole started filling with crystal and then completed with silica.  Sterling silver bail, enhancer, wavy festoon and chain.  Sterling silver post earrings decorated with zirconia crystals.  Shipped with 20-inch chain unless otherwise requested.  Chains available in 16-inch to 28-inch lengths.

Montana Moss Agates are a semi-precious stone that formed from the silica that erupted from the Yellowstone Volcano. The Yellowstone Volcano’s eruptions caused massive lava flows and several feet of silica ash along the eastern front of the Rocky Mountains and in the Yellowstone River. The silica mixed with minerals giving rise to the beautiful colors; iron oxide created the yellow, red, orange, brown colors; and manganese created the black colors. The Montana Moss Agate is the only agate in the United States with an inclusion that looks like “moss”, and this is due to the shape of the crystal, it is a micro-crystal with no equal side. These stones are only found in Eastern Montana along the Yellowstone River.
Agates create spiritual, intellectual, and emotional balance. Helps glean positive lessons from negative experiences, builds self-confidence, enhances mental well-being, improves focus and enhances analytical abilities.