Green-Gold Labradorite Pendant

This beautiful oval labradorite gemstone pendant beseeches us to seek further, beyond the veil. At first there’s a hint of mystery, as if veiled in the mist, but when it catches the light, a brilliance of colour erupts from within – greens, golds, and an inky dark sash edged in electric blue. Life often asks the same of us – to pause, breathe, and go deeper.

I had such a lot of fun photographing this beauty. Please read the captions on the photographs to appreciate how the colours in the environment were being reflected off the surface of the stone.

Approximate dimensions: Length 42mm Width 22mm Depth 6mm

This gemstone crystal pendant would make such an amazing gift, either for yourself or someone else dear to your heart. I recommend you wear it on one of your favourite sterling silver chains.

You’ll receive your pendant beautifully presented, tied into a classic Kathryn Jane Design jewellery box with silver-coloured thread. If purchasing as a gift, and you’d like the pendant presented on a chain, silver-coloured display chains and sterling silver belcher chains are available. The display chains are for presentation purposes only, (not for wearing the pendant on). The sterling silver chains are generally 45cm and 60cm long, but please feel free to contact me if you’d like a chain made to a unique length. The connector rings at each end are pinched closed with the greatest of care. They are not, however, soldered.

The captivating beauty of labradorite is truly spectacular, and provided by the Schiller Effect, when vibrant, iridescent colours burst from within the gemstone as light strikes and reflects off it at just the right angle. These iridescent colourful flashes seem to open up magical portals inside, what can first appear to be, fairly nondescript stones.

For each Kathryn Jane Design creation, labradorite has been carefully selected so the greatest display of colour is when the stone is in an upright position, as when being worn as a pendant. When attempting to photograph labradorite pendants from the same direction the light is coming from, a shadow, and sometimes reflection, is cast over the highly polished surface of the stone’s face, making it very difficult to fully capture the glorious display of colour. The most success seems to be when photos are taken on a slight angle.

In different lighting conditions, some stones may appear grey, black or semi-transparent. The structure of labradorite consists of lines of cleavage within that can, at times, look like fractures that carry through to the surface of the stone. Most often, these lines are fully within the stone, beneath the smooth, highly polished surface.

An attempt has been made to photograph this pendant in a variety of natural lighting conditions, both indoors and out, without the colours showing, and then with the light revealing the amazing display of colour in all its magnificence. If you’d like to see further images, please feel free to contact Kathryn.

Please be mindful that individual colour settings on monitors or device screens may alter the appearance of the colour of pendants.