Stainless Steel Dangle Earrings Genuine Freshwater Pearls & Green Jade Hand Made

Stainless steel dangle earrings. Genuine light pink freshwater pearls & Green Jade. Handmade. Pearls-only gem material formed & found in living creatures. Wide variety of colors & depends on mollusk/oyster grown in. Easily dyed, very porous, absorbs color well. Utilized in jewelry for millennia. Adorns clothing, instruments & art. Timeless gemstone W/range of choices due to cultured pearl industries. Natural pearls are rare & expensive, cultured freshwater or saltwater pearls more affordable & common. Coveted for thousands of years. Considered magical & enigmatic w/many folktales & myths about their creation. Ancient Chinese associated w/dragons. One legend says Eves tears turned into pearls when banished from Eden. Ancient Romans valued them so much that laws limited wearing to ruling class only. Nephrite is one of two minerals referred to as Jade. First used for tools & weapons, later in carvings creating artistic or ritual objects. Durable gemstone. Symbolized moral integrity in ancient China, also signified status & wealth. Esteemed in Mesoamerican & New Zealand Maori cultures. Believed Stone had ability to heal kidney & loin diseases, even known as “kidney stone“. Found in archaic Chinese burial sites & believed to secure passage to Heaven if buried w/deceased. Please be sure to look at pictures carefully as they are part of the description. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for shopping my closet! Inventory #E236 FW PEARLS & GREEN JADE