Sterling Silver Drusy Earrings FJE2032

OXIDIZED STERLING SILVER is sterling that has been darkened using a surface treatment. This process helps to give the metal a "tarnished" look and is often used to provide contrast within jewelry pieces.

RAINDROPS are seen frequently throughout Native American jewelry. Sterling silver drops or "raindrops" are a traditional design element. They can be smooth and highly polished or they can be starlike and oxidized.

DRUSY Drusy (or druzy) is a coating of tiny crystals formed in a geode or on a fractured stone surface where water has been trapped and slowly evaporated, as within agates. Garnet, citrine, dolomite, amethyst and other minerals may also appear as drusy.  Drusy in Southwestern style jewelry may be natural or coated.