Tourmaline Crystals Set Color:Pink Green Tan Chessboard Austrian Crystals

Chessboard Austrian Crystals

Strung on a sterling silver neck wire with a friction clasp rather than a chain

set here in sterling silver rather than gold for a cooler-toned finish

highlighting its clean lines and brilliant sparkle

Turquoise forms in arid climates where copper-rich water seeps through rock

Tourmaline Crystals Set Color:Pink Green Tan Chessboard Austrian CrystalsBohemian Glass, Not Gemstone Austrian crystal gets its brilliance from a high lead content, cut with precise, uniform facets that catch and scatter light more sharply than ordinary glass. The Pink Green Tan tone here is a tricolor coating applied after cutting, meant to echo the shifting colors found in natural watermelon tourmaline. Set here across hoop earrings and a necklace, the same crystal size and cut carry through both pieces for a consistent